There needs to be a new approach in promoting investment, trade and tourism.

In 2020, the Covid-19 epidemic situation was complicated; The work of perfecting the regulations on functions, tasks, and organizational structure of the center was prolonged... but with the determination of the center's leadership and the efforts of all officers and employees,Center for Investment, Trade and Tourism PromotionOvercame difficulties and completed assigned tasks.

On the morning of January 5, the Center for Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion of Nghe An province held a conference to summarize 2020 and deploy tasks for 2021. Comrade Le Ngoc Hoa - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee attended and gave a speech at the conference. Photo: Vuong Bang

Many conferences were effectively implemented such as "Meeting Korea", "Meeting Nghe An - Japan"; Conference "Solutions to promote forest product processing and export in 2021 and the period 2021-2025" in the event series "Vietnam Forestry - 75 years of formation and development"; Participating in the Japan Investment Promotion Conference organized by the Foreign Investment Agency (Ministry of Planning and Investment) in coordination with SMBC Bank (Japan) in Hanoi; Welcoming and working with many delegations of domestic and foreign partners and investors coming to learn and research investment in Nghe An province.

Organizing National Trade Promotion Programs in 2020: North Central Region - Nghe An Industry and Trade Fair 2020; Workshop to find solutions to bring agricultural products to supermarkets; connecting supply and demand to support the consumption of agricultural products; Organizing fairs to bring Vietnamese goods to rural areas in Do Luong and Tan Ky districts; Supporting businesses in the province to participate in domestic fairs and units organizing trade promotion programs to send information to Nghe An businesses.

Overview of the conference. Photo: Vuong Bang

The center's staff attended many conferences and activities to strengthen cooperation and connection between the four provinces of the North Central region in Ha Tinh City; Food Festival in Quang Ninh Province 2020; VITM International Tourism Fair in Hanoi 2020; Survey and connect tourism with flights connecting Vinh with the Central Highlands provinces in Dak Lak and Lam Dong provinces... Renovating the center's website and fanpage to suit the new functions and tasks. Reviewing, changing, and supplementing the identity on the website and fanpage to suit the new functions and tasks..., at the same time, strengthening the promotion of tourism online.

In addition, the unit also welcomed and worked with business delegations to learn about investment, thereby advising and supporting investors;Negotiate the plan to sign a consulting contract to implement the project... The Center has chaired and coordinated with units to successfully organize 19 startup and business administration classes for nearly 2,000 students to attend...

Visiting the strawberry growing model in a greenhouse in Da Lat. Photo: Nguyen Hai

Speaking at the conference, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Ngoc Hoa acknowledged and highly appreciated the achievements of the Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion Center in the past year. The Center has soon completed its apparatus with extremely large functions and tasks, the unit has quickly stabilized and put into operation, implemented many large, effective and suitable programs, creating proud results.

In 2021, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Ngoc Hoa hopes that the center will continue to develop to advise on organizing activities to promote investment, trade and tourism with new approaches in the new situation. Deploy the construction of digital data on investment, trade and tourism; effectively advise on digital transformation projects; orient new approaches to attracting investors, supporting the business community to soon overcome difficulties caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.