The Deputy Prime Minister asked the People’s Committees of provinces and cities to follow the direction of the government’s “dual goals”, both disease prevention and economic development. The People’s Committees are required not to “stop the river from banning the market”, have a plan to prioritize quick circulation at Covid-19 epidemic control points with means of transporting lychee from Bac Giang province to promptly consume finished product. Means of transporting Bac Giang lychee are officially opened “green lane” to quickly consume finished products. Photo: Hoang Dong. Relevant units include the Ministry of Transport, Industry and Trade, Public Security, Agriculture and Rural Development according to their functions and tasks to guide ensuring favorable conditions for trade, consumption and supply activities. goods between epidemic localities and other localities, in which priority is given to means of transporting lychee from Bac Giang province. The Ministry of Health was assigned to continue to inspect, urge and correct localities in the application of Covid-19 prevention and control measures to freight transport. This ministry is also responsible for guiding the Bac Giang People’s Committee on the issuance of certificates of safety to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic for means of transporting lychee through quarantine checkpoints. Previously, according to the Trade Promotion Department (Ministry of Industry and Trade), on June 12, the first batch of lychee with a traceability stamp entered the French market via air. This batch of nearly 1 ton lychee is stamped with the traceability stamp itrace247 developed by the unit. The shipment also took advantage of tariff preferences from the Vietnam – European Union Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).

Power planning 8 proposes 3 scenarios for power source development. The Institute of Energy (Ministry of Industry and Trade) has just released a report explaining the conclusions of Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh on the national electricity development plan for the period 2021-2030 with a vision to 2045 (Planning for electricity development). electricity 8). In which, receiving opinions on reviewing the scale of power source development, reasonable power source structure compared to electricity demand in each period, especially in the period to 2030; In order to prevent unreasonable backup of power sources (such as the plan to develop the total installed capacity of 167GW of power sources by 2030, while the load demand is forecast at 86.3GW), the Consultant said Power planning. 8 proposed 3 scenarios for developing power sources to meet 3 scenarios of low load demand, base load and high load. The results of capacity balance of 3 selected scenarios show that renewable energy sources (wind and solar) have the proportion of 24% in 2020; 24-27% in 2030 and 38-42% in 2045 depending on the load scenario. The crude reserve ratio if including wind and solar is always high at 60-80%, but wind and solar power sources are variable renewable energy sources, contributing very little to power system redundancy, especially At the time of maximum load in the evening, there is no sun. Specifically, in the dry season, in the evening, when the national wind power occurs, it only reaches the guaranteed capacity (about 10% of the installed capacity for onshore wind and 20% of the installed capacity for offshore wind). ), at this time, the national crude reserve ratio of power supply will only reach 21% in 2020, 11%-14% in 2030 and 5%-8% in 2045 depending on the load scenario. The consultant said that in order to confirm the redundant or insufficient spare capacity, it is necessary to calculate the expected number of hours that do not meet the load demand. The calculation results show that the reserve scale as above ensures the reliability of the system’s power supply. The proportion of electricity from renewable energy sources (including hydroelectricity) in total electricity production of the selected scenarios all meet the objectives of renewable energy development in Vietnam’s Renewable Energy Development Strategy, reaching 32% in 2030 and 40.3% in 2045. According to the Institute of Energy, although the simulation of energy storage sources has been included, the minimum-cost planning model still chooses to cut a part of renewable energy to meet the flexible needs of the system instead. because investing in more storage resources, because investing in these resources will not be economically viable. The reduction rate calculated from the model is about 1.5% of renewable energy output/year (excluding cuts due to local transmission). The use of a partial reduction in renewable energy to meet flexible demand is used by countries around the world, and accepting a partial reduction in renewable energy is also one of the solutions. to develop renewable energy sources. At the request of ministries, agencies and appraisal councils, Power Master Plan 8 has included additional power source options that occur in addition to the above 3 scenarios to provide information for competent authorities to consider in determining the power supply. operating. In particular, the most difficult option to build power sources and grids is when there are risks of stacking, including high load growth and slow progress of thermal power sources (especially domestic gas exploitation sources). Accordingly, the proposal proposes to select the power source development scenario corresponding to the baseline load demand forecast, which is the selected scenario to calculate the design of the transmission grid, calculate economic and financial criteria. of Power Planning 8. At the same time, the project proposes a power source scenario corresponding to the forecast of high load demand to be considered for use in the management and development of power sources, ensuring to meet demand in the event that the national economy and electricity demand are met. load demand increased dramatically. In case of risk of stacking (high load, slow progress of coal-fired power sources, domestic gas-fired power sources), it will be necessary to add wind power, solar power, flexible power sources, etc. operate ICE to meet the demand for electricity and build more one-way lines from the South Central region to the North to transmit the capacity of power plants.

Comrade Pham Van Hieu gave the decision to the officials. Photo: ANH DUNG

According to the decisions, the Member of the Party Committee decided, Comrade Le Thi Suong Mai, Member of the Standing Committee, Deputy Head of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee for Propaganda of the City Party Committee, now resigns from the position of Deputy Head of the Standing Committee of the Party’s Propaganda Department, to change work on the city Labor Confederation. Assigned the Party of the City Labor Confederation to lead the introduction of comrade Le Thi Suong Mai to elect the Chairman of the city Labor Confederation for the term 2018-2023. The Member of the Party Committee decided that Mr. Tran Van Tam, member of the Party Committee, Secretary of the Party Union, Chairman of the City Labor Confederation, now resigns from the position of Secretary of the Party Union, Chairman of the City Labor Confederation for the 2018-2023 term, to change his job. to Vinh Thanh District Party Committee, join the Executive Board, the Supervisory Board and hold the position of Secretary of Vinh Thanh District Party Committee, term 2020-2025.

Speaking at the decision announcement ceremony, comrade Pham Van Hieu acknowledged and highly appreciated the efforts and growth of comrade Le Thi Suong Mai and comrade Tran Van Tam. Through many working positions, the comrades performed well their assigned tasks, trusted and trusted by the collective and cadres, civil servants and public employees. Comrade Pham Van Hieu wished, in the new position, comrade Le Thi Suong Mai and comrade Tran Van Tam continue to strive with the collective agencies and units to well perform the assigned tasks. At the same time, it is requested that the Party Youth Union, the Board of Supervisors, the Executive Committee of the City Labor Confederation and the District Party Committee, the Executive Committee of the Vinh Thanh District Party Committee create the best conditions for comrades Le Thi Suong Mai and Tran Van Tam to successfully complete their tasks.

Many challenges
On April 14, at the seminar “Promoting the advantage of golden population structure and adapting to population aging” – Deputy Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs Le Van Thanh informed, in the labor market, the proportion of the population with jobs making our country always at a high level and the unemployment rate maintained at a low level. However, Vietnam is in the period of golden population structure at the same time the population aging trend is happening very quickly.

The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs develops a Project to promote the advantages of golden population structure and adaptation to population aging in the period of 2021 – 2030.

According to forecasts, the golden population period of Vietnam lasts about 33 years, will end in 2039, which means only 19 years. Along with that, the transition time from population aging to an aging population is about 26 years – this is a very short transition period compared to countries with high production levels, bringing Vietnam into the group of countries with the fastest aging population in the world.

In particular, the trend of rapid population aging in the context of low per capita income in Vietnam has created the risk of falling into the “not getting rich old” situation if we do not take advantage of Golden Population Association and effective adaptation measures to population aging.
There are two problems posed for Vietnam in the coming time. First, the time for taking advantage of the golden population structure is not much while the quality of human resources is limited and the quality of employment is not high. Up to now, the rate of trained workers with diplomas and certificates has only reached 24.5%. Second, the population aging is fast while the country’s economic resources and social security system are still limited.

Currently, only 33.2% of working age employees participate in social insurance (social insurance); about 45.5% of the elderly are entitled to a monthly pension or allowance. The system of care for the elderly is incomplete in both quantity and quality, increasing the burden of social security for the State budget and poses many challenges.
Job creation for retirees
To solve the above two issues, the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs has developed a draft project to promote the advantages of a golden population structure and adapt to population aging in Vietnam in the period of 2021 – 2030. The project sets out goals, Rate of trained labor will reach 70% in 2025 and 75% in 2030; The rate of trained workers with certificates will reach 28-30% in 2025 and 35% – 40% by 2030. At the same time, increase the support of the State to ensure income for workers after retirement or at the end of working age: The person who is entitled to a pension from social insurance and social pension benefits is 55% in 2025 and 60% in 2030. Reduce the age eligible for social allowance for the elderly to 75 years old by 2025 and 65 years old for some ethnic groups. At the same time, creating suitable jobs and adequate income for the elderly who have work demands.

Agreeing with the development of a project by the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, representatives of ministries, sectors and labor experts said that Vietnam has adapted to the aging population by raising the retirement age, meeting the risk of a shortage of TB. moving. To take advantage of the golden population, many working-age workers are willing to work, bringing the unemployment rate lower than other countries. “Currently, labor productivity is still low, which is the highlight. We need to deal with it by improving productivity, the quality of the labor force and effectively using that human resource ”- Former Deputy Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, Doan Mau Diep suggested. Meanwhile, Ms. Nguyen Nguyet Nga – World Bank expert proposed a solution to increase labor productivity not only by training but also by shifting labor from low to high productivity areas. .

Labor experts also encourage young employees to participate in social insurance to later leave the regime with a living pension. Young workers have high and stable incomes, right now save money, save money to use for their life in old age.