of Vinh Long to speed up economic restructuring by focusing on
industrial development, while tapping agricultural strengths.
The Government leader gave the advice during his working session with
the provincial administration on September 6. He said Vinh Long should
cash in on its temperate climate and fertile land which is ideal for
fruit specialties such as grapefruit and freshwater products like Tra
and Basa fish.
He asked provincial authorities to work
out policies in favour of agricultural production on an industrial
scale in harmony with rural development and improvement of farmers’
living conditions.
Dung called on the province to
increase GDP growth to over 13 percent annually in the next five years
from 11.19 percent in the 2006-10 period and per-capita incomes to 1,850
USD by 2015 from 1,000 USD at present.
The poverty
rate should drop by two percent in each of the next five years while all
industrial and medical facilities should have their waste collected and
properly treated.
All this should be done in an
effort to join the national industrialisation and modernisation cause,
the Government leader emphasised.
In this regard,
Prime Minister Dung and provincial leaders shared a view on intensifying
investment in traffic infrastructure, irrigation projects, healthcare,
education, rural vocational training and employment promotion./.
