An Giang tourism has recovered strongly after the COVID-19 pandemic, with high growth in the number of tourists and revenue. In the photo: Tourists playing and swimming in the Phu Quoc special economic zone. Photo: THANH DU
The numbers prove it
The draft Political Report of the Party Executive Committee of An Giang province for the past term does not list achievements, but presents numbers with a calm and realistic attitude. There are things that have been achieved, exceeded, and things that have not been fully achieved. But what makes readers admire is the spirit of honest assessment, without evasion.
In the context of 5 years of many changes, especially when more than half of the term was "held back" by the COVID-19 pandemic, the completion and surpassing of 31/40 targets is a result that cannot be taken lightly. This is an affirmation that, with the right political determination and the synchronous participation of the entire system, no matter how difficult it is, it can be overcome.
Just looking at a few numbers, the estimated GRDP per capita in 2025 is 2,945 USD, although not high, it is a steady progress; An Giang's total budget revenue is nearly 40,000 billion VND, while public investment is 35,000 billion VND, the highest ever.
Education, health care, and social security all exceeded targets, such as the health insurance coverage rate reaching 95%, 100% of commune-level health stations having doctors. The poverty rate decreased by an average of 0.87%/year, higher than the national average. Nearly 38 million tourists, with revenue of about 33,800 billion VND, a strong growth compared to the previous period.
Attracting more than 1,200 billion VND in non-budgetary investment in the border area alone is a testament to the effectiveness of the open-door policy. In the context of natural disasters, landslides, climate change, epidemics, lack of clean land, lack of sand resources, lack of specific mechanisms... these results are "capital to buy trust" as the old saying goes.
It should also be noted that, of the 9 targets that have not been achieved, most of them are due to objective factors such as export markets, slow public investment due to land clearance problems or slow economic restructuring. The Draft Political Report does not hesitate to clearly state and analyze objective and subjective causes, demonstrating a spirit of openness and courage.
Expanding development space
By merging administrative boundaries, An Giang province not only has an additional area but also seems to be infused with new vitality. The natural area after the merger reaches nearly 10,000km2, the population is nearly 5 million people, leading the Mekong Delta region. However, the good news does not lie in the "physical numbers" but in the thinking of opening up development space that has been clarified in the draft Political Report this time.
A new An Giang with three “development layers”: Delta layer - high-tech agricultural production; border layer - border gate economy, border trade; and sea and island layer - tourism, logistics, renewable energy.
This new structure is specified by 5 key economic zones, with clearly defined centers: Rach Gia is the administrative, logistics, and marine economic center; Phu Quoc is a high-tech tourism special zone; Long Xuyen is the processing and high-tech agricultural center; Chau Doc is a tourism and border trade area; Ha Tien develops marine economy and international trade.
These areas are not just “titles” on paper but are linked to strategic infrastructure axes such as the Chau Doc - Can Tho - Soc Trang, Lo Te - Rach Soi, Ha Tien - Rach Gia - Bac Lieu expressways… This is the premise for the “growth poles” to form and spread.
The quadrilateral Long Xuyen - Chau Doc - Rach Gia - Ha Tien is no longer the "old belt" but has been upgraded to become an industrial - tourism - logistics driving force. A correct vision, along with the right spatial organization, will create a new flow for the province's economy.
It should be further emphasized that the draft Political Report not only sets out the orientation but also specifies clear targets by 2030: GRDP per capita of 7,500 USD or more; urbanization rate of over 50%; total social investment capital of 627,000 billion VND; PCI, DTI, PII indexes in the top 20 nationwide; rate of workers with degrees of 25% or more. These figures, once again, are not to compete for achievements but are an honest test of leadership and management capacity.
In short, when reading the key figures in the draft Political Report, one sees a great belief in action, in people, in the potential of the new An Giang. When belief is built from concrete results, when strategy is linked to a feasible roadmap and when people see the “money - rice bowl” of the policy transformed into quality of life, there is nothing to doubt. Belief does not lie on the forum. Belief starts from speaking numbers.
Lesson 1: Big thinking paves the way for big action
Source: https://baoangiang.com.vn/an-giang-nghi-dung-lam-trung-di-xa-bai-2-mot-niem-tin-tu-nhung-con-so-biet-noi-a425329.html
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