Dien Bien advised to make use of advantages to foster tourism
The northwestern province of Dien Bien should capitalise on its advantages to develop tourism, National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan told provincial officials on March 13.
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has a working session with Dien Bien officials on Mrch 13 (Photo: VNA)
Dien Bien (VNA) –The northwestern province of Dien Bien should capitalise on its advantages todevelop tourism, National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan told provincialofficials on March 13.
Recognising local socio-economic achievements,the top legislator, who is on a working trip to some northwestern provinces,told Dien Bien to conserve and bring into play the values of the specialnational relic site of Dien Bien Phu Victory, in which France was defeated in1954.
The province should expand the planting of ban(Bauhinia variegate) trees, whose flowers considered a symbol of the northwestof Vietnam, so as to improve local landscapes and create a tourism attraction.
The 19 ethnic groups offer a diversity of cultures for tourists to explore, shesaid.
Chairwoman Ngan also asked Dien Bien tocoordinate with other localities and businesses in efforts to attract touristswhile calling for investment in infrastructure development to boost thenon-smoke industry.
Although the province does not accommodate anyhydropower plants, it still needs to protect and make use of watershed forests.Diverse soil and climate conditions are also favourable for it to expand forestryand organic agriculture, including the cultivation of specialty rice varieties,she added.
Reporting on the local situation, Secretary ofthe provincial Party Committee Tran Van Son said Dien Bien has recorded goodprogress in agricultural and forestry production. The cultivation of perennialindustrial trees like coffee, rubber, and tea has been expanded in tandem withprocessing and purchasing activities. There are about 5,170ha of rubber,4,050ha of coffee and 60ha of tea in the province at present.
Provincial authorities have also worked topromote agricultural restructuring and succeeded in attracting some investmentsin specialty rice farming, processing and distribution, industrial livestockfarming, and fruit tree cultivation, he noted.-VNA
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National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has a working session with Dien Bien officials on Mrch 13 (Photo: VNA) 
