Deputy PM attends executive leadership programme
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended the Vietnam Executive Leadership Programme (VELP) at Harvard University in the US city of Boston, Massachusetts, from August 26-30.
He informed participants of the challenges confronting the Southeastern nation and explained the present priorities of its socio-economic development policy.
Delegates discussed how Vietnam is positioned in the current regional and global context, considering the trend of worldwide economic connectivity.
They spoke about the tasks the country must undertake to restructure its economy and debated how it can learn from the development experiences of the US and other major economies.
The debate also revolved around global trade, domestic reforms, the need for a new growth model, institution overhaul, economic progression and social goals.
Initiated in 2008, VELP – a high-level policymaking exchange forum – was co-hosted by the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry, the United Nations Development Programme and Harvard University this year .
During his time in Boston, Phuc and his entourage also learned about the state’s governance model and toured Omni Parker House, where President Ho Chi Minh lived and worked from 1911-1913.