National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on September 24 requested that Can Tho city be well aware of its role and position in the Mekong Delta region, as well as its responsibility for boosting regional connectivity.
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan addresses the Party congress of Can Tho city on September 24 (Photo: VNA) - National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi
Kim Ngan on September 24 requested that Can Tho city be well aware of its role
and position in the Mekong Delta region, as well as its responsibility for
boosting regional connectivity.
Attending the municipal Party organisation’s congress for the 2020-2025
tenure, the Politburo member stressed that Can Tho does not have to be at the
top in all fields, but in general cannot develop slower than other localities
in the region. It therefore needs to maximise its potential and advantages and
foster regional coordination, particularly in trade and investment promotion.
It is also important to increase the efficiency of land and rural
resource use and management, environmental protection, and climate change
adaptation, she added, emphasising the necessity for the city to act as a model
in the Delta region in these tasks.
The official urged the city to soon complete the building and effective
enforcement of its planning until 2030 with a vision to 2050, and at the same
time pilot building smart urban areas and a new urban governance model in
several districts in the 2020-2025 period.
To achieve rapid and sustainable development, Can Tho should focus on the
processing industry, hi-tech agriculture, and high-value services, and consider
the processing of agricultural and aquatic products as a spearhead of the
industrial sector.
Ngan also highlighted the importance of handling the relationship
between economic and cultural development appropriately, as well as improving
high-quality human resources and health care, preserving and promoting the
value of cultural heritage, intensifying technological applications, and
improving the capacity of the locality and businesses in international
integration.
Can Tho should associate socio-economic development plans with those to
build defensive postures and strictly and effectively carry out Party
resolutions, especially those related to Party building, she suggested.
Over the past five years, Can Tho has enjoyed positive economic growth,
with gross regional domestic product (GRDP) posting average annual growth of
7.53 percent.
All the 36 communes and four districts of the city meet all of the new-style
rural area building criteria./.