Quang Ninh, June 23 -- The northern province of Quang Ninh posted broad-based socio-economic expansion in the first half and is pushing to deliver full-year gross regional domestic product (GRDP) growth above 13%, an all-time high.

To collect more than 100 trillion VND (3.7 billion USD) in state budget revenue this year, the provincial People's Committee issued a decision mapping out detailed GRDP growth waypoints for each leg of the year: 12.58% in the second quarter, taking first-half growth to 11.07%; 15.48% in the third quarter, lifting nine-month growth to 12.56%; and 14.86% in the fourth quarter, yielding a full-year print of 13.21%.

Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Quan Minh Cuong called for more aggressive measures to...