PM asks central localities to promote regional connectivity

Localities in the central region need to pay special attention to enhancing regional connectivity in their development policies, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc requested at a meeting of the Council for the Central Key Economic Region in Thua Thien-Hue province on February 15.

The meeting of the Council for the Central Key Economic Region (Photo: VGP)
The meeting of the Council for the Central Key Economic Region (Photo: VGP)

He ordered provinces in the council, namely Thua Thien-Hue, Da Nang, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai and Binh Dinh, to focus on the field of marine tourism by building coastal roads and linking tourist ports.

The PM also suggested upgrading airports to attract more international tourists.

Stressing the importance of perfecting the institutional system, the Government leader asked the council to study new mechanisms to address shortcomings in management and take appropriate measures to facilitate socio-economic development.

He urged central localities to double efforts to make more considerable contributions to the country’s tourism development.

The PM recommended improving the operational efficiency of processing and manufacturing industrial parks and promoting the application of the fourth industrial revolution and automation in production.

He demanded central localities to make better use of land and human resources in socio-economic development, stressing that the State only supports the construction of importation infrastructure such as airports and ports.