NA Chairman pays pre-Tet visit to northern mountainous province
Lao Cai (VNA) – Lao Cai boasts potential to become a growth pole and a tourism centre of the northern midland and mountainous region, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue said at a working session with local officials as part of his pre-Tet visit to the province on January 15.
The top legislator urged Lao Cai to better tap its
potential, advantages and important position in terms of economy, social affairs,
and national defence and security.
The province should map out projects on border trade
and tourism, he suggested, asking the locality to review its policies on industrial
development, continue with forest protection, and preserve and build a border
line of peace, cooperation and development.
More attention is needed in Party and political system
building, as well as the fight against corruption and other negative phenomena,
the leader continued.
Economic development should go in tandem with socio-cultural
development, and the sustainable exploitation of natural resources, he
reminded, asking Lao Cai to make better performance in education-training,
science-technology and health care.
Lao Cai is home to 25 ethnic groups with a total
population of more than 761,000, of whom more than 66% are ethnic minorities. Its
GRDP grew about 9.02% last year. Its budget contribution tripled from 3
trillion VND (127.98 million USD) in 2012 to more than 10 trillion VND in 2022./.