Bac Lieu asked to optimise development resoure

Bac Lieu asked to boost regional links to optimise development resources

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has asked the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu to strengthen regional links to optimise development resources in cooperation with other regional localities.
Bac Lieu asked to boost regional links to optimise development resources ảnh 1National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan speaks at the ceremony (Source: VNA)
Bac Lieu (VNA) – NationalAssembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has asked the Mekong Delta province of BacLieu to strengthen regional links to optimise development resources incooperation with other regional localities.

Bac Lieu needs to pay attention to the development of agricultural andaquaculture production tied in with protection of natural resources andimprovement in the quality of agricultural products, she said at a ceremony heldon December 30 to mark the 20th anniversary of Bac Lieu re-establishment(January 1, 1997-2017).

Chairwoman Ngan praised the outstanding achievements over the last 20 years bythe local Party, government and people, urging Bac Lieu to continue promotingadministrative reform to build effective government policy, meeting therequirements of industrialisation, modernisation and international integration,while strengthening business environmental improvement and creating favourableconditions for local development.

She also urged Bac Lieu to adhere toParty building work to make its political system clean and strong in the spiritof the Party’s resolutions and policies.
 
In his speech, Le Minh Khai,Secretary of Bac Lieu provincial Party Committee, highlighted achievements overthe last 20 years since the separation from Minh Hai province into Bac Lieu andCa Mau provinces.

He stated that the glorioustradition of the land has become an important platform for its revolutionaryprocess, as well as during the process of Doi Moi and local development. BacLieu today has gained positive comprehensive developments in many fields.

It has developed several models ofagricultural production with high economic efficiency, such as the large-scalerice field model associated with product consumption and super-intensive shrimpfarming model that has bought about increased productivity of 10-15 timeshigher than normal shrimp farming.-VNA
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