Promoting cooperation for socio-economic development, in March 2023, Ho Chi Minh City and nine localities: Bac Kan, Cao Bang, Ha Nam, Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thanh Hoa, Thua Thien Hue signed a socio-economic development cooperation agreement between Ho Chi Minh City and a number of localities in the North and North Central regions until 2025.
After more than a year of implementation, cooperation activities between Ho Chi Minh City and the northern and north central localities have brought about many practical results in many fields. The cooperation areas include trade, industry, agriculture , investment promotion, tourism, health, education, science and technology and many other fields, which have contributed positively to the overall development of the country.
Cooperation programs such as promoting local products in Ho Chi Minh City to human resource training and digital transformation projects have brought about practical results. Specifically, localities have implemented three regional coordination contents in 2023. Regarding bilateral cooperation activities with nine northern and North Central provinces, in 2023, 26/33 coordination contents were implemented, the remaining seven contents will continue to be implemented in 2024 and 2025...
Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Trade and Investment Promotion Center Dao Minh Chanh said: The implementation of the socio-economic development cooperation agreement between Ho Chi Minh City and the northern and north central localities has achieved many important results. Ho Chi Minh City departments and branches have closely coordinated with the northern and north central localities, especially in the fields of investment, trade, tourism and health.
The successful organization of conferences, fairs and supply-demand connection events has significantly contributed to promoting economic cooperation and increasing links between businesses. Communication work has been promoted, helping to spread the image and brand of provinces and cities, positively impacting the business community and people.
Although important results have been achieved, there are still some limitations that need to be overcome, such as many cooperation contents have not achieved the desired progress. The role of enterprises, especially large enterprises, in promoting cooperation has not been really prominent, leading to the failure to create an incentive effect for small and medium enterprises.
At the same time, promote support for businesses, create favorable conditions for localities to develop, expand markets and cooperate in many fields. Vice Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee Bui Thanh An said: In 2023 and the first nine months of 2024, Nghe An has actively directed all levels and sectors to implement the contents according to the agreement to promote potentials and strengths, contribute to the socio-economic development of Ho Chi Minh City and Nghe An province, and strengthen the long-term cooperative relationship between the two localities.
Departments, branches and related units of the two sides have proactively exchanged information and experiences, actively coordinated in organizing and participating in implementing cooperation events. Enterprises of Ho Chi Minh City and Nghe An have proactively and actively surveyed and sought opportunities for cooperation and business investment. In the period of 2023-2024, Nghe An province has attracted three projects of city investors with a total capital of nearly 615 billion VND. Many agricultural, forestry and fishery products, specialty products, OCOP products (one product per commune) of Nghe An have been consumed in Ho Chi Minh City.
On the contrary, many high-tech agricultural products such as seeds, agricultural materials, machinery and equipment, etc. of manufacturing enterprises in Ho Chi Minh City have been widely consumed in Nghe An. Connection activities, signing of cooperation memorandums, and support in the fields of culture and social security also have many practical and effective support contents.
Meanwhile, Bac Kan province hopes that Ho Chi Minh City and the northern and north central provinces will continue to promote cooperation, support and association to exploit and effectively promote the potential, strengths, economic, cultural and social development of localities, especially cooperation in investment promotion, agricultural development, industry and trade, and tourism. Bac Kan has many famous landscapes, historical relics and unique, diverse ethnic cultural heritages, which are potentials for the province to develop tourism.
In addition, with abundant mineral resources, especially lead and zinc reserves of more than 3.5 million tons, the largest in the country; large forest land area, forest coverage rate of more than 73% (nearly 3/4 of Bac Kan's natural area) ... is the potential for developing mining and processing industry, developing forest economy, creating carbon credit sources. This locality is attracting investment in industrial parks, clusters, wind power, biomass power, residential areas, eco-tourism areas, resorts, golf courses, horse breeding and racing areas, off-road motorbike racing areas, commercial centers ...
Through the agreement on socio-economic development cooperation between Ho Chi Minh City and some localities in the North and North Central, Bac Kan hopes that Ho Chi Minh City and the provinces will pay attention to introducing businesses and investors to research, survey and implement investment, business and tourism development projects; connecting trade and consuming Bac Kan products.
To effectively and in-depthly implement the cooperation agreement in the last months of 2024 and 2025, Ho Chi Minh City and the northern and North Central provinces agreed to continue promoting trade, expanding the supply chain and promoting local products in Ho Chi Minh City. The city pledged to continue accompanying the nine northern and North Central provinces, implementing extensive cooperation activities to maximize the potential of each locality.
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