Hanoi (VNA) - National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi KimNgan urged Dak Nong to improve its business climate and boost investmentattraction to welcome larger volumes of capital while attending the 10thsession of the Central Highlands province’s 3rd-tenure People’s Council on July9.
Mentioning the recognition of the Dak Nong Geopark by UNESCO as a GlobalGeopark, the third of its kind in Vietnam, she said it now needs planning, asgood management and new projects in line with policies would help promote theprovince’s eco-tourism and cultural potential.
She recommended local authorities pay attention to supporting thedevelopment of enterprises that use technologies and follow new businessmodels, while creating favourable conditions for investors. If these are donewell, they will provide major stimulation for local economic recovery.
The NA chief also asked the province to strengthen environmentalprotection and climate change response, step up administrative and judicial reform, and prioritise human resources training.
While effectively implementing measures to ensure economic growth andsocial welfare, Dak Nong should also prepare for any new developments of COVID-19and also diphtheria, Ngan noted. The province, which has recorded no COVID-19cases, is however facing an outbreak of diphtheria.
The top legislator required the province soon build plans, allocatebudget funds, and mobilise resources to carry out the master plan forsocio-economic development of ethnic and mountainous areas for 2021-2030, whichwas recently approved by the NA. Dak Nong is home to 40 ethnic minority groups.
She requested it fully prepare for elections of deputies to the 15th NAand all-level People’s Councils for the 2021-2026 tenure.
On the same day, Ngan held a working session with key local officials,during which she asked Dak Nong to actively foster peace and friendship withCambodian localities with which it shares a border.
She also agreed with the necessity of public-private partnership (PPP) investmentin building a highway linking the province to HCM City, while supporting anupgrade to increase the number of beds at the Dak Nong General Hospital from300 to 700.
Earlier, on July 8, Ngan and representatives of provincial authoritiesvisited and presented gifts to a number of policy beneficiaries in the provincialcapital Gia Nghia./.