(VOVworld) - Hai Phong city, which is at an important location in the northern key economic region, must post faster quality growth so as to stimulate the overall development of the whole nation. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc made the requirement at a working session with municipal officials in the northern port city Monday.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at a meeting with the authority of Hai Phong city |
He highlighted the local advantages that cannot be found in other localities such as being one of the two biggest international seaports in Vietnam, holding a strategic location in the “two corridors, one economic belt” which links with China, and having favorable infrastructure for tourism. As a major port city, Hai Phong is also a pioneer in integration in the country.
The PM told municipal officials to augment assistance for small- and medium-sized enterprises and support industries while developing logistics services. Hai Phong must work harder to raise agricultural productivity, overhaul infrastructure development planning and call for more private sector engagement in development projects. It has to protect the environment to turn tourism into a spearhead industry, he noted.