Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaks at the working session. (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The northern mountainousprovince of Lang Son should set its vision on trade and tourism development, consideringits favourable geo-economic location, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at aworking session with the province’s officials in Hanoi on September 24.
With a 230km long borderline with China and many bordergates and markets, and its position in the economic corridors of Nanning(China) – Lang Son – Hanoi – Hai Phong and Lang Son – Ha Noi – Ho Chi Minh City– Moc Bai, the province should develop the border economy, capitalizing on thegiant Chinese market, he said.
The province serves as an important gateway connecting Chinaand the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which, the leader said,would facilitate border trade and services.
The PM urged Lang Son to step up e-commerce and hold internationaltrade fairs or investment promotion conferences in order to attract moreattention of foreign cities, provinces and businesses to Vietnamese products.
In addition, he asked Lang Son to develop agro-forestry inmountainous and rural areas, focusing on forestation and forest protection.
Apart from economic development, the leader listed other tasksfor the locality such as strengthening the friendship with China, ensuringsecurity and national defence, and focusing on high-tech agriculture, new-stylerural area building, sustainable poverty reduction, health care and education,especially in remote and disadvantaged areas.
PM Phuc noted that Lang Son is still a poor province, withthe rate of poor households exceeding 19 percent as compared with the nationalaverage of only 7 percent.
Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Pham NgocThuong reported at the meeting that the province’s annual economic growth ratereached 8 percent and GDRP per capital income hit 35.6 million VND (1,530 USD) in2017.
Over the past time, Lang Son has focused on the bordereconomy with the purpose of making it a driving force for economic growth andeconomic restructuring.-VNA
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