General Secretary To Lam visits and offers Tet greetings to the Party Committee, administration, and people of Dak Lak province

On the occasion of the Lunar New Year 2026, on the afternoon of February 11, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam and a Central working delegation visited and extended Tet greetings to the Party Committee, governmental authorities and the people of Dak Lak province. The program was connected to 102 commune level connection points across the province..

Also attending the program were members of the Politburo: Le Minh Hung, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Head of the Party Central Organization Commission; Tran Sy Thanh, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Chairman of the Central Inspection Commission; Pham Gia Tuc, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Chief of the Party Central Office; General Phan Van Giang, Minister of National Defence; General Luong Tam Quang, Minister of Public Security; and Nguyen Thanh Nghi, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Head of the Central Policy and Strategy Commission. 

The scene of the program.

Also present were Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Duc Hai; Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son; members of the Party Central Committee; and leaders of central agencies, ministries and sectors. 

On the Dak Lak provincial side, present were: Comrade Luong Nguyen Minh Triet, Member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Comrade Cao Thi Hoa An, Member of the Party Central Committee, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Council; Comrade Do Huu Huy, Alternate Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Comrade Ta Anh Tuan, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Comrade Y Giang Gry Nie Knong, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee; members of the Standing Board of the Provincial Party Committee; leaders of the Provincial People's Council, Provincial People's Committee and Provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee; former provincial leaders of Dak Lak through various terms; leaders of departments, boards, sectors, units and relevant localities of the province; together with representatives of policy beneficiary families, persons with meritorious services, distinguished village elders and hamlet heads, and households in particularly difficult circumstances and those affected by the recent storms and floods.

General Secretary To Lam spoke at the program.

At the program, Member of the Party Central Committee and Provincial Party Secretary Luong Nguyen Minh Triet reported on the results of task implementation in 2025 and the province’s key directions and tasks for the coming period.

Accordingly, in 2025 the province’s GRDP is estimated to have grown by 6.68%; GRDP per capita reached 80.6 million VND; total social investment amounted to 61,203 billion VND; budget revenue reached 18,208 billion VND (exceeding the plan); industry grew by 12%; total retail sales reached 189,252 billion VND; exports reached 2.8 billion USD; tourism expanded strongly with revenue of 13,626 billion VND.

Administrative reform, improvement of the investment environment and digital transformation were implemented decisively, yielding positive results; the province registered 3,168 new enterprises; approval was granted for 47 investment projects with total registered capital of over 35,623 billion VND.

General Secretary To Lam presented a statue of President Ho Chi Minh to the Party Committee, government and people of Dak Lak province.

Social security was ensured, the poverty rate fell to 2.08%; the province supported 8,915 temporary and dilapidated houses, created jobs for 55,950 workers. National defense and security were maintained; political security and social order were basically stable; the political system was consolidated, increasingly clean and strong.

The province completed the restructuring of its organizational apparatus under the two‑tier local government model from July 1, 2025, significantly reducing administrative units and staffing, and improving service efficiency for citizens and businesses.

After severe damage from storms and floods at the end of 2025, the province carried out decisive recovery efforts, promptly distributing food and relief goods, providing housing support, restoring infrastructure and production, and gradually stabilizing people’s livelihoods.

Member of the Party Central Committee and Provincial Party Secretary Luong Nguyen Minh Triet spoke at the program.

Preparations for the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and deputies to People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026–2031 term were carried out seriously and on schedule, ensuring conditions for a democratic, lawful, safe, and economical election.

In preparation for Tet Binh Ngo, the Provincial Standing Committee urgently led, directed, and implemented coordinated tasks and measures to ensure welfare for the people. The province concentrated on social welfare, ensuring 100% of poor households, policy families, people with meritorious services, ethnic minorities, and disadvantaged workers were visited and supported in a timely manner; organized activities to serve the people’s Tet celebrations, contributing to stabilizing livelihoods and maintaining political security and social order.

General Secretary To Lam and Member of the Party Central Committee and Provincial Party Secretary Luong Nguyen Minh Triet presented gifts to former Provincial Party Secretaries.

Looking ahead, Dak Lak province has identified 10 priority tasks, including pursuing socio‑economic development under a double‑digit growth scenario, striving for GRDP growth of 10.5% or higher in 2026, linked to improving quality, efficiency and competitiveness of the economy; expanding markets, promoting exports and service sectors with potential; continuing to finalize and operate effectively the two‑tier local government apparatus; improving the quality of the cadre corps; strengthening national defense and security and maintaining political stability and social order.

In the joyful atmosphere of the early days of Tet Binh Ngo 2026 - the first spring following the very successful 14th Party Congress, speaking at the visit and Tet greetings to the Party Committee, government and people of Dak Lak province, General Secretary To Lam emphasized that the Central Government’s work with Dak Lak aims to unify determination for action, establish specific requirements for the first year of the term, and set new standards for responsibility, implementation effectiveness and the province’s role in the country’s new development phase.

General Secretary To Lam and Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Organization Commission Le Minh Hung presented gifts to exemplary village elders and hamlet chiefs.

According to the General Secretary, the results achieved in 2025 clearly reflect the resolve, great efforts and high sense of responsibility of the Party Committee, the authorities and the people of Dak Lak province. The central government acknowledges and highly appreciates the province's efforts and outcomes. 

However, building on this foundation, the requirement for the next period is not only to overcome difficulties but to achieve a more decisive breakthrough commensurate with the province's potential and strategic position. The General Secretary emphasized the need to fundamentally renew the development mindset, shifting from managing localities to creating strategic development spaces.

Dak Lak must establish a hub role connecting the Central Highlands with the South Central Coast, the border areas and national economic corridors. All masterplans and major projects must be placed within the overall regional and national development framework. On that basis, the province should organize its development space along the "highlands - coast - border" axis, taking strategic infrastructure as the pillar. Transport, logistics, energy and digital infrastructure must serve as tools to organize economic flows, value chains and the defense-security posture, forming growth poles and new development belts for the province. 

General Secretary To Lam presented gifts and extended New Year greetings to people with meritorious services and families entitled to policy benefits.

The General Secretary requested building a new growth model aimed at rapid but high-quality, deep and highly resilient growth, based on reorganizing development flows. The province must decisively shift its model from relying on resource extraction and raw agriculture to upgrading value chains, taking deep processing industry, renewable energy, the marine economy, high-quality tourism and the digital economy as drivers. Development must be closely linked to forest protection, the ecological environment and the sustainable livelihoods of ethnic minority communities. At the same time, the province should regard Central Highlands culture and maritime culture as invaluable assets and endogenous resources for development, to be preserved, maintained in their identity, and proactively and selectively promoted; it should also create conditions for culture to live in contemporary life, contributing practically to socio-economic development and strengthening the great unity of the entire people.

Representatives of banks donated funds to build 300 houses for poor and disadvantaged households.

The province must pay attention to resolutely removing institutional bottlenecks, focusing on land for agricultural and forestry enterprises, while substantially improving the business environment; this is both an economic development requirement and an issue of political-social stability and strengthening the people’s trust.

The General Secretary pointed out the need to strongly develop the private economy, considering it one of the most important drivers of growth. The province must actively promote its business community to be strong both in number and in competitiveness. Special attention should be paid to the business environment for household businesses and small and micro enterprises to develop and create jobs, as this is the foundation for social stability.

In addition, the province will focus on developing human resources and improving the quality of Dak Lak’s people; place science and technology, digital transformation, and innovation at the core of the human resource development strategy; put improving people’s living standards and their happiness at the center of all development policies; and ensure inclusive, sustainable development while preserving the province’s distinctive cultural identity.

General Secretary To Lam and the Central delegation took a commemorative photo with the leaders of Dak Lak province.

General Secretary To Lam emphasized that Dak Lak is a land that gathers deep history, a distinctive cultural identity, and a strong tradition of solidarity among the brotherly ethnic groups. Through the country’s most difficult times, this place has always been a firm support in politics, national defense, and popular trust; the will to overcome hardships and the spirit of community cohesion have been cultivated over many generations. The Central authorities expect Dak Lak to play a more proactive role in the national development framework, not only as a pillar of political and social stability but also as a distinctive development space that makes clear contributions and assumes responsibility for the country’s major goals.

The General Secretary believes that the Party Committee, the government, and the people of Dak Lak province will turn their potential into concrete development capacity, create new momentum and impetus, and lead the province into a more stable, more effective, and more deserving stage of development. 

In the warm atmosphere of spring, the General Secretary wished the delegates, the village elders, the hamlet leaders, and all comrades and people of Dak Lak province a New Year of good health, happiness, well-being, and prosperity.

Provincial leaders presented the General Secretary with the painting “Dai ngan,” expressing the sincere affection, deep respect, and trust of the people of the various ethnic groups of Dak Lak province.

On this occasion, General Secretary To Lam presented a bronze statue of Ho Chi Minh and gifts to the Party Committee, the government, and the people of Dak Lak province. He also distributed gifts to former Secretaries of the Dak Lak Provincial Party Committee, people with meritorious service, families entitled to state benefits, outstanding village elders and hamlet leaders, and families who suffered losses in the recent storms and floods.

Representatives of the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV), the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank), and the Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank) donated funds to build 300 houses for poor households and families facing difficulties in Dak Lak province.

On the occasion of the General Secretary’s visit, working session, and New Year greetings in the province, the Party Committee, the government, and the people of Dak Lak province presented the General Secretary with the painting “Dai ngan,” expressing their sincere affection, deep respect, and trust.

General Secretary To Lam visited, offered New Year greetings, and presented gifts to comrade Y Luyen Nie Kdam.

General Secretary To Lam and the Central delegation visited and offered New Year greetings to former Secretary of the Dak Lak Provincial Party Committee Y Luyen Nie Kdam. General Secretary To Lam acknowledged the contributions and dedication of the comrade, as well as generations of ethnic minority officials in general, to the cause of local construction and development. At the same time, he expressed the hope that the former Provincial Party Secretary will always be a solid spiritual support and a shining example for descendants and younger generations to emulate. The General Secretary also encouraged him to continue contributing valuable wisdom and experience to ethnic affairs, the building of a strong great national unity bloc, and the socio-economic development of the locality while ensuring its national defense and security.

Minh Hue - Tuan Hai