The northeastern coastal province of Quang Ninh is planned to become aneconomic locomotive of the North and the country by 2020 with strengthsin modern services and industry, an advanced and synchoronisedsocio-economic and technical infrastructure, and a status of aninternational tourism centre. Report by Vietnam Government Portal.
The target is set in a master plan on the province’s socio-economicdevelopment to 2020 with a vision to 2030, recently approved by PrimeMinister Nguyen Tan Dung.
Economically, Quang Ninhprovince strives to reach an average growth rate of 12-13 percent/yearfor the 2011-2020 period while the gross domesitc product (GDP) percapita will be 3,600-4,000 USD, 8,000-8,500 USD and 20,000 USD by 2015,2020 and 2030 respectively.
It will fosterdevelopment of trade, services and especially tourism, turning itselfinto an economic locomotive pushing the northern and nationaldevelopment and a gateway for international economic cooperation,particularly that with China.
Tourism, which isexpected to become one of the major economic growth sources of theprovince by 2020 with around 10.5 million visitors, will be developedcomprehensively with a focus on available assets of cultural and worldnatural wonder heritage whilst environmental protection is enhanced.
Industrially, Quang Ninh province plans to achieve anannual 14 percent growth rate in processing and manufacturing industryby 2020 while attracting foreign investment in assembly industry,electronic manufacturing services (EMS), and promoting food processingin large-scale factories and medium and small enterprises.
Sustainable coal extraction is also a priority accompanying targets oftourism development and living standard improvement. Coal industry isexpected to grow by 3.5 percent/year in the 2011-2015 period and 3.1percent/year in the 2015-2020 period.
The provincewill supply power sustainably and stably to all households by 2015,striving to reach 25.3 percent/year growth rate to 2015 and 22.1percent/year in the 2015-2020 period.
In addition,Quang Ninh province will continue to maintain the development ofnon-metallic material extraction, construction materials, ceramics,handicrafts and engineering.
Ha Long city will bethe centre of the province’s development while western and easterncorridors will be established, together with two economic spearheads ofVan Don and Mong Cai economic zones, in order to ensure a linkage amongthe province’s localites and to promote strengths of each locality, aswell as to enhance the province’s position in the Red River delta andthe northern key economic region.
An urban network will be developed by upgrading numerous towns and regions to urban areas by 2015 and 2020.-VNA
The target is set in a master plan on the province’s socio-economicdevelopment to 2020 with a vision to 2030, recently approved by PrimeMinister Nguyen Tan Dung.
Economically, Quang Ninhprovince strives to reach an average growth rate of 12-13 percent/yearfor the 2011-2020 period while the gross domesitc product (GDP) percapita will be 3,600-4,000 USD, 8,000-8,500 USD and 20,000 USD by 2015,2020 and 2030 respectively.
It will fosterdevelopment of trade, services and especially tourism, turning itselfinto an economic locomotive pushing the northern and nationaldevelopment and a gateway for international economic cooperation,particularly that with China.
Tourism, which isexpected to become one of the major economic growth sources of theprovince by 2020 with around 10.5 million visitors, will be developedcomprehensively with a focus on available assets of cultural and worldnatural wonder heritage whilst environmental protection is enhanced.
Industrially, Quang Ninh province plans to achieve anannual 14 percent growth rate in processing and manufacturing industryby 2020 while attracting foreign investment in assembly industry,electronic manufacturing services (EMS), and promoting food processingin large-scale factories and medium and small enterprises.
Sustainable coal extraction is also a priority accompanying targets oftourism development and living standard improvement. Coal industry isexpected to grow by 3.5 percent/year in the 2011-2015 period and 3.1percent/year in the 2015-2020 period.
The provincewill supply power sustainably and stably to all households by 2015,striving to reach 25.3 percent/year growth rate to 2015 and 22.1percent/year in the 2015-2020 period.
In addition,Quang Ninh province will continue to maintain the development ofnon-metallic material extraction, construction materials, ceramics,handicrafts and engineering.
Ha Long city will bethe centre of the province’s development while western and easterncorridors will be established, together with two economic spearheads ofVan Don and Mong Cai economic zones, in order to ensure a linkage amongthe province’s localites and to promote strengths of each locality, aswell as to enhance the province’s position in the Red River delta andthe northern key economic region.
An urban network will be developed by upgrading numerous towns and regions to urban areas by 2015 and 2020.-VNA
