VNHNO - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc emphasised the significance of tourism for socio-economic development in the central province of Quang Binh during a meeting with the locality on August 26.
Praising the achievements made by the province over the past year, PM Phuc urged the locality to pay due attention to the sustainable development of tourism which will help to create jobs and increase the local budget.
The preservation of local culture and greater efforts to eradicate poverty and improve living conditions should be made in tandem, he underlined.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaking at the meeting. Photo: VGP
PM Phuc said that, in just one year, the province has demonstrated high resolve to attract investment, renew the way of thinking and apply new measures to boost development. In addition, its social order and security have also been improved.
A report by the province at the meeting stated that it had enjoyed robust socio-economic development in the first half of the year, with the Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) growth reaching 6.29%
The production value of agriculture, forestry and fishery increased by 4.3%, while industry and service posted rises of 6.9% and 6.8%, respectively.
In particular, the fishery sector made a good recovery after the Formosa-related environmental incident, with total fishing catches of 34,145 tonnes, up 12% in comparison to the same time last year.
During the period, the province welcomed 1.83 million visitors, a year-on-year hike of 16.3%.
The Government leader also hailed the efforts made by local people and the authorities in overcoming damages caused by natural disasters and environmental impacts.
Earlier, he visited a waste treatment and production of biogas and organic mineral fertiliser plant in Bo Trach district.
The plant was built at a cost of nearly VND 1.4 trillion and commenced operation in March. It has a capacity to treat 245 tonnes of domestic garbage per day, generate 10MW of electricity and produce 10,000 tonnes of mineral fertiliser per year.
Working with the plant’s leaders, PM Phuc stressed that the protection of the rural environment should be given focus, adding that equipped with advanced technologies, the plant will help tackle waste classification in the locality.
He ordered the provincial leaders to continue their support for the plant’s operation, while asking the Ministry of Science and Technology and the relevant ministries and branches to make evaluation on the plant’s technological and environmental standards and production chain to decide whether the electricity it produces can be connected with the national grid./.
