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Ninh Binh celebrates 20 years of establishment

The northern province of Ninh Binh on Mar. 30 celebrated the 20 th anniversary of its establishment and five years of establishment of the city with the same name.
The northern province of Ninh Binh on Mar. 30 celebrated the 20 thanniversary of its establishment and five years of establishment of thecity with the same name.

Addressing the celebration, PrimeMinister Nguyen Tan Dung praised the province’s efforts and outcomes,saying that they have contributed to the country’s achievements over thepast 20 years.

He urged Ninh Binh to uphold its spirit ofdynamism and creativity and promote its potential and advantages toaccelerate economic restructuring, serving the province’s comprehensiveand sustainable economic growth.

The province should be active ininternational integration, expand export markets and develop tourism,turning it into one of the country’s key tourist centres.

The PMdirected Ninh Binh to focus on Party and pure political system buildingtasks and accelerate administrative and legal reform.

Over thepast 20 years of development, Ninh Binh province has seen unceasingdevelopment with a high economic growth rate, stability in defence andsecurity and improved living conditions.

In 2011, the province’sGDP value rose 8.9 times higher than 1992; industrial production valueand construction, 27.71 times; service value, 12.4 times;agriculture-forestry-fishery production value, 1.73 times.

Onthis occasion, Prime Minister Dung presented the Independence Order,second class, to the Party committee, authorities and people of NinhBinh province.

Later the same day, PM Dung visitedthe Ninh Binh nitrogenous fertiliser plant at the Khanh Phu industrialzone, Yen Khanh district, which welcomed its first tonne of fertiliser.

Theplant, a key project of the Vietnam National Chemical Group and theMinistry of Industry and Trade, began construction in 2008 and has atotal investment of 660 million USD and an annual capacity of 560,000tonnes of urea fertiliser.-VNA
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