PM urges stronger development of sea-based economy
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked relevant ministries, sectors and localities to further promote marine potential and advantages, overcome shortcomings and adopt timely measures to turn Vietnam into a rich and strong country based on its maritime economy.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaks at the meeting. (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime MinisterNguyen Xuan Phuc has asked relevant ministries, sectors and localities to furtherpromote marine potential and advantages, overcome shortcomings and adopt timelymeasures to turn Vietnam into a rich and strong country based on its maritimeeconomy.
PM Phuc made the request while chairing ameeting on Vietnam’s Maritime Strategy in Hanoi on August 16, with theattendance of leaders from relevant ministries, sectors and coastal provincesand cities.
A report presented by Minister ofNatural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha and ideas put forth byparticipants showed that after years of implementing the maritime strategy, thesea-born economy has witnessed comprehensive development, while the livingconditions of residents in coastal areas have been improved.
Economic sectors such as tourism,aquaculture, fishing, seafood processing and marine shipping have enjoyedremarkable growth. Due attention has been paid to environmental protection.
However, the country is facing a rangeof difficulties and challenges, especially those related to human resources,science-technology, integrated sea management and coordination mechanism amongministries, sectors, localities and forces at sea.
Participants emphasized the need to stepup the synchronous implementation of the maritime strategy as the sea-basedeconomy plays an important role in the development of the whole country as wellas 28 coastal provinces and cities.
In 2007,the 10th Party Central Committee adopted Vietnam’s Maritime Strategy towards2020 to further enhance a sea-based economy and protect national sovereigntyover islands and seas.
Thestrategy set out a goal that sea-based economic sectors will make up 53-55percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) while per capita incomein coastal areas is expected to double the average of the whole country by 2020.-VNA
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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaks at the meeting. (Source: VNA) 
