Ha Nam(VNA) – PresidentTran Dai Quang urged the Red River Delta province of Ha Nam to developindustries of high added value during a ceremony celebrating the 20th anniversary of the province’s re-establishment on January 1.
Industries may includeagriculture and pharmaceuticals, he suggested, stressing that Ha Nam shouldrefuse investment projects that pose risk to environment and use backwardtechnology.
The President advised attractingmore investment from developed countries, developing materials zones for thefood industry, encouraging household businesses to upgrade to firms operatingin agriculture, and rallying resources for new rural construction.
Two decades after its re-establishment,Ha Nam has achieved an annual growth of 12 percent. The local gross domesticproduct (GDP) has surpassed 38 trillion VND (1.65 billion USD) and the averageincome per capita hit more than 48 million VND, marking a 23-fold increase from1997.
Being one of the top 10localities in term of foreign direct investment attraction, Ha Nam currently houses633 valid projects, including 185 foreign-invested ones worth in excess of 5.47billion USD.
The province’s export revenuesoared from 3.7 million USD in 1997 to 1.25 billion USD in 2016. Thesocio-economic infrastructure, trade and services have improved significantly.
Positive results have also seenin socio-cultural-sports fields, with cultural, social and humanitarianactivities attracting people from all walks of life.
As the country is entering theperiod of industrialisation, modernisation and extensive global integration,the State leader asked the provincial Party Committee, authorities and peopleto do their best to successfully realise the resolution adopted by the 19th provincial Party Congress, contributing to the success of the resolution by the12th National Party Congress.
He stressed that a task crucialto the socio-economic development, and national defence-security is the Partybuilding and rectification, in which, the provincial Party Committee andpolitical system need to be strengthened while Party units at the grassrootslevels need to improve their leadership.
On the occasion, President TranDai Quang presented the Independence Order, first class, to the the province.It was the second time Ha Nam had been bestowed the decoration./.
Industries may includeagriculture and pharmaceuticals, he suggested, stressing that Ha Nam shouldrefuse investment projects that pose risk to environment and use backwardtechnology.
The President advised attractingmore investment from developed countries, developing materials zones for thefood industry, encouraging household businesses to upgrade to firms operatingin agriculture, and rallying resources for new rural construction.
Two decades after its re-establishment,Ha Nam has achieved an annual growth of 12 percent. The local gross domesticproduct (GDP) has surpassed 38 trillion VND (1.65 billion USD) and the averageincome per capita hit more than 48 million VND, marking a 23-fold increase from1997.
Being one of the top 10localities in term of foreign direct investment attraction, Ha Nam currently houses633 valid projects, including 185 foreign-invested ones worth in excess of 5.47billion USD.
The province’s export revenuesoared from 3.7 million USD in 1997 to 1.25 billion USD in 2016. Thesocio-economic infrastructure, trade and services have improved significantly.
Positive results have also seenin socio-cultural-sports fields, with cultural, social and humanitarianactivities attracting people from all walks of life.
As the country is entering theperiod of industrialisation, modernisation and extensive global integration,the State leader asked the provincial Party Committee, authorities and peopleto do their best to successfully realise the resolution adopted by the 19th provincial Party Congress, contributing to the success of the resolution by the12th National Party Congress.
He stressed that a task crucialto the socio-economic development, and national defence-security is the Partybuilding and rectification, in which, the provincial Party Committee andpolitical system need to be strengthened while Party units at the grassrootslevels need to improve their leadership.
On the occasion, President TranDai Quang presented the Independence Order, first class, to the the province.It was the second time Ha Nam had been bestowed the decoration./.
VNA