On October 8, State President Vo Van Thuong attended a ceremony in the northern province of Bac Giang to mark 60 years since the then President Ho Chi Minh’s presence and direction at the first Party congress of Ha Bac province (now Bac Giang and Bac Ninh provinces) (October 17, 1963-2023).
State President Vo Van Thuong at the event (Source: https://giaoducthoidai.vn)
VNA quoted the saying of State President Vo Van Thuong at the ceremony that the province’s achievements over the past 60 years are the continuous efforts of the local Party Committee and people in implementing the teachings of President Ho Chi Minh when he visited Bac Giang.
The province needs to focus on strongly transforming the economic structure associated with renewing the growth model in the direction of promoting the application of science and technology, and innovation, and increasing labour productivity; paying more attention to investing in agricultural development, farmers and rural areas.
The art performance (Source: https://giaoducthoidai.vn)
The State President asked the province to solve bottlenecks, increase competitiveness, maintain a favourable business and investment environment to attract more investors.
With a large area of forests and orchards, the province needs to attach great importance to environmental protection, resource management, and climate change response.
Earlier the same day, State President Vo Van Thuong offered incense at Xuong Giang victory special national relic site.
He attended the groundbreaking of a project on upgrading the national relic site of Stand B of Bac Giang stadium where President Ho Chi Minh talked to local officials and people on October 17, 1963./.
Compiled by BTA