An overview of Lao Cai province (Source: baochinhphu.vn)Lao Cai (VNS/VNA) - Thenorthern mountainous province of LaoCai was set to become a bridge connecting economic and external relationsbetween Vietnam, ASEAN countries and thesouthwest of China, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung said last week.
The vision is to turn theprovince into a hub of tourism, services, iron and steel, and chemical-freeagriculture.
The long-term plan is todevelop synchronised and modernised socio-economic infrastructure and transformthe province into a centre of research and preserve the identities of ethnicgroups in the northwest of Vietnam.
The Deputy Prime Ministerhas asked for local infrastructure improvements while focusing on disadvantagedareas and improving the lives of local people.
The plan also specifies theeffective use of natural resources, while preserving historic and culturalvalues and natural heritages.
The province has beenencouraged to apply advanced technology and digitalise data as part of theplan.
Local authorities mustanalyse, assess and forecast development conditions including infrastructureand land use, Dung said.
Domestic and internationalfactors that could affect the province’s growth should be taken intoconsideration.
Lao Cai, almost 300km from Hanoi, is located in the centre of Vietnam’s north and shares a 200km border with Yunnan,China.
Covering nearly 640ha, theprovince is home to the well-known tourism town of Sa Pa. Tourism is a brightspot in economic development.
The province’s GDP reached10.23 percent last year and ranked 3 out of 14 northern mountainous localities,and Lao Cai’s Provincial Competitiveness Index ranked 12among 63 provinces and cities last year.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc previously asked the province to strive tobecome one of the top 15 developing localities in the country./.
VNA
