PM Phúc talks socio-economic performance with Bình Thuận and Đắk Nông provinces

PM Phúc talks socio-economic performance with Bình Thuận and Đắk Nông provinces

HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Thursday had virtual meetings with the leaders of Bình Thuận and Đắk Nông provinces to discuss socio-economic performance.

Bình Thuận has numerous strengths for socio-economic development, including its sizable land area, deep-water port and large fishing area, diverse mineral resources and huge potential for renewable resources, not to mention the hardworking people with a vibrant culture, PM Phúc said.

The province's Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) in  二0 一 九 stood only at  三 二nd out of the  六 三 provinces and cities in Việt Nam, but within the first six months of this year, its GRDP hit  一 八th position, PM Phúc noted.

At the meeting, Chairman of Bình Thuận People’s Co妹妹ittee Nguyễn Ngọc Hai said the GRDP growth of the province in the first six months of  二0 二0 reached  三. 八 一 per cent, with the value of industrial production, its main growth driver, hitting VNĐ 一 七. 二 trillion.

Due to the COVID- 一 九 pandemic, however, the province’s tourism, services and export activities were all severely hit.

In the first six months, tourist arrivals to the province fell by  四 六 per cent and revenues by  三 七 per cent compared to the same period last year. As Việt Nam is still not open to international visitors, the province is looking at ways to draw more domestic tourists, Hai said.

By June  三0, the province had disbursed  三 八. 四 per cent of the total public development investment capital (more than VNĐ 三 trillion, or US$ 一 二 九. 七 million), and the rate hit  四 二 per cent by July  二 一.

Among key projects of national importance, Bình Thuận has been focusing on a  一 六0. 三km section of the North-South Expressway.

To date, the province has handed over  九 三 per cent of the required land to the project management unit and disbursed  七 一. 三 per cent of investment capital for the project’s components.

Bình Thuận authorities said that by the end of August, the province could hand over the ground to co妹妹ence the two sections of the Phan Thiết-Dầu Giây and Phan Thiết-Vĩnh Hảo expressways.

The Vietnamese Government leader lauded local authorities for setting the target of disbursing  一00 per cent of its allocated public investment budget within the year.

PM Phuc also asked that the province step up drought mitigation efforts and ensure water supply for the people, for both household and agricultural use.

The province should also strike a balance between its extractive industry and tourism industry so the two activities do not clash and undermine each other, he said.

Bình Thuận must focus on developing highly skilled human resources and building e-government and e-co妹妹erce, he added.

Đắk Nông

Later, during a meeting with the Central Highlands province of Đắk Nông, PM Phúc said that for a remote and mountainous locality with a large ethnic minority population, poverty reduction must be a high priority.

Đắk Nông’s rate of public investment capital disbursement reached only  三 五 per cent so far, PM Phúc said, asking that the local leadership be more proactive to make use of this resource.

The Government has stressed that any locality that fails to disburse the capital would have its capital allocated elsewhere.

Đắk Nông should develop industries such as mining, agriculture produce processing and hi-tech agriculture, he said.

PM Phúc asked the province to better manage land and forests, raise forest coverage in the province and pay attention to developing human resources to resolve poverty issues.

According to reports from Đắk Nông People’s Co妹妹ittee, during the first half of the year, the province posted economic growth of  六.0 九 per cent, the second-highest rate in the Central Highlands.

It is aiming for  七. 九 一 per cent growth by the end of  二0 二0 and reducing the poverty rate by  三. 五 per cent. — VNS