At the investment promotion conference (Photo: baodautu.vn)
BacGiang (VNA) – The northern province of Bac Giang has successfully securedmore than 1.5 billion USD in 16 tourism projects at an investment promotionconference held in Bac Giang city on October 10.
The investments – including the Khuon Than resort, sport, and entertainmentcomplex project valued at nearly 14 trillion VND (603.35 million USD); aneco-urban area project in the south worth 10.2 trillion VND (439.5 million USD);and a high-end housing and service complex project with a total capital of morethan 2.3 trillion VND (99 million USD) – are expected to give the locality amakeover.
The projects will be funded by a line-up of giants like FLC Group, Asia-PacificInvestment, Truong Giang Golf JSC, Thanh Hung Group, and Bac Giang Tourism JSC.
Minister of Planning and Investment Vu Dai Thang affirmed that the ministrywill continue its support for Bac Giang province so that the locality cancomplete socio-economic targets and improve the efficiency and quality ofinvestment attraction.
However,the province should pay due attention to developing new tourism products, hesaid, adding that the ministry will facilitate conditions for Bac Giangprovince to participate in investment promotion programmes and introduce itstourism potential.
Meanwhile, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism Le Quang Tung saidthat branching out standout tourism products together with bettering servicequality are crucial for the province’s tourism development.
As Bac Giang sets its sights on becoming famous for its spiritual-cultural-historictourism attractions, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen VanLinh has committed to creating favourable conditions for investors to buildhotels, restaurants, and shopping malls as well as developing potential tourismsites like Suoi Mo and Dong Cao.
The province will channel focus to preserve relics, intangible culturalheritage, and historical and cultural space attached to the Truc Lam Buddhistsect, while developing tourism services at Vinh Nghiem pagoda and Bo Da pagoda.
Located in the Lang Son-Hanoi-Hai Phong-Quang Ninh economic corridor andbestowed with stunning natural landscapes like Tay Yen Tu Natural Reserve, KheRo primeval forest, Dong Cao plateau, and Khuon Than lake, Bac Giang provinceposes huge potential to build various kinds of tourism products.
In addition, the province is home to more than 2,200 historic and culturalrelic sites, including Quan ho (romantic duet singing) which was recognised asa UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, and Ca Tru which wasinscribed in the UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritages in need ofurgent protection.
Bac Giang province has tremendous possibilities to connect its tourismattractions with key tourism sites in the north such as Mau Son (Lang Sonprovince), Nui Coc Lake (Thai Nguyen province), Ban Gioc waterfall (Cao Bangprovince), Ha Long Bay (Quang Ninh province), and Con Son-Kiep Bac (Hai Duongprovince). –VNA
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