Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has ordered thorough preparations for the organisation of the national conference concluding the implementation of the national target programme on new-style rural areas building in the 2010-2020 period.
The northern province of Vinh Phuc is planning to spend more than 4 trillion VND (172.5 million USD) on the national target programme on building new-style rural areas in the 2017-2020 period.
The Mekong Delta province of An Giang is striving for over 50 percent of its communes to meet all 19 criteria required for being recognised as new-style rural areas by 2020.