Hanoi posted a 7.21 percent increase in Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) in the first half of the year, it was reported at the 9th session of the municipal People’s Council that opened on July 8.
Gross regional domestic product growth of the central city of Da Nang slowed down in the first half of 2019 to stand at 6.21 percent, compared to the 7.24 percent in the previous year, heard a conference to review the city’s socio-economic development on July 3.
The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee held a seminar on July 3 to discuss developing local services and zoning of service infrastructure for the 2020-2030 period.
A conference in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on June 12 helped overseas Vietnamese (OV) businesspeople to learn about agriculture and tourism projects in need of capital.
The Hoa Phuong Do (Red Flamboyant Flower) Festival 2019 kicked off in the northern port city of Hai Phong on May 10 with the presence of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has suggested the northern port city of Hai Phong invest in technology and digital economy, and attract high-tech businesses to gain higher added values.
Ho Chi Minh City’s economy remained on the growth in the first quarter of this year, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong at a review meeting in early April.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has lauded the authorities and people of northern Thai Binh province for their determination to score comprehensive socio-economic achievements in recent years.
The People’s Committee of Hanoi has set a gross regional domestic product (GRDP) growth of 7.4-7.6 percent and an export growth of 7.5-8 percent for the capital city in 2019.
The southern province of Binh Duong has targeted a GRDP (Gross Regional Domestic Product) growth of 8.4 – 8.6 percent and per capita income of 140 million VND (more than 6,030 USD) this year.
The central province of Quang Tri fulfilled all of its set socio-economic targets in 2018 and posted an annual economic growth of 7.12 percent, Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh was reported at a working session with local authorities on January 22.
The Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) of the northern port city of Hai Phong is expected to grow 15.5 percent and its domestic budget collection is projected to exceed 26.3 trillion VND (1.1 billion USD) in 2019.
Hanoi is expected to become one of the country’s three major logistics hubs that meet international standards, said a municipal official. Nguyen Thanh Hai, Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Industry and Trade, said Hanoi has launched a project on managing and developing logistics services in the locality by 2025.
The information technology and communications industry of Da Nang earned 27.7 trillion VND (1.23 billion USD) in revenue last year, of which 68 percent was from IT and electronics manufacturing.
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho is expected to fulfil all 13 of its set targets this year, said Director of the municipal Department of Planning and Investment Nguyen Van Hong at a municipal Party Committee meeting on October 1.
Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Industry and Trade met with more than 50 experts, researchers and business leaders at a meeting on August 3 to discuss solutions to develop the city’s main products in the trading and services sector.
Hanoi has reportedly undergone considerable changes in its economic growth, appearance and infrastructure a decade on from the administrative boundary expansion.
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