The Steering Committee for the North-Western Region, a think tank forthe Party and State, has been awarded the Order of Labour, second class,by the President in honour of its dedication to regional development.
The committee received the Order at a ceremony in the northernmountainous province of Yen Bai on November 8 to celebrate the 10 thanniversary of its founding.
Addressing the guests, DeputyPrime Minister and head of the committee Nguyen Xuan Phuc pushed formore regional socio-economic development in an effort to graduallynarrow the wealth gap between this region and others.
In orderto achieve this, the committee should partner with localities to boostrural development and apply advanced technologies in production, headded.
Phuc also suggested shifting to high-yield crop andlivestock varieties, while calling for more investment in socio-culturalservices.
Last year, the region recorded an annual per capitaincome of 21.5 million VND (1,000 USD), up by 6.3 percent since 2004.Industrial production generated more than 74 trillion VND (3.5 billionUSD) in turnover.-VNA