My Son tourism to drive socio-economic progress

The development of tourism at the My Son heritage site will be a major motivation for socio-economic progress in Duy Xuyen district in the central province of Quang Nam in the coming years.

Vice chairman Le Trung Hoa of the district People’s Committee made the announcement at a ceremony on December 2 to celebrate the tenth year of My Son being recognised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) as a World Culture Heritage site.

Hoa said that over the next five years, the district will concentrate on protecting and restoring My Son relics and developing infrastructure as well as human resources to promote tourism potential, in a bid to generate more jobs, reduce hunger and erase poverty.

Representatives at the ceremony urged the district authorities to expand the internet and mobile phone coverage in the district to attract more investors.

Duy Xuyen has sustained its average annual economic growth rate of 14 percent for the past several years, with per capita income reaching around US$513 last year.

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