Phu Yen urged to fully tap cultural factors for tourism development

Phu Yen province holds potential to become one of the major tourist hubs of Vietnam and the south central region and it needs to further tap cultural factors for tourism development, said National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on March 2.
Phu Yen urged to fully tap cultural factors for tourism development ảnh 1NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue speaks at the working session with the Standing Board of Phu Yen provincial Party Committee. (Photo: VNA)

Phu Yen (VNA) – Phu Yen province holds potential to become one of the major tourist hubs of Vietnam and the south central region and it needs to further tap cultural factors for tourism development, said National Assembly Chairman VuongDinh Hue on March 2.

At a working session with the Standing Board of the provincial PartyCommittee, Huepraised the province for its socio-economic achievements, especially a gross regional domestic product (GRDP) growth of 9.16% last year, ranking 10th nationwide and third among 14 localities in the central region.

In 2023, the total investment capital realised inthe province reached over 24 trillion VND (973.4 million USD), an increase of 25.8% over the sameperiod. The province paid much attention to infrastructure development, cultural promotion,ensuring social security and social welfare, employment, and labour marketdevelopment.

Hue said the province needs to identify industrial production asone of its main and key driving forces and call on strategic investors. It should focus on high-tech agriculture and wellmanage seafood exploitation.

As 2024 is the year for the province and the whole country to strive to achieve the set targets, the NAChairman asked Phu Yen to give priority to infrastructure development,particularly in the field of transportation.

He asked the province to take drastic measures to speed up landclearance and remove difficulties and obstacles for key projects,especially the Eastern North-South Expressway component project passing through the province; improve investment and business environment, leadership, management and administration capacity ofparty committees and authorities at all levels; and promote administrative reforms.

On the occasion, the top legislator mobilised 10 billion VND to build a school and 5 billion VND to build100 charity houses in the province.

Earlier the same day, Hue and the delegation inspected the anti-erosionembankment along Xom Ro beach in Phu Dong ward, Tuy Hoa city. Theconstruction of the 1 km-long embankment at a cost of 150billion VND is expected to be completed in August 2024./.

VNA

See more

Ban (Bauhinias) Flower Festival will be held from March 13-16 in Dien Bien province (Photo: VNA)

Ban Flower festival expected to wow spectators

This annual event, a key cultural highlight of the province, celebrates the Ban flower, a symbol of the locality and the northwest region while promoting local heritage and tourism.

Dak Lak to host the ninth Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival from March 9-13, 2025 (Photo: VNA)

Dak Lak introduces tour packages for Buon Ma Thuat Coffee Festival

Accordingly, these tours offer diverse experiences, including whitewater rafting, off-road forest adventures, boat trips on the Serepok River, and cultural encounters with M’nong elephant trainers. Other highlights include heritage tours, a journey through the legendary Don village, and a visit to the Lak district dugout canoe race.

At a fund raising event for the substandard housing elimination drive held in Da Nang in January 2025. (Photo: VNA)

Da Nang to replace 1,140 dilapidated houses by May 2025

The total budget for the project to eliminate temporary and dilapidated housing in Da Nang this year is estimated at 47.4 billion VND (1.85 billion USD). Of this, 30.3 billion VND will be sourced from the state budget, while the remainder from the for the poor fund and other fundraising efforts.

Blood donors at the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion. (Photo: VNA)

Nearly 9,000 blood units collected at red spring festival

First launched in 2008 to address post-Tet blood shortages, the festival expanded nationwide in 2010 under the direction of the National Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation Campaign. Over 17 editions, the festival has attracted hundreds of thousands of donors across the nation, with the Hanoi event – hosted by the institute – collecting nearly 120,000 blood units.

At the 2023 New Year meeting (Photo: VNA)

Vietnamese, Chinese localities promote exchanges

The New Year meeting, which was first held in 2016, and the Joint Working Committee’s meeting, initiated from 2008, have proved efficiency, leading to significant common understandings regarding exchanges and cooperation among the parties.

Shah Alam (first left) President of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB), presents flowers to Ambassador Nguyen Manh Cuong at the Homeland Spring programme in Dhaka (Photo: VNA)

Homeland Spring held for OVs in Bangladesh

The Vietnamese Embassy in Bangladesh hosted the “Xuan Que Huong” (Homeland Spring) programme in Dhaka on February 14, creating a warm and festive Tet atmosphere for the Vietnamese community in the South Asian nation.