The eighth Mekong Delta Economic Cooperation Forum (MDEC) kicked off inSoc Trang province on November 5, attracting the attention fromministries, sectors, localities, businesses and international investorsand organisations.
Addressing the openingceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh affirmed that the forum,held successfully for seven times, proposed many helpful mechanisms,policies and initiatives, and fostered collaboration between localitiesin the region, between the Mekong Delta and Ho Chi Minh City, otherregions as well as the business community nationwide.
It has contributed to boosting the region’s socio-economicdevelopment and improving locals’ living conditions, he added.
With the focus on restructuring the agriculture and buildingnew-style rural areas in the Mekong Delta, this year’s three-day forumwill help facilitate the implementation of the Party and State’spolicies on agriculture, rural areas and restructuring.
Hailing the importance of the Mekong Delta, the Deputy PM said thatthe region holds a strategic position in terms of socio-economicdevelopment, security and national defence.
Withits great potential in land, water surface and human resources, theregion contributes 20 percent to the country’s gross domestic product(GDP). It produces over 50 percent of the total food output, andprovides 90 percent of the country’s exported rice, 70 percent ofexported fruits and 60 percent of exported seafood.
However, the region is facing numerous challenges, including climatechange impact, unsustainable economic growth, low infrastructure,limited high-quality human resources and high rate of households livingunder or near the poverty line.
Therefore, theforum is organised to seek measures to address the difficulties, andcreate the most favourable conditions for both domestic andinternational investors to run business in the region, Ninh added.
At the opening ceremony, the organising board honoured organisationsand enterprises which have contributions to the region’s social welfarefund with a total amount of 430 billion VND (20.21 million USD).
Governor of the State Bank Nguyen Van Binh also took the occasion topresent 50 billion VND to Soc Trang province to help build a120-billion-VND general hospital in Tran De district. Its constructionis scheduled to begin on November 6.-VNA
Addressing the openingceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh affirmed that the forum,held successfully for seven times, proposed many helpful mechanisms,policies and initiatives, and fostered collaboration between localitiesin the region, between the Mekong Delta and Ho Chi Minh City, otherregions as well as the business community nationwide.
It has contributed to boosting the region’s socio-economicdevelopment and improving locals’ living conditions, he added.
With the focus on restructuring the agriculture and buildingnew-style rural areas in the Mekong Delta, this year’s three-day forumwill help facilitate the implementation of the Party and State’spolicies on agriculture, rural areas and restructuring.
Hailing the importance of the Mekong Delta, the Deputy PM said thatthe region holds a strategic position in terms of socio-economicdevelopment, security and national defence.
Withits great potential in land, water surface and human resources, theregion contributes 20 percent to the country’s gross domestic product(GDP). It produces over 50 percent of the total food output, andprovides 90 percent of the country’s exported rice, 70 percent ofexported fruits and 60 percent of exported seafood.
However, the region is facing numerous challenges, including climatechange impact, unsustainable economic growth, low infrastructure,limited high-quality human resources and high rate of households livingunder or near the poverty line.
Therefore, theforum is organised to seek measures to address the difficulties, andcreate the most favourable conditions for both domestic andinternational investors to run business in the region, Ninh added.
At the opening ceremony, the organising board honoured organisationsand enterprises which have contributions to the region’s social welfarefund with a total amount of 430 billion VND (20.21 million USD).
Governor of the State Bank Nguyen Van Binh also took the occasion topresent 50 billion VND to Soc Trang province to help build a120-billion-VND general hospital in Tran De district. Its constructionis scheduled to begin on November 6.-VNA
