Investment attraction key to Dak Nong’s development: NA Chairwoman
National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan urged Dak Nong to improve its business climate and boost investment attraction to welcome larger volumes of capital while attending the 10th session of the Central Highlands province’s 3rd-tenure People’s Council on July 9.
National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan at the working session. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi KimNgan urged Dak Nong to improve its business climate and boost investmentattraction to welcome larger volumes of capital while attending the 10thsession of the Central Highlands province’s 3rd-tenure People’s Council on July9.
Mentioning the recognition of the Dak Nong Geopark by UNESCO as a GlobalGeopark, the third of its kind in Vietnam, she said it now needs planning, asgood management and new projects in line with policies would help promote theprovince’s eco-tourism and cultural potential.
She recommended local authorities pay attention to supporting thedevelopment of enterprises that use technologies and follow new businessmodels, while creating favourable conditions for investors. If these are donewell, they will provide major stimulation for local economic recovery.
The NA chief also asked the province to strengthen environmentalprotection and climate change response, step up administrative and judicial reform, and prioritise human resources training.
While effectively implementing measures to ensure economic growth andsocial welfare, Dak Nong should also prepare for any new developments of COVID-19and also diphtheria, Ngan noted. The province, which has recorded no COVID-19cases, is however facing an outbreak of diphtheria.
The top legislator required the province soon build plans, allocatebudget funds, and mobilise resources to carry out the master plan forsocio-economic development of ethnic and mountainous areas for 2021-2030, whichwas recently approved by the NA. Dak Nong is home to 40 ethnic minority groups.
She requested it fully prepare for elections of deputies to the 15th NAand all-level People’s Councils for the 2021-2026 tenure.
On the same day, Ngan held a working session with key local officials,during which she asked Dak Nong to actively foster peace and friendship withCambodian localities with which it shares a border.
She also agreed with the necessity of public-private partnership (PPP) investmentin building a highway linking the province to HCM City, while supporting anupgrade to increase the number of beds at the Dak Nong General Hospital from300 to 700.
Earlier, on July 8, Ngan and representatives of provincial authoritiesvisited and presented gifts to a number of policy beneficiaries in the provincialcapital Gia Nghia./.
The Central Highlands province of Dak Nong has spent over 91 trillion VND (3.9 billion USD) on the national target programme on new-style rural area building during the 2010-2019 period, according to the provincial People Committee.
Vice Chairwoman of the Dak Nong Provincial People’s Committee in the Central Highlands, Ton Thi Ngoc Hanh, presented medical equipment to representatives from the Cambodian province of Mondulkiri and the local Vietnamese association at the Bu P’rang border gate in Quang Truc commune, Tuy Duc district, Dak Nong province, on April 16.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has asked authorities of Dak Nong province to prepare for the hosting of the 2nd Brocade Culture Festival 2020 in the province later this year.
Ha expressed his hope that cooperation in science and technology, agriculture, and natural resources would emerge as new focal points and engines of growth in Vietnam–China relations.
Giang said he believes that building on the solid foundation nurtured over the past half-century and the strong determination of both nations, the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership will continue to grow in a more robust, comprehensive, and extensive manner, thus bringing more practical benefits to the two nations' people.
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According to the Ministry of Public Security, Hoan, formerly Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, is under investigation for allegedly taking bribes in connection with a case involving the Hoang Long Construction and Manpower Supply JSC and related units.
Chairing a national conference on the organisation of the examination on June 18, the PM highlighted the historical significance of the examination, as the restructuring of provincial-level administrative units is underway and the two-tier local administration model is set to officially begin operations on July 1.
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The National Assembly on June 18 passed the law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Product and Goods Quality, with 408 out of 420 participating deputies voting in favour, accounting for 85.36% of the total.
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The resolutions issued by the PM as well as ministries and ministry-level agencies reassign responsibility for 346 administrative procedures - 18 from district to provincial levels, 278 to commune level, and 50 eliminated.
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The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel has advised Vietnamese people living there to proactively prepare and seek ways to leave the country via land border crossings, especially toward Jordan or Egypt, when security and safety conditions allow.
National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan at the working session. (Photo: VNA) 
