NA Chairman attends ceremony announcing establishment of Viet Yen township

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on January 18 evening attended a ceremony to announce the National Assembly Standing Committee's resolution on the establishment of Viet Yen township and its wards in the northern province of Bac Giang.
NA Chairman attends ceremony announcing establishment of Viet Yen township ảnh 1NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (C) hands over the NA Standing Committee's resolution on the establishment of Viet Yen township to Bac Giang province's representatives at the ceremony (Photo: VNA)
Bac Giang (VNA) – National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on January 18 evening attended aceremony to announce the NationalAssembly Standing Committee's resolution on the establishment of Viet Yen township and its wards in the northern province of Bac Giang.

According to the resolution, Viet Yen township will be established based on theentire natural area and population of Viet Yen district. The township will comprise17 commune-level administrative units, including nine wards and eight communes.

NA Chairman Hue said the establishment of Viet Yen township serves asa crucial premise to stimulate economic development and improve the materialand spiritual lives of local people.

He highlighted the significanceof the event, saying that it marked a milestone not only for the Party Organisation, administration and people of Viet Yen township but also in Bac Giang’s development andintegration journey, and its acceleration of industrialisation and modernisation.

The top legislator urged the Party committees and administrations at all levels, and local people to focus on leveraging its internalresources, potential, and strengths, fully tapping advantages in geographicallocation and historical-cultural landscapes, and opportunities, and making strongerefforts to overcome challenges towards ensuring the rapid and sustainabledevelopment of Viet Yen township.

He said that the localityshould also pay heed to mobilising and effectively using resources, especiallyhigh-quality human resources working in State management, business management, andpromoting science - technology development; and concentrate on investing in and improvingthe quality of urban areas, linking urban development with economic growth movingtowards a green and smart urban model that adapts to climate change, helping to turn Viet Yen into a socio-economicdevelopment driving force of Bac Giang.

The NA Chairman also emphasised theneed for the locality to better the leadership of Party organisations, builda streamlined and effective political system, accelerate administrative reforms and application of information technology, and take measures to betterState management, especially land management.

Resources should bearranged for developing technical infrastructure, protecting the environment,and training high-quality human resources, he added.

In its development process,Viet Yen district became a bright spot in Bac Giang province and the northern midlandand mountain region, with the production value growing by 19.94% in 2023, and 25.56%per year in the period 2020 – 2023.

These results havecontributed to Bac Giang province's rapid and steady development, helping Bac Giang to lead the country in GRDP growth in 2023./.
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