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Quang Ninh chairman receives OANA delegation

Chairman of the People’s Committee of the northern Quang Ninh province hosted a reception on April 20 for a delegation of delegates of news agencies attending the 44th Executive Board Meeting of the Organisation of the Asia Pacific News Agencies (OANA).
Quang Ninh chairman receives OANA delegation ảnh 1Chairman of the People’s Committee of Quang Ninh province Nguyen Duc Long (second, right) presents a gift to the OANA delegation (Photo: VNA)

Quang Ninh (VNA) – Chairman of the People’sCommittee of the northern Quang Ninh province Nguyen Duc Long hosted a reception on April 20for a delegation of delegates of news agencies attending the 44th Executive Board Meeting of the Organisation ofthe Asia Pacific News Agencies (OANA).

Long congratulated the OANA onthe success of its 44th Executive Board Meeting, which was hosted by theVietnam News Agency.

He introduced the guests to theoutstanding potential and advantages of the province, as well as efforts of thelocality in improving the investment, business environment and competiveness aswell as supporting enterprises.

Quang Ninh is home to Ha LongBay, a UNESCO-recognised World Natural Heritage Site with nearly 2,000 islandsand islets, along with a source of coal accounting for 90 percent of thecountry’s reserve, he said.

Quang Ninh has focused oncompleting a competitive transport system serving its socio-economic growth,with the Hanoi-Hai Phong-Quang Ninh Expressway, Van Don International Airport, andan international seaport, he stated.

Long highlighted that QuangNinh has maintained its position on the top five localities with highesteconomic management efficiency in six consecutive years, and topped 63localities in provincial competitiveness index in two consecutive years.

Quang Ninh has paid greatattention to tourism and services development in line with the promotion of thevalues of Ha Long Bay, he added.

Long highly valued theaccompany of domestic and foreign media agencies in popularizing the potentialand strengths as well as growth orientations of the province, expressing hishope that through the visit to Ha Long Bay, the delegation will help furtherpromote the UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site to foreign friends.

For his part, OANA SecretaryGeneral Vugar Seidov, who led the delegation, briefed the host on majoroutcomes of the 44th OANA Executive Board Meeting.

He showed his pleasure tovisit Ha Long Bay and explore development achievements of Quang Ninh,expressing his hope that Quang Ninh and Vietnam in general will make furthersuccess.

The 44th OANA Executive BoardMeeting was held in Hanoi on April 19 with the theme of “For aprofessional and innovative journalism,” bringing together news agencies from35 countries. -VNA
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