On the morning of July 27, a delegation of the Provincial Party Standing Committee led by Member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Bùi Thị Quỳnh Vân paid a working visit to the Party Committee of Bờ Y commune and Border Guard Station of the Bờ Y International Border Gate.
Chairpersons of the working session
Joining the delegation were Alternate Member of the Party Central Committee, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation, and Chairman of the Provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee U Huấn, Deputy Secretary and Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee Nguyễn Hoàng Giang, Deputy Secretary Đinh Thị Hồng Minh, members of the Provincial Standing Committee, leaders of provincial departments and sectors, leaders of Bờ Y commune, and officers and soldiers of the Border Guard Station.
Bờ Y commune was formed through the merger of three former administrative units (Plei Kần town, Đăk Xú commune, and old Bờ Y commune) with a total area of over 24,000 hectares and a population of more than 35,000 people. It is home to 15 ethnic groups living across 30 villages.
Located at the Indochina junction bordering Laos and Cambodia, Bờ Y is a key connection point of the East–West Economic Corridor via national highways 14, 14C, and 40, offering favorable conditions for socio-economic development and ensuring political stability and social order.
Bờ Y leader reports at the working session
With a temperate climate, fertile soil, and abundant land resources, Bờ Y has strong potential for high-tech agriculture, cold storage, and processing facilities for export via the border gate.
The commune also boasts advantages for renewable energy and eco-tourism, including community-based tourism along the border.
Since July 1, 2025, the local government structure has been consolidated and is operating smoothly. Officials have been assigned clearly defined responsibilities, administrative procedures are handled properly, and public services for citizens and businesses have improved.
At the working session, leaders of the Bờ Y International Border Gate Border Guard Station reported that the unit manages over 20 kilometers of border with Laos and Cambodia. The station has fulfilled its duties of safeguarding national sovereignty, maintaining political security and social order along the border, and actively collaborating with local authorities in patrols, surveillance, and crime prevention.
Speaking at the meeting, Secretary Bùi Thị Quỳnh Vân acknowledged and praised the proactive and responsible efforts of Bờ Y commune authorities and the Border Guard force in state management, economic development, and national defense and security.
Scene of the working session
She emphasized that the establishment of Bờ Y commune was a strategic and timely decision, streamlining the administrative system and opening up new development space in the border area. She urged efforts to maximize these opportunities to transform Bờ Y into the western economic driving zone of the province.
The Secretary called on Bờ Y commune to continue comprehensive and modern development planning, integrating socio-economic progress with national defense and security.
She highlighted the need to explore geographical advantages to develop logistics centers, border trade services, high-tech agriculture, and eco-tourism; improve human resources quality, advance digital transformation, and promote administrative reform for better public service.
Additionally, she urged more attention to the livelihoods of ethnic minorities, especially poor and policy beneficiary households.
Finally, she requested relevant departments and sectors to closely coordinate with Bờ Y commune to promptly review and propose suitable mechanisms and policies to unlock potential, drive economic breakthroughs, and turn Bờ Y into a bright spot in the border area, playing a strategic role in the province’s overall development.
Minh Thiện
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