Vinh City focuses on trade, services and tourism
(Baonghean.vn) - Trade, services and tourism are identified as key economic sectors that promote and impact the comprehensive development of Vinh city. Therefore, the city has proposed many solutions to connect and develop the two above-mentioned economic sectors simultaneously.
Formation of regional hub elements
Vinh City is a first-class urban area under the province, the political, economic and cultural center of Nghe An. Vinh City is determined to become the tourist center of the province and the North Central region with many types of high-quality tourism services and products. In the area, there is a network of key tourist areas such as: Ho Chi Minh Square and Uncle Ho Monument; Quyet Mountain Forest Eco-tourism Area; Lam River Road Tourist Area; Spiritual cultural tourism networks, historical research: Red Village relic cluster, Con Mo, Ben Thuy Intersection, Vinh Temple of Literature relic; Diec Pagoda relic;...
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| Emperor Quang Trung Temple on Dung Quyet Mountain - an attractive tourist destination in Vinh City. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
In recent years, with the attention, direction and support of the Central Government and the province; Vinh city has been focusing on better exploiting its potential and advantages. Financial, banking, transportation, insurance, and information and communication services continue to develop rapidly, with increasingly expanding networks, diversified service types, and improved service quality, meeting the service needs of the people.
The service industry continued to develop well, flourishing in many areas. Total retail sales of goods and service revenue reached 18,700 billion VND, up 11.3% over the same period. Tourism activities were vibrant, welcoming 1.98 million visitors, up 4.76% over the same period. Tourism infrastructure developed strongly, especially hotels, motels, restaurants, and supermarkets; currently there are 181 tourist accommodation establishments, including 14 3-5 star hotels.
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| Tourists visit Uncle Ho's hometown on his birthday. Photo: Huy Thu |
Attracting key commercial and tourism projects
According to the approved master plan of Vinh city until 2030, Vinh city is identified as the commercial center of the province and the North Central region. In terms of nature, the commercial centers in Vinh city are both wholesale and retail centers of goods serving production and consumption in the region, centers for attracting and distributing goods inside and outside the province, and centers serving the entertainment, cultural and sports needs of residents in the province and the exchange of residents from outside the province.
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| Vinh ancient citadel has been upgraded and renovated, becoming a beautiful and poetic destination in the heart of the city - a tourist attraction. Photo: Thu Huyen |
However, in addition to the above outstanding results, the implementation of the task of developing regional centers in a number of industries and fields still faces many difficulties. The fields of finance, credit, banking and insurance have developed in terms of network, service products and outstanding loan growth, significantly supporting production and business activities, but most of them exist in the form of representative offices and dependent branches, without a head office (except for Bac A Commercial Joint Stock Bank).
Therefore, it is not possible to take into account the complex of works/a center - where "big" companies and financial groups converge. The system of commercial establishments in the area is currently not organized to operate according to the process towards high quality, "clean supermarkets", "after-sales" services...
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| Nguyen Van Cu Street attracts a large number of tourists walking and shopping. Photo: Lam Tung |
To successfully carry out the task of building Vinh city into a regional center in over 10 fields in the spirit of Resolution 26/NQ-TW of the Politburo, the city is focusing on mobilizing and effectively using resources from the Central Government, the province, investment sources from international financial organizations, investors and mobilizing resources from the people to carry out investment in developing Vinh city in a comprehensive and modern manner.
Continue to develop the credit and banking system in the direction of diversifying service types, thereby attracting large domestic and foreign banks, financial companies, insurance companies, and securities companies to establish branches in Vinh city to meet the capital needs for production, business, and consumption activities of people in the region.
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| Supermarket system in Vinh city meets people's shopping needs. Photo: Thu Huyen |
Focus on doing a good job of market management, attracting leading commercial, wholesale and retail corporations in the world and Vietnam. Maximize resources to focus on investing in the construction of key commercial projects and works. Promote the potential of the city's comparative advantages in terms of geographical location, in which promote the role of the nucleus - center in linking and developing regional and international tourism; focus on building tourist routes connecting Vinh - Cua Lo with key tourist destinations in the province. Attract and call for investment resources for projects: Spiritual tourism area combined with Quyet Mountain Park; Lam riverside tourism project associated with Hung Hoa mangrove forest...
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| Quang Trung Street, Vinh City is covered with green trees and modern high-rise buildings. Photo: Thu Huyen |
