Chairman of the City People's Committee Nguyen Van Phuong concluded the meeting.

Tourism accelerates, exports increase sharply

Opening the meeting, Director of the Department of Finance La Phuc Thanh informed about the socio -economic situation in May and the first 5 months of 2025.

Accordingly, the highlight is that the tourism sector continues to flourish as the number of arrivals increased by nearly 85.5% over the same period last year, reaching more than 2.7 million after 5 months, including nearly 1.1 million international visitors. Revenue from tourism is estimated at over VND5,000 billion, up 55% over the same period, thanks to a series of unique cultural activities and festivals under the National Tourism Year program.

At the same time, import-export activities continued to recover positively. Export turnover in May was estimated at 136 million USD, up nearly 33% over the same period; accumulated in 5 months reached nearly 598 million USD, completing nearly 42% of the yearly plan. Import turnover reached about 441.7 million USD, up 20.8%.

Total retail sales of goods and consumer service revenue are estimated at VND26,500 billion, up nearly 16%. Outstanding credit reached VND86,800 billion, of which credit for small and medium enterprises increased significantly, reaching VND14,800 billion, up 16.2% compared to the end of 2024. The consumer price index (CPI) in May increased slightly by 0.15%.

In the industrial sector, the industrial production index (IIP) in May increased sharply by 27.4% over the same period; in the first 5 months, the IIP increased by 16.6%, in which the processing and manufacturing industry continued to play a key role. However, in the agricultural sector, the winter-spring rice yield decreased slightly to 61.8 quintals/ha due to weather effects.

According to information at the meeting, the total investment capital implemented in the area reached more than 11,500 billion VND, an increase of 10% over the same period. In the first 5 months of the year, the city licensed 11 new projects, adjusted the capital increase of 2 projects with a total registered capital of more than 22,000 billion VND, including 5 FDI ​​projects. The number of newly established enterprises reached 344, with registered capital increasing sharply by 116%, although the number of enterprises temporarily suspending operations also increased, to 558 units.

“In the first 5 months of the year, budget revenue is estimated at 6,134 billion VND, reaching nearly 50% of the annual estimate and increasing by more than 24% over the same period. Budget expenditure reached about 4,655 billion VND. Disbursement of public investment capital was promoted, reaching 30.3% of the plan, higher than the national average, ranking 11th out of 63 provinces and cities,” Mr. Thanh emphasized.

Director of the Department of Finance La Phuc Thanh informs about the socio-economic situation

The fields of culture, education, health, science and technology continue to receive attention. The city maintains good primary health care for the people, strengthens administrative reform, maintains national defense, political security and social order and safety.

Accelerate, Decisive, Effective

At the meeting, members of the City People's Committee focused on discussing issues related to urban order, digital transformation, and food safety and hygiene.

Regarding the socio-economic situation, leaders of departments and branches also have specific reports, making recommendations related to preparation for enrollment; epidemic situation; analysis of causes of decreased rice productivity; policies for developing experiential tourism, cultural industrial tourism, human resources for the tourism industry; progress of off-budget projects, etc.

Chairman of Hue City People's Committee Nguyen Van Phuong highly appreciated the results achieved in socio-economic development in the first 5 months of the year, while emphasizing the difficulties and challenges arising in the process of operating the new urban government model. Mr. Phuong said that the pressure on tasks and targets for the whole year is very large, while the world context continues to have many potential instabilities, especially issues related to import and export, tariffs, these are objective factors that have a direct impact on the locality.

Chairman of the City People's Committee Nguyen Van Phuong requested that departments, branches and units need to closely follow each target, promote the role of the leading agency, proactively remove bottlenecks, and complete tasks on schedule and thoroughly. He noted: it is necessary to clearly define the role and responsibility of the leaders, especially the leaders of the departments, in handling the work to the end, not letting it linger for a long time.

Tourism continues to be a bright spot in the socio-economic picture in May.

For the topics discussed, it is necessary to clearly identify the problems, propose specific solutions, along with accompanying goals and solutions, ensuring feasibility and practicality.

Regarding the management work in the digital space, the Chairman of the Hue City People's Committee emphasized the need for tools and means to support updating and loading data to be simpler and easier to use. In addition, the maintenance and use of digital platforms must be practical and effective; because even though there are many tools, if they are not operated regularly, it will be difficult to exist and promote their value.

In particular, regarding the merger of administrative units, Chairman Nguyen Van Phuong noted the need to monitor the progress of restructuring public service units in conjunction with the roadmap for reforming the organizational apparatus, ensuring synchronization, efficiency, and not causing major disruption to public service provision activities.

Regarding culture and society, Mr. Phuong suggested continuing to successfully organize events during the National Tourism Year and Hue Festival 2025, while taking good care of the High School Graduation Exam and 10th grade admission; paying attention to epidemic prevention...

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