Binh Duong works hard on infrastructure development, administrative reform
The southern province of Binh Duong will concentrate on promoting infrastructure development and administrative reform, which are considered as two key pillars in creating breakthroughs in socio-economic development.
The Administrative and Conference Centre of Binh Duong province. (Photo: baobinhduong.vn)
Binh Duong (VNA) - The southern province ofBinh Duong will concentrate on promoting infrastructure development and administrativereform, which are considered as two key pillars in creating breakthroughs in socio-economicdevelopment.
Addressing a meeting of the provincial 11th Party Committee, Secretaryof the provincial Party Committee Tran Van Nam said Binh Duong has basically completedthe dual goals of COVID-19 prevention and socio-economic recovery and development.
The province’s industrial production index in the first quarter of 2021 was estimatedto have increased 6.9 percent year-on-year. Some 255 new businesses were also established.
Its export turnover stood at 7.7 billion USD, whileits import value was 5.6 billion, up 30.4 percent and 20 percent compared to thesame period last year, respectively, resulting in a trade surplus of nearly 2.1billion USD.
The one-top-shop administrative procedure receiving and processing system of the Department of Planning and Investment of Binh Duong province (Photo: VNA)
As of March 31, Binh Duong had attracted nearly 30.8 trillion VND (1.34 billionUSD) in domestic investment and 468 million USD in foreign direct investment,increases of 50 percent and 59 percent year-on-year, respectively.
Nam said the province will continue to accelerate site clearance and compensationand roll out specific measures to remove difficulties facing the locality incompiling planning for land use and urban and smart city development.
It will also work on speeding up the construction of roads and overpasses and tighteningthe management of the real estate sector, he added./.
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The Administrative and Conference Centre of Binh Duong province. (Photo: baobinhduong.vn) 
The one-top-shop administrative procedure receiving and processing system of the Department of Planning and Investment of Binh Duong province (Photo: VNA) 
