During aworking session with the provincial authorities, Phong congratulated theprovincial Party committee and authorities on their achievements in diverseareas, particularly in the preservation and upholding of culture of the Muong ethnicgroup.
She said theVietnamese legislature recently held the 26th Annual Meeting of theAsia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum, opening a series of diplomatic activities inVietnam this year.
Secretary ofthe provincial Party Committee Bui Van Tinh congratulated the Permanent NA ViceChairwoman Phong, female NA deputies and chiefs of diplomatic representativemissions and international organisations on the occasion of InternationalWomen’s Day (March 8).
He expressedhis hope that via female ambassadors and diplomats, the images and potentialsof Hoa Binh province will be introduced to foreign investors to attract moreinvestment.
The hostsaid the local economy grew by 9.46 percent in 2017 with an average income percapita of 40.5 million VND (1,800 USD). Hoa Binh has 51 communes meetingcriteria for new-style rural areas, and 495 projects, including 35foreign-invested ones with a total registered capital of upwards 500 millionUSD.
During thestay, the delegation visited and presented gifts to the provincial Centre forSocial Work in Ky Son district – home to nearly 200 orphan children, theelderly, the disabled and mentally-ill, planted trees at the monument dedicatedto President Ho Chi Minh in Hoa Binh hydro power plant, and offered gifts tothe Museum of Muong Culture Space in Hoa Binh city.-VNA