HANOI, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has urged state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to strive for output or revenue growth of at least 10 percent in 2026, local daily Vietnam Biz reported Monday.

This photo taken on June 27, 2023 shows Doan Mon (South Gate) of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long in Hanoi, Vietnam. (Photo: Xinhua)

The request was made in a recently issued directive on accelerating key tasks and solutions to achieve this year's economic growth targets.

Under the directive, SOEs are required to fully play their leading role, improve governance capacity and enhance the efficiency of production and business operations.

They have also been asked to speed up the implementation of assigned key infrastructure projects and continue proposing new investment projects.