Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phucsuggested that the northern province of Hung Yen seize opportunities fordevelopment during a working session with the local authorities on April 24.
Speaking at the event, PM Phuc hailed Hung Yen for being one of the few localitiesthat have been able to maintain a high growth rate amid the COVID-19 fight. Itis also one of the localities chosen to lead economic development following theperiod of focusing on epidemic control.
The Government leader underlined Hung Yen’s development potential and qualityworkforce, saying that its proximity to Hanoi will enable the province todevelop industry, agriculture and services.
According to him, Hung Yen has become one of the top contributors to the Statebudget even though it has an agriculture-reliant economy. In particular, itstrives to have all communes meet criteria for new-style rural areas this year.
The province has also performed well in attracting foreign direct investment,and now is now home to 11,000 enterprises.
He proposed that Hung Yen should diversify investment, choose large-scaleprojects to tap its strength in light industry, farm produce processing,high-tech agriculture, transportation, tourism, services, education andhigh-quality health care.
Commending Hung Yen for bringing the poverty rate down to 1.9 percent lastyear, the PM urged the province to further reduce the rate to 1 percent, oreven lower.
In the immediate future, the locality must strive to achieve the dual goal ofpreventing the epidemic from returning while restoring economic developmenttowards meeting or surpassing set targets to contribute to national growth thisyear.
It was reported at the meeting that despite the COVID-19 in the first quarter,Hung Yen still posted a growth of nearly 6.9 percent and collected over 3.5trillion VND (152 million USD) for theState budget./.