Master plan for Mekong Delta in 2021-2030 announced
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 21 chaired a conference to announce the Master Plan and investment promotion programme for the Mekong Delta in the 2021-2030 period, with the theme "Mekong Delta: New thinking - New vision - New opportunities - New values”.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (C) chairs the conference to announce the Master Plan and investment promotion programme for the Mekong Delta (Photo: VNA)
Can Tho (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June21 chaired a conference to announce the Master Plan and investment promotion programme for the MekongDelta in the 2021-2030 period, with the theme "Mekong Delta: New thinking- New vision - New opportunities - New values”.
New highlights and significance of the Action Programme t🧔o implement ResolutionNo. 13-NQ/TW of the Politburo, the Master Plan for the Mekong Delta in the2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050, were spotlighted at the event.
During the meeting, ministers, chairmen of People's Committee ofprovinces and cities, representatives from economic groups at home and abroad,and ambassadors and leaders of international organisations in Vietnam gavepresentations to clarify issues in order to successfully implement theResolution on development of the Mekong Delta region in the coming time.
Participants focused their discussion on agriculture restructure; investment attraction in the processing industry; irrigation infrastructure development;trade promotion and expanding markets for farm produce; renewable energydevelopment; culture and tourism; and regional connectivity.
They also emphasised the role and position of Can Tho as the centre of theMekong Delta in regional development linkage; and proposed orientations topromote development links between the region with Ho Chi Minh City and the southernkey economic region.
Measures to promote sustainable marine economic developmentassociated with mangrove ecosystem and coastal protection, naturaldisaster prevention and control and climate change adaptation, and cooperation andsupport for the Mekong Delta’s development were also put on the table.
Also at the conference, commitments to finance theimplementation of ไa number of infrastructure development programmes andprojects in the framework of the master plan were announced./.
Leaders of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho had a working session with a delegation from Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management (FSPPM) under Fulbright University Vietnam on the implementation of the Natural Capital Management project in the Mekong Delta region.
The Mekong Delta province of An Giang is aiming to attract more than 20 trillion VND (862.73 million USD) for at least 15 local projects in 2022 following a freshly signed investment promotion programme.
Local authorities and experts from international organisations and partners have discussed measures to increase the mangrove restoration and afforestation in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region at a workshop in Hanoi.
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The total investment exceeded 319 billion VND (12.2 million USD), including over 261 billion VND from the state budget and 57.5 billion VND mobilised from businesses, organisations, and individuals.
The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang is intensifying efforts to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing as part of the country’s goal of having the European Commission’s “yellow card” warning lifted.
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PM Chinh lauded the press’s historic role in the nation’s fight for independence and its ongoing process of national development, affirming that the Government always highly appreciates the close partnership and steadfast support of press agencies and journalists nationwide.
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A hub for sharing best practices, the event aims to forge solutions for financial sustainability, public media contracts, audience engagement, content innovation, and newsroom restructuring. It is also a moment for Vietnam’s media to accelerate its progress and figure out what the “revolutionary press” means in a new era.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (C) chairs the conference to announce the Master Plan and investment promotion programme for the Mekong Delta (Photo: VNA) 
