Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People’s Committee Phung Thi Kim Nga Gives Directives on Several Industry and Trade Sector Contents

On the afternoon of November 11, Comrade Phung Thi Kim Nga — Member of the Provincial Party Committee and Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People’s Committee — chaired a conference to hear reports proposing options to resolve planning boundary overlaps for the Tan Vinh Industrial Cluster in Luong Son commune, alongside the investment policy for a project to build a smart market – digital market management system across the province.

Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People’s Committee Phung Thi Kim Nga delivering directive remarks at the conference.

The current planning of the Tan Vinh Industrial Cluster (IC) in Luong Son commune experiences boundary overlaps with industrial explosive warehouse projects belonging to Luong Son Construction Stone Production Joint Stock Company and the planning of a local residential road running through the IC.

Leadership of the Office of the Provincial People’s Committee speaking at the conference.

Leadership of the Department of Construction speaking at the conference.

Leadership of the Department of Industry and Trade reporting several contents at the conference.

Giving directives on this content, Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People’s Committee Phung Thi Kim Nga requested that resolution options must comply strictly with legal regulations on the basis of harmonizing the interests of citizens and enterprises.

She proposed that departments and sectors recommend measures to remove difficulties in order to deploy the project; during project execution, Luong Son commune must obtain written consensus commitments from the investor to ensure rigor in accordance with legal regulations...

Subsequently, Vice Chairwoman Phung Thi Kim Nga heard departments, sectors, and localities report on contents seeking investment policy approval for a project to build a smart market – digital market management system across the province.

Invested in by the Department of Industry and Trade, the project carries a total investment capital of over 19.5 billion VND funded from the provincial budget’s public investment source for the 2026–2030 period, with an execution timeframe spanning 2026–2028.

The project will be piloted across 5 markets, including: Vinh Tuong Central Market (Vinh Tuong commune), Lang Market (Xuan Lang commune), Phong Chau Ward Market, Phong Chau Central Market (Phu Ninh commune), and Mai Chau Agricultural Products Market (Mai Chau commune).

Overview of the conference.

The project aims to promote digital transformation in market management and business operations across the province; forming a digital environment that supports small traders in managing, introducing, and promoting products while connecting with consumers.

Through this, contributing to elevating the efficiency of management, data exploitation, and direction and administration over markets by the Department of Industry and Trade, commune-level People’s Committees, and market management units.

Concluding this content, Vice Chairwoman Phung Thi Kim Nga affirmed the necessity of investing in the smart market – digital market project across the province during the current phase.

She assigned the Department of Industry and Trade to absorb comments and act as the focal point for project deployment—specifically needing to clarify the necessity of investing in the project, the rationale behind selecting the 5 pilot markets, and the current status of existing markets across the province as a foundation for formulating smart market investment solutions.

Le Hoang