Tây Ninh needs to upgrade infrastructure, says State President
VGP – In his working session with leaders of the southern province of Tây Ninh on Tuesday, State President Nguyễn Minh Triết emphasized that the province should quickly upgrade its transport infrastructure in order to facilitate socio-economic development.
The State President hailed
the province for obtaining a GDP growth rate of 10.7%, which is higher than the
country’s average.
In 2009, despite
difficulties in export, Tây Ninh has managed to expand the domestic market for its
agro-products. The province has also established several industrial parks,
including Borbon-An Hòa and Phước Đông Bời Lời, bettered health and education
services, guaranteed social security, and reduced poverty rate to 5.2% (half of
the country’s average).
However, the President
stressed that underdeveloped industry sector and poor transport infrastructure
remain weak points of Tây Ninh.
In order to restructure its
economy toward industry and service, according to President Triết, Tây Ninh should
map out more open policies, speed up administrative reforms and create more
favorable conditions for investors, especially in the post-crisis period.
The province should upgrade
its transport infrastructure to boost up socio-economic development, stated the
President, noting that training a qualified labor force is also an urgent
mission of economic integration and development.
By Xuân Hồng
