Regular press conference in March 2025: Reporters and journalists in the area are interested and contribute opinions in many areas of the province

(Quang Binh Portal) - On the morning of March 27, 2025, the Provincial People's Committee coordinated with the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department to hold a regular press conference for March 2025. Comrade Hoang Xuan Tan, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired the press conference. Attending the press conference were representatives of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department, relevant departments, branches and sectors, and a large number of reporters and journalists in the area.

Many reporters and journalists in the area attended the press conference.

In the first quarter of 2025, Quang Binh's economy continued to maintain a stable growth momentum with GRDP increasing by 7.84% over the same period. Total state budget revenue is estimated at nearly 1,940 billion VND. Policies to support the elimination of temporary and dilapidated houses for poor and near-poor households have been strongly implemented. As of March 19, 2025, the whole province had 1,160/1,553 houses started construction, reaching 74.7%.

Representative of the Provincial People's Committee Office provided information on the province's socio-economic situation in the first quarter of 2025.

Regarding the implementation of key transport projects in the province, in 2025, the Department of Construction will continue to implement 05 transitional projects and 02 urgent projects with a total investment of more than 3,300 billion VND and disbursement of nearly 1,850 billion VND (reaching 56%). Transport projects managed by the Ministry of Transport and other investors in the province are also being urgently implemented.

Representatives of the Department of Home Affairs provided information on the implementation of agency arrangement in the area.

The representative of the Department of Home Affairs provided information on the implementation of the arrangement of commune-level administrative units based on the criteria and instructions of the Ministry of Home Affairs and the direction of the Provincial Steering Committee to ensure compliance with regulations. Regarding the implementation of staff reduction according to Decree 178/2024/ND-CP of the Government, by March 1, 2025, the province has allocated funds and is reviewing and approving the list of beneficiaries of policies and regimes for 35 cases belonging to agencies, units and localities.

Representatives of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism answered some questions from reporters.

Representatives of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism also provided information on some tourism activities in the first quarter of 2025. In the first 3 months of 2025, Quang Binh tourism continued to maintain impressive growth momentum with more than 1 million visitors, an increase of 4.5% over the same period last year. In the coming time, Quang Binh will organize many attractive cultural, sports and tourism activities, while strengthening tourism promotion and advertising; managing and supporting businesses to improve service quality, ready to serve tourists in the upcoming peak season.

Representatives of news agencies and press participated in the exchange of opinions.

At the press conference, representatives of news agencies and newspapers discussed a number of issues of public concern and were answered and clarified by relevant departments and branches, such as the need for specific information on the situation of organization and streamlining of the provincial political system, merging commune-level administrative units; providing a focal unit to implement the Program "Eliminating temporary and dilapidated houses"; clearly stating the deadline for completing the Dong Hoi City Central Railway Road and Overpass Project; providing more information on the issue of reviewing public assets to avoid waste in the use of headquarters after unit mergers; providing early information to the press to have time to research and give opinions...

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee speaking at the press conference

Speaking at the press conference, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee hoped to continue to receive support and companionship in the propaganda work of press agencies and resident reporters in all fields. He also noted that the provincial press agencies should pay attention to and strengthen the propaganda work on the policy of merging administrative units; continue to strengthen the communication work on the Program "Eliminating temporary and dilapidated houses"; promote propaganda on combating illegal IUU fishing and some cultural, sports and tourism activities of the province, thereby contributing to widely promoting to the people and tourists inside and outside the province to visit and experience.