State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaks at the working session. (Photo: VNA) Quang Binh (VNA) - State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc urged authoritiesof the central province of Quang Binh to exploit its unique advantages for sustainable development when chairing a working session with representativesfrom the Standing Committee of the provincial Party Committee on June 15.
The leader underlined the need for the locality to have along-term vision in development, saying tourismshould be turned into a spearhead economic sector.
Quang Binh has advantages and conditions to develop airports andports, he said, noting the locality should focus on developingeco-tourism, and adventure, sport and culture tourism, and pay special heed toconserving and rationally exploiting the WorldNatural Heritage Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park.
Regarding overall socio-economic development, President Phuc said the locality needs to concentrate on four pillars: tourism, smart agriculture,industry, and sustainable maritime economic development.
He suggested Quang Binh develop key industries with competitive advantage suchas electricity and renewable energy; and sea-based economic sectors.
Attention should be paid to developing infrastructure in ethnic minorityareas, strongly improving investment and business environment to attract moreinvestment, and promoting digital transformation in providing public services,he stressed.
The President also demanded the local authorities to focus on ensuringsecurity and defence, strengthening defence capability both at sea and on land,in order to maintain national territorial sovereignty and prevent bordercrimes.
Last year, amid the complicated developments of the COVID-19pandemic, Quang Binh still exceeded 13 socio-economic development targets. Many key projects on energy werecompleted. As many as 88 out of the 128 communes in the locality were recognised as new-style rural areas. Socio-economicdevelopment measures in ethnic minority areas also proved effective./.
