Da Nang (VNA) – Chairman of the DaNang People’s Committee Huynh Duc Tho has asked departments and localities tomake thorough preparation for the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week, which isscheduled to take place in the city in November.
He made the request at a working session with officialsfrom municipal departments, agencies and People’s Committees of districts andcommunes on September 23.
Tho required that local police crack down oncrimes while local authorities must ensure clean environment and urban order.
He ordered the Departments of Natural Resourcesand Environment, Construction, and Transport to tighten management ofenvironment, construction and transport, particularly land clearance andimplementation of key projects.
Regarding the city’s socio-economic performancein January-September, the municipal People’s Committee reported that the GDPgrowth was estimated at 7.9 percent and export turnover was valued at nearly1.1 billion USD, a year-on-year rise of 11.8 percent.
Local industrial parks attracted 34 investmentprojects worth about 783 billion VND (34.4 million USD). Additionally, theprovince granted licences to 73 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects worthnearly 62 million USD.
The city welcomed over 5.1 million tourists inthe first nine months of this year.-VNA