Prime Minister inspects socio-economic infrastructure projects in Yen Bai
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 24 visited the construction sites of several key socio-economic infrastructure projects in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh looks at the planning scheme of the Thac Ba lake national tourism site. (Photo: VNA)
Yen Bai (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinhon September 24 visited the construction sites of several key socio-economicinfrastructure projects in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai.
The projects included one on building Thac Ba lakenational tourism site by 2040. The site is expected to attract about 1 milliontourists by 2030 and some 2.5 million by 2040.
Commenting on its planning, PM Chinh asked Yen Bai province to work withrelevant agencies and localities to capitalise on the connection between thelake and Phu Tho-Tuyen Quang, Tuyen Quang-Ha Giang, and Noi Bai-Lao Cai expressways.
The building of a road around the lake will help fully tap allof its space, the government leader said.
He then went on a field trip to inspect a 4.25km embankmentto prevent the Red River’s flooding in the area of Gioi Phien commune in YenBai city, and visited the under-construction Gioi Phien bridge, the fifth ofits kind linking the centre of Yen Bai city on the left bank of the Red Riverto its right bank. He demanded the building progress of the bridge beshortened by at least six months.
Other sites inspected by the Government leader included an infrastructureproject in Gioi Phien and Bao Hung communes and the construction site of the TranYen industrial park in Yen Bai city./.
Foreign direct investment (FDI) has helped boost socio-economic development in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai, contributing to shifting the economic structure, creating more jobs and improving locals’ living conditions.
The northern mountainous province of Yen Bai granted in-principle approval for 15 investment projects worth a total 3 trillion VND (nearly 130 million USD) during a meeting with investors on March 1.
The northern mountainous province of Yen Bai has received and implemented 21 programmes and projects funded by the World Bank (WB) with total investment of 4.67 trillion VND (199.65 million USD) since 2000, according to a local official.
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Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien welcomed the proposals put forward by the US side and reiterated Vietnam’s request for consideration of key areas of interest, including reciprocal tariff policies and access for Vietnamese key export products to the US market.
Deputy PM Le Thanh Long proposed countries promote shared values, including building trust, sincerity, and solidarity among nations and peoples; fostering cooperation spirit and responsible behaviour as well as upholding international law and the UN Charter; and placing people at the centre and as the goal, the key player, and the driving force of all policies.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh looks at the planning scheme of the Thac Ba lake national tourism site. (Photo: VNA) 
