Senior leaders on the opening day of the 13th National Party Congress (Photo: CPV)
Many major newspapers in France have also published articles about the 13th National Party Congress, noting outstanding achievements in economic and COVID-19 control.
On January 26, l'Humanité newspaper ran an article on the 13th National Party Congress, referring to it as the most important political event in Vietnam.
Reviewing the situation in the past five years, l'Humanité newspaper said that, under the leadership of the Party and Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong, Vietnam has made many positive changes. Political and economic reforms continued to be accelerated, including promoting economic restructuring and creating conditions for private economic development.
l'Humanité newspaper also highly appreciated Vietnam’s stability over the past years, not only well controlling the COVID-19 pandemic, but also being one of the countries with the highest GDP growth in the world. Vietnam's exports to the US and China in 2020 will also increase sharply, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. This result has attracted more foreign investment. The recent achievements are an important basis for Vietnam to achieve its industrialization goal by 2025 and become a high-income country by 2045, on the 100th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's reading of the Declaration of Independence.
On January 25, the daily Le Monde mentioned Vietnam's achievements, which is an exception in Southeast Asia and the Asia-Pacific in terms of health and economics. While other countries were heavily affected by the pandemic, Vietnam not only controlled the spread of the epidemic but also minimized the COVID-19 mortality rate, and at the same time achieved positive growth in the gloomy global picture. Therefore, the International Monetary Fund forecasts that Vietnam's economy will rank 4th in Southeast Asia, surpassing Singapore and Malaysia.
Le Monde's article quoted the economic magazine Nikkei Asia Review saying that despite the pandemic, Vietnam has demonstrated its ability to quickly recover, thanks to the trade openness policy. Vietnam continues its development momentum, taking advantage of its potential and opportunities to achieve positive growth indicators in 2020.
Le Figaro also mentioned Vietnam's economic prospects, with GDP growth in the past year estimated at 2.9% in the context of a serious global economic recession. Vietnam's anti-epidemic strategy has minimized the damage to health and facilitated production. Currently, Vietnam is emerging as a major technology center in the region and the world./.