(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked Bac Kan province to focus on a forest-and tourism-based economy while paying attention to transport infrastructure, public investment and the construction of industrial parks and clusters.
 PM Pham Minh Chinh speaks at a working session with Bac Kan leaders on July 16, 2023. |
At a working session with Bac Kan leaders on Sunday, PM Chinh lauded the northern mountainous province’s progress in economic and infrastructure development, national defence and security, and especially in improving living standards of ethnic minority groups.
For the forest economy, the PM pointed to the three spearheads of carbon credit trading, biomass electricity and the pharmaceutical industry.
Meanwhile, tourism development should be based on the province’s beautiful, majestic landscapes and traditional culture, he said.
He also asked the province to boost the agricultural sector effectively and sustainably, utilise science-technology to raise the value chain and accelerate new-style rural area building.
Mr. Chinh suggested the locality build community-based tourist sites, organise more cultural, sport and tourism events to promote its cultural heritage, and boost smart tourism development.
Bac Kan reported a growth rate of 5.02% in the 2021-2022 period, and its GRDP stood at 5.7% in the first six half of this year, ranking 34th out of the 63 cities and provinces nationwide, and sixth among the 14 northern midland and mountainous localities.
In the first half, the province welcomed 570,000 tourists, 2.5 times the figure recorded in the same period last year.