Competition deemed fair

Passengers exit a plane at Tan Son Nhat Airport. Aviation is among 10 business sectors which have relatively fair competition, according to a ministry study. — VNA/VNS Photo Dinh Hue

HA NOI — Competition among the cement, steel, chemical fertiliser, animal feed, dairy and service sectors, such as aviation, banking, insurance, petroleum distribution and telecommunications is relatively fair and free of dirty tricks campaigns.

The announcement was made yesterday at a seminar to assess competition in 10 economic sectors held by the Ministry of Industry and Trade's Department of Competition Administration.

However, Le Minh Ha, a department consultant, said that some products like imported powdered milk, construction steel and fertilisers were still being falsely portrayed in advertisements.

Ha went on to say that acts of unfair competition were concentrated mainly in the service sector, with advertisements and promotions designed to discredit competitors and gain market share.

The announcement not only confirmed the effective role of Competition Law but also provided valuable information to businesses regarding which direction they should follow in the future.

Dinh Thi My Loan, general secretary of the Viet Nam Retail Association, said that details of the 10 selected areas gave good indications of price fluctuations and covered consumer interests in those sectors.

However, Loan said that the contents of the assessment remained "gentle and plump", and did not include urgent consumer matters.

She said that sugar was a prime example, where businesses and consumers had suffered exorbitant prices while sugar stocks remained abundant.

She said the reason for this was that distributors were unable to buy supplies directly from the factories, and had to go through intermediaries who charged a higher price.

Sharing her view, economist Le Dang Doanh said apart from measures to stabilise the market price, more focus was needed on retail distribution.

Doanh said the role of competition management authorities needed to be enhanced along with the awareness of enterprises about the Competition Law. — VNS

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HCMC targets 12 percent growth in 2011-2015

HCMC

Le Thanh Hai, secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Ctiy Party Committee, has said the city will try its best to attain an annual GDP growth rate of 12 percent during the 2011-15 period.

In a political report delivered at the 9th Party Congress of HCMC, Hai said the city targeted an annual value-added growth of 13 percent for its service sector; 11 percent for the manufacturing sector and 5 percent for agriculture.

Hai said in 2015, the service, industrial and agricultural sectors would account for 57, 42 and 1 percent of the city's GDP, respectively.

Other targets contained in the report include maintaining the city's birth rate at less than 1.1 percent per annum.

By the end of 2015, per capital income in the city will reach US$4,800 compared with $2,800 in 2010.

The city will create 120,000 new jobs every year compared with nearly 118,000 per year in the 2006-10 period.

Hai also said that by the end of 2015, skilled workers would make up 70 percent of the city's workforce.

The number of families under the poverty line of VND12 million/person/year would drop to below 2 percent of the city's population, he said.

By the end of the next five-year plan, the city's doctor-patient ratio would be 15 for every 10,000 residents.

The number of households in urban areas accessing clean water would reach 98 percent.

The city targets building 39 million square metres of new housing, raising the per capita housing area in the city to 17 sq.m in 2015 from 14.3sq. m in 2009.

Hai said 100 percent of solid waste and wastewater generated by city enterprises would be collected and treated by the end of the next five-year plan period, and all industrial parks and export processing zones without exception would have central wastewater treatment systems.

He added that the city would pay a lot of attention to envionmental protection by promoting green production and improving development quality.

It would also give priority to developing its service sectors including financial, banking, commerce, transportation, post and telecommunications, warehousing and port services.

Due attention would be paid to the development of the ITC, real estate and tourism industries, as well as the health, and education and training sectors, Hai said.

The city would focus on developing public transportation, including urban railway projects, expressways and beltways to connect the city with the Mekong Delta and other localities in the country, he added.

Authorities would spare no effort to curb traffic jams and prevent flooding. A programme covering 100sq.km had been mapped out to stop flooding in inner districts and to prevent flooding elsewhere.

The city would continue its efforts to create a level playing field for companies from different economic sectors and to assist small- and medium-sized enterprises to access loans, technology and new markets, Hai said.

 

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HCM City targets 12 percent growth in 2011-2015

Le Thanh Hai, secretary of the HCM City Party Committee, has said the
city will try its best to attain an annual GDP growth rate of 12 percent
during the 2011-15 period.

In a political report
delivered at the 9th Party Congress of HCM City, Hai said the city
targeted an annual value-added growth of 13 percent for its service
sector; 11 percent for the manufacturing sector and 5 percent for
agriculture.

Hai said in 2015, the service,
industrial and agricultural sectors would account for 57, 42 and 1
percent of the city's GDP, respectively.

Other targets contained in the report include maintaining the city's birth rate at less than 1.1 percent per annum.

By the end of 2015, per capital income in the city will reach 4,800 USD compared with 2,800 USD in 2010.

The city will create 120,000 new jobs every year compared with nearly 118,000 per year in the 2006-10 period.

Hai also said that by the end of 2015, skilled workers would make up 70 percent of the city's workforce.

The number of families under the poverty line of 12 million
VND/person/year would drop to below 2 percent of the city's population,
he said.

By the end of the next five-year plan, the city's doctor-patient ratio would be 15 for every 10,000 residents.

The number of households in urban areas accessing clean water would reach 98 percent.

The city targets building 39 million square metres of new housing,
raising the per capita housing area in the city to 17 sq.m in 2015 from
14.3sq. m in 2009.

Hai said 100 percent of solid
waste and wastewater generated by city enterprises would be collected
and treated by the end of the next five-year plan period, and all
industrial parks and export processing zones without exception would
have central wastewater treatment systems.

He added
that the city would pay a lot of attention to envionmental protection by
promoting green production and improving development quality.

It would also give priority to developing its service sectors
including financial, banking, commerce, transportation, post and
telecommunications, warehousing and port services.

Due attention would be paid to the development of the ITC, real estate
and tourism industries, as well as the health, and education and
training sectors, Hai said.

The city would focus on
developing public transportation, including urban railway projects,
expressways and beltways to connect the city with the Mekong Delta and
other localities in the country, he added.

Authorities would spare no effort to curb traffic jams and prevent
flooding. A programme covering 100sq.km had been mapped out to stop
flooding in inner districts and to prevent flooding elsewhere.

The city would continue its efforts to create a level playing field
for companies from different economic sectors and to assist small- and
medium-sized enterprises to access loans, technology and new markets,
Hai said./.

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City targets 12% growth in 2011-2015

HCM CITY — Le Thanh Hai, secretary of the HCM City Party Committee, has said the city will try its best to attain an annual GDP growth rate of 12 per cent during the 2011-15 period.

In a political report delivered at the 9th Party Congress of HCM City, Hai said the city targeted an annual value-added growth of 13 per cent for its service sector; 11 per cent for the manufacturing sector and 5 per cent for agriculture.

Hai said in 2015, the service, industrial and agricultural sectors would account for 57, 42 and 1 per cent of the city's GDP, respectively.

Other targets contained in the report include maintaining the city's birth rate at less than 1.1 per cent per annum.

By the end of 2015, per capital income in the city will reach US$4,800 compared with $2,800 in 2010.

The city will create 120,000 new jobs every year compared with nearly 118,000 per year in the 2006-10 period.

Hai also said that by the end of 2015, skilled workers would make up 70 per cent of the city's workforce.

The number of families under the poverty line of VND12 million/person/year would drop to below 2 per cent of the city's population, he said.

By the end of the next five-year plan, the city's doctor-patient ratio would be 15 for every 10,000 residents.

The number of households in urban areas accessing clean water would reach 98 per cent.

The city targets building 39 million square metres of new housing, raising the per capita housing area in the city to 17 sq.m in 2015 from 14.3sq. m in 2009.

Green development

Hai said 100 per cent of solid waste and wastewater generated by city enterprises would be collected and treated by the end of the next five-year plan period, and all industrial parks and export processing zones without exception would have central wastewater treatment systems.

He added that the city would pay a lot of attention to envionmental protection by promoting green production and improving development quality.

It would also give priority to developing its service sectors including financial, banking, commerce, transportation, post and telecommunications, warehousing and port services.

Due attention would be paid to the development of the ITC, real estate and tourism industries, as well as the health, and education and training sectors, Hai said.

The city would focus on developing public transportation, including urban railway projects, expressways and beltways to connect the city with the Mekong Delta and other localities in the country, he added.

Authorities would spare no effort to curb traffic jams and prevent flooding. A programme covering 100sq.km had been mapped out to stop flooding in inner districts and to prevent flooding elsewhere.

The city would continue its efforts to create a level playing field for companies from different economic sectors and to assist small- and medium-sized enterprises to access loans, technology and new markets, Hai said. — VNS

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