Yen Thanh: Imprint in attracting investment
(Baonghean) - Comrade Phan Van Tuyen - Deputy Secretary of the District Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Yen Thanh district gave an interview to Nghe An Newspaper.
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| Comrade Phan Van Tuyen - Deputy Secretary of the District Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Yen Thanh District. Photo: Van Truong |
Comrade Phan Van Tuyen:In 2017, thanks to the drastic direction of the Party Committee, departments, and organizations from the district to the grassroots level, and the implementation of appropriate measures and solutions for each task and each specific time, the socio-economic situation of the district continued to maintain stable development. The economic growth rate increased by 8.38% compared to 2016, reaching 100% of the plan. The economic structure shifted in the right direction; in which agriculture, forestry, and fishery accounted for 47.61%, agriculture - construction accounted for 21.46%; services accounted for 30.93%. The total social investment was 8,310 billion VND, reaching the set plan. Many communes developed quite well, such as Dong Thanh, which grew over 60 hectares of oranges, 3 quarries in the area complied well with environmental regulations, creating jobs for many workers; Bac Thanh commune, Yen Thanh town, the average income reached over 30 million VND/person/year.
The National Target Program on New Rural Development has been strongly implemented, contributing to rural beautification, poverty reduction, and social security. In 2017, 6 new rural communes were welcomed, bringing the total number of communes meeting the new rural standards to 25.
Positive changes in the cultural and social fields: During the year, the Duc Hoang Temple Festival, Gam Temple and Pagoda Festival were successfully organized; 9 historical relics were recognized as provincial relics. In the 2016-2017 school year, many teachers and students achieved high results in district, provincial and national level exams. The District Medical Center examined and treated over 120,000 patients, including over 13,000 inpatients and over 3,000 outpatients.
Yen Thanh Agricultural and Industrial Technical Vocational College trains more than 1,400 students per year, of which over 800 students are sewing workers serving garment factories in the district and neighboring districts. Cooperating with large mechanical and machine installation companies nationwide, it creates jobs for 400-500 students.
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| Garment production at MLB Tenegry Company Limited. Photo: Van Truong |
PV:Proactively attracting investment and achieving positive results are the highlights of Yen Thanh in recent times. Could you tell us more about this field?
Comrade Phan Van Tuyen:Identifying investment attraction as the key to help Yen Thanh exploit its potential advantages for socio-economic development, the district has implemented solutions such as: Focusing on reforming administrative procedures, creating an open environment; planning, focusing on building technical infrastructure for industrial clusters, industrial points... to attract investment projects. Therefore, from 2010 to now, the district has attracted 208 investment projects with a total registered capital of 4,335 billion VND, including 203 domestic investment projects with a total realized investment capital of 3,330 billion VND; 5 foreign investment projects with a total realized investment capital of 483 billion VND. Notably, MLB TENERGY Co., Ltd. of Japan invested 5 million USD to produce garments on an area of 4 hectares, creating jobs for nearly 1,000 local workers. Tay Nghe Joint Stock Company invested nearly 80 billion VND to build a Tuynel Brick Factory with a capacity of 20 million bricks/year...
In addition, the district has also attracted a number of large enterprises and corporations to survey and decide to invest in the agricultural sector with large investment levels. Typically, TH Group committed to investing in the construction of Ve Vung Lake eco-tourism area with a total investment of 2,900 billion VND, 3,000 hectares of high-quality rice with a total investment of 3,000 billion VND; Dong Giao Joint Stock Company, Tam Nguyen Company jointly invested in the production of vegetables, beans, and commercial rice; Central Seed Joint Stock Company, Thai Binh Seed Company, Bac Ninh Seed Company, Nghe An Agricultural Materials Company jointly invested in the production of rice seeds... In the coming time, Yen Thanh will continue to roll out the "red carpet" to attract investment, widely publicizing approved plans.
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| Yen Thanh farmers actively apply machinery to agricultural production. Photo: Van Truong |
PV:MWhat is Yen Thanh's goal for 2018, comrade?
Comrade Phan Van Tuyen:In 2018, the district strives to accelerate growth in conjunction with economic restructuring. Strongly improve the investment environment, expand and enhance the effectiveness of foreign affairs, promote investment attraction, build economic and social infrastructure, mobilize and effectively use resources for development. Well implement social security and welfare goals. Promote new rural construction, administrative reform, prevent and combat corruption and waste.
Yen Thanh will complete the infrastructure of the fields, form concentrated specialized farming areas. Promote intensive investment, quickly apply scientific and technological advances to production, and effectively prevent diseases.