Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Ha Noi, June 1 (VNA) -- Communist Party leader Nong Duc Manh again emphasized that economic development is the central task and Party building is the key task, and that should be firmly grasped while the Ninth Party Congress's Resolution is translated into social life.

The Resolution must be implemented in accordance with characteristics of each locality, ministry, and agency through their short-term and plans of long-term action, Manh said in an interview with Viet Nam News Agency (VNA) correspondent this week.

He said that the result of implementing the Party Resolution should be reviewed through the changes in people's material and spiritual lives such as their meals, clothes, housing, education, travel, and other necessities year after year.

When the people see the Party Resolution having a positive impact on their daily lives, they will put their entire confidence in the Party and the Government.

As for the fight against corruption, Manh pointed out that combating corruption is a task conducted not by some people and organizations but by joint efforts of the entire community, including the state apparatus from the centre down to the grassroots, and with a series of measures ranging from law enforcement and administrative reforms to government officials' style of work and their living manner.

The current Party building and rectification campaign will be accelerated to purify the Party and make the State apparatus stronger and more effective.

Nong Duc Manh also spoke of the strategic importance of Viet Nam's exports, especially farm produce.

Crop structures should be changed, to better suit the export industry, Manh said, adding that high technologies should be widely applied in production and processing as part of the efforts to increase the competitiveness of Viet Nam's products in the world market.--VNA