Socio-economic development in land border areas is associated with preserving and promoting cultural identity.

Culture always plays a particularly important role in social life in general, socio -economic development, strengthening and consolidating national defense and security in particular. Accordingly, economic development in border areas must ensure constitutionality, legality and conformity with international treaties related to border trade, border management regulations, and border gate regulations of which Vietnam is a member.

In particular, comprehensively develop health, education and training, preserve and promote the values ​​of good cultural identity, the spirit of self-reliance, the will to proactively rise up to escape poverty, legitimately enrich and the endogenous resources of ethnic minorities in border areas. Promote all resources, exploit the potential and available advantages of regions and areas. Diversify and strengthen the mobilization, attraction and socialization of resources to invest in rapid and sustainable development of border areas, in which the State budget plays an important role in leading and activating other resources, reasonably prioritizing public investment capital in accordance with the ability to balance with local budgets to invest with focus and key points, concentrating on investing in projects and works that are truly urgent and essential in health, education, and transport infrastructure that are in line with planning and have spillover effects, creating momentum for socio-economic development. [caption id="attachment_1217829" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Photo Collection[/caption] Sustainable socio-economic development in border areas is associated with job creation, income increase; ensuring social security, improving social welfare; sustainable poverty reduction, narrowing regional and local disparities; significantly improving and enhancing the quality of life and health of the people. Gradually perfecting the synchronous, interconnected, comprehensive and modern socio-economic infrastructure system in border areas, especially the transport system connecting with countries sharing land borders through border gates. Building proposed socio-economic development mechanisms and policies creates opportunities for strong development in border areas; At the same time, it has the impact of arousing the will of self-reliance and self-improvement of the people, the aspiration to rise up to build a prosperous and well-off life, develop with the community and the country, develop the economy - society in the land border area associated with preserving and promoting cultural identity, protecting landscapes, ecological environment, conserving biodiversity, strengthening potential and firmly ensuring national defense, security, sovereignty and territory. Create fundamental changes in the economy, culture, society and people's lives in the border area, resolutely implement policies and guidelines, comprehensively develop the economy - society sustainably, creating opportunities for strong development in the border area; improve the effectiveness and efficiency of state management of ethnic affairs, implement ethnic policies and border trade policies.

Bich Huong