PM wishes Thua Thien-Hue to be a famous tourism destination
While speaking at the meeting with leaders of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on January 31, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc stressed the needs of more specific, aggressive and visible measures to develop the locality becoming an attractive and famous destination on the world tourism map.

![]() Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaks at a meeting with leaders of Thua Thien-Hue during his New Year visit to the locality
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At the meeting with leaders of the province during his Tet-visit, the PM congratulated Thua Thien-Hue on socio-economic and security-defence achievements in 2016, and lauded the locality’s efforts in overcoming the consequence of the maritime environment incident to recover its sea-based economy.
PM Phuc highlighted Thua Thien-Hue’s abundant tourism potential and asked the locality to make stronger economic reform, while mobilising resources for tourism growth and strengthening ties with central localities such as Da Nang and Quang Nam to boost tourism.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc stressed the needs of more specific, aggressive and visible measures to develop the locality becoming an attractive destination and famous on the world tourism map, thus bringing tourism into a spearhead economic sector and contributing over 20% of the province's GRDP.
The Government leader asked that Thua Thien-Hue should also work harder to turn its traditional agriculture into a smart agriculture with high quality to improve income for locals in rural areas.
PM Phuc also required the procvince to speed up the improvement of its investment environment, thus making full use of the fourth industrial revolution, and build a strong and stable political system to better serve local people.
The PM expressed his hope that in the Year of the Rooster, Thua Thien-Hue will achieve new successes in all fields.
According to leaders of the province, nearly 170,000 Tet gifts have been presented to social welfare beneficiaries.
During the Tet holidays, Thua Thien-Hue has welcomed nearly 100,000 visitors

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