During a working session with the standing boards of the Da Nang Municipal and Quang Nam Provincial Party Committees, To Lam urged faster economic restructuring to boost labour productivity and harness local strengths. He outlined key goals, including an international financial centre, a free trade zone, a modern coastal city, and a world-class tourism hub blending leisure and heritage.

He urged defining the region’s strategic role and unique assets - Chu Lai as an industrial and logistics engine, Hoi An – My Son as a cultural-ecotourism hub, and a hi-tech agricultural zone.

A comprehensive master plan must ensure balanced growth, avoiding overconcentration in Da Nang while unlocking Quang Nam’s potential, he said.

He envisioned Quang Nam – Da Nang as a national hub for innovation, hi-tech, and startups, leading in digital, circular, green, and marine economies. This, he proposed, requires a digital government-smart city-modern administration model, improved human capital, top talent attraction, and a skilled leadership contingent suited to new governance models.

Party General Secretary To Lam tours Da Nang Software Park No.2. (Photo: VNA)

It was also asked to improve livelihoods, eradicate poverty, and foster private sector growth. Strengthening national defence, security, and sovereignty protection remains essential, alongside regional integration and a “borderless” administrative approach to development among localities.

The merger is not merely an administrative change, it is a historic opportunity for Quang Nam and Da Nang to unite in building a premier economic, cultural and innovation hub, reaching beyond borders to claim a rightful place globally and nationally, he said.

The Party leader assigned the National Assembly and the Government to provide full support, ensuring the new Quang Nam – Da Nang effectively follows major Party policies, particularly through groundbreaking proposals regarding financial mechanisms, planning, organisational structure, and pilot projects in new fields.

Earlier, he visited and inspected the construction of Lien Chiet Port, set become an international gateway port for global logistics shipping companies; and toured Da Nang Software Park No.2.