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Breakthroughs needed for Thua Thien-Hue’s development: Party official

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue needs a long-term development plan, in which major breakthroughs should be made to create an improvement to the local socio-economic situation, according to Chairman of the Economic Commission of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Van Binh.
Breakthroughs needed for Thua Thien-Hue’s development: Party official ảnh 1Chairman of the Economic Commission of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Van Binh speaks at the conference .(Photo: VNA)

Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) – The central province of Thua Thien-Hue needs along-term development plan, in which major breakthroughs should be made tocreate an improvement to the local socio-economic situation, according toChairman of the Economic Commission of the Communist Party of Vietnam CentralCommittee Nguyen Van Binh.

At a conference held on May 6 to review the implementation of the Politburo’sConclusion No.48-KL/TW on the construction and development of Thua Thien-Hueand Hue city through 2020, Binh said that the Politburo will outline a newresolution to develop the province by 2030 with a vision until 2045, withspecific targets and vision set in accordance with national and globalsituation.

The measures must fit local economic strengths and potential, helping it becomea modern, green and smart urban area, he stressed.

Spanning an area of more than 5,000 square kilometres, the province is now acentre of culture, tourism, intensive healthcare, science-technology andhigh-quality human resources training.

In a bid to help the province take full the advantage of its strategic positionin the central coastal region, with borderline with Laos, a location on theEast-West Economic Corridor, and favouable transport conditions, the Politburohas issued Conclusion No.48/KL-TW, aiming to turn Thua Thien-Hue into acentrally-run city, and an international-and regional-level urban area by 2020.

After 10 years carrying out the conclusion, the province has reapedcomprehensive achievements, greatly contributing to the development of the keyeconomic zone in the central region and the country as a whole.

During 2009-2018, the province enjoyed an average annual economic growth of7.16 percent, while the local gross domestic product increased 1.86 times, from17.5 trillion VND (752 million USD) in 2009 to more than 32.7 trillion VND 10years later. The per capita income was estimated at 1,794 USD in 2018, doublingthe amount in 2009, and the figure is expected at 2,000 USD in 2020.-VNA
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