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Low tourism infrastructure and international door opening compared to regional countries are attributed to the competitiveness rankings of Vietnam’s tourism which is now only 67 among the 136 economie

Hanoi is looking to cooperate closely with member cities of the Council for Promoting Tourism in Asia (CPTA) in tourism development, a municipal official said.

The forestry industry has established itself as an important sector of the country. Vietnam has become the largest exporter of wood and wood products in ASEAN, second in Asia and fifth in the world.

The northern port city of Hai Phong welcomed 4.5 million tourist arrivals in the first seven months of this year, 19.9 percent higher than the figure recorded in same time last year, according to Director of the city’s Department of Tourism Nguyen Thi Thuong Huyen.

Da Nang has become an attractive destination for more and more domestic and foreign investors operating in IT and communications thanks to tireless efforts made by the local authorities to improve the quality of human resources and infrastructure for the sector.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has advised the central province of Thua Thien-Hue to turn tourism into a spearhead sector to spur its economic development by tapping historical and cultural heritage of its former imperial Hue city.

The People’s Committee of the southernmost province of Ca Mau has issued a long-term tourism development plan, aiming to make tourism a spearhead sector by 2030.

The Steering Committee for the Northwest held a meeting in Hanoi on April 3 to look into ways to transform tourism into a spearhead industry in the region by 2030.

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho is striving to make tourism a spearhead sector for the local economy by 2020.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has affirmed the Government’s determination to turn tourism into the country’s spearhead economic sector during a national conference on tourism development in Hoi An city.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung asked the Vietnam Post and Telecommunication Group (VNPT) and the telecommunications sector to become a spearhead sector.

Hanoi will focus on fully tapping its resources to further promote local tourism with a view to making it a spearhead sector, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen The Thao.