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Distance to traffic hubs

Roads:

Ho Chi Minh city center 45km

Phu My Hung Urban center 35km

Long An Province center 18km
Ports:

ICD Hiep Phuoc Port 30km

Cat Lai Port 43km

Long An International port 23km

Cai Mep Thi Vai Deep Port 74km
Airport:

Tan Son Nhat Airport (HCMC) 42km

Source: Long An Economic Zone Authority (LEAZA)

The East Sea tide in Soai Rap estuary has amplitude of high from 3,5 to 3,9 m. The process of intruding salt water is deeper and longer into the inland. The reason is the strong operation of tide, northeast wind, less water from upstream and especially many exploitations of surface water in dry season. In the past, Vam Co Tay river had been intruded by salt water in Tuyen Nhon of about 5 km, since 1993, it has reached to Vinh Hung. The salinization has started from January to June with 2 - 4 gam/liters. The salinity of Vam Co Dong river has gradually reduced by the influence of Dau Tieng lake.

Besides, the earth tends to be hotter, facilitating sea level raising, developing the salinization deeply to inland.

The salinization has changed the ecological system of region which has been stable for many years, resulting in the influence to production and daily life of people. To reduce this process, should not exploit too much in dry season and the investment in irrigation systems should consider the impact of salt water intrusion on the general ecological system.

At the end of Mesozoi and in Kainozoi, Da Lat zone was activated forcefully. In Neogen – Quaternary, this region involving Mekong basin was subsided forcefully and filled up by terrigenous sediments . In Long An province, it mainly developed formations of sediments of Neogen Quaternary:

Sediments of conglomerate, sandstone, clay siltstone of Can Tho formation (N₂¹ct) have large area of allocation.

Gravelstone, sandstone, siltstone, claystone of Nam Can formation (N₂²nc) have large area of allocation.

Formations of stream deposition including pebble, gravel, grit, sand, clay, kaolin of Cu Chi formation (aQ₂³cc) are allocated mainly in Loc Giang, Duc Lap Thuong, My Hanh Bac, Hoa Khanh Dong, An Ninh Tay communes under Duc Hoa district.

Formations of sea and rivers depositions including silt, clay with few gypsum of Moc Hoa formation (amQ₂¹mh) are allocated mainly in areas of Duc Hue, Moc Hoa, Vinh Hung, Tan Hung districts.

Formations of stream deposition including pebble, gravel, grit, sand, clay kaolin of Hau Giang formation (mQ₂¹hg) are allocated mainly in areas of Tan Thanh, Moc Hoa, Tan Hung districts.

Formations of sediments of Middle-Upper Holocen (aQ₂²-3) including stream deposition (sand, silt, clay), river - marsh (silt, clay, remains of plants and peat), are shelf deposits, alluvial flat and river bed deposit, allocating most of areas of districts in Long An province.

According to result of geological survey at the ratio of 1:200.000, it is recorded that there are 2 main fault systems in the North Western - South Eastern direction and North Eastern - South Western direction. These fault systems were found according to geophysical materials and indirect geological signs.​

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Border trade is one of the fields which Long An province Party Committee secretary Pham Van Ranh requires Kien Tuong town to develop

In addition, the town should pay attention to developing hi-tech farming and product consumption connectivity chains.

According to Mr. Ranh, despite lots of efforts having been made, the town has not promoted its development potentials.

Secretary of Kien Tuong Party Committee informs of implementation of the committee's resolution in the first nine months of 2018

Reporting some achievements obtained in the first ten months of 2018, Kien Tuong town's representative said that production value reached VND3.2 trillion, accounting for 84.8 percent plan. Budget revenue was estimated to hit VND444.7 billion.

Social welfare polices were ensured. National defense and security were stable. The town efficiently implemented breakthrough programs and completed some major works.

Kien Tuong Trade and Service Center is among three major works that Kien Tuong has built and put into operation

Source: http://news.baolongan.vn/

​/. Road traffic :

Until the end of 2004, roadways in province was 1.698km, in which asphalt roads were 474km, accounting for 27,9%, gravel roads were 1053km (62%), other kinds of roads were 171km (10,1%) (excluding rural roads). Total length of bridge was 15.799 m long/346 bridges, in which concrete bridges were 7.099 md/123 bridges, girder bridges were 6812 md/194 bridges, others were 1889 md/29 bridges. Density of road by area increased from 0,198 Km/Km² in 1991 to 0,285 Km/Km² in 2000 and 0,359 km/Km² in 2004.

Density of road by population increased from 0,667 Km/1.000 persons in 1991 to 0,957 Km/1000 person in 2000 and 1,130 km/1000 person in 2004.

In general, roadways system is prioritized to invest, helping actively to develop production and improve living standard of population. However, there also remain some roads not satisfying the demand of transportation, lacking of synchronism between roads and bridges, not forming uninterrupted branches of roads.

Most of the Southern communications network has not been increased, mainly improved, upgraded and expanded, except some rural roads. In Nothern region, the communications network has developed rapidly, contributing to reclaimation, reallocation of population. To date, traffic roads are, however, quite scattered in this region, province road only has some roads just for cars, branches of roads accessible to residential clusters have not been built yet. Therefore this has influenced to travel and organization of life of rural people.

At present, the system of bridges and roads have been built synchronously in term of capacity in most of main roads from province to district and roads to industrial zones. However, there still remain some roads with low-capacity bridges, constraining the development of cargo transportation.

In recent years, although border belt ways have been invested, they are mainly small-scale rural roads, asynchronous bridge roads, inluencing to the national defense and smuggling fighting.

In recent years, the construction of rural transportation has become a big movement, combining from the budget and contribution of population. At present, 156 over 188 communes have car roads to the center (accounting for 83%), 32 communes under 7 districts do not have car roads to center, including 18 roads with total length of 126 km and 140 bridges/6637m long.

In recent years, the investment in traffic industry has been constantly increased. However, the annual budget for maintenance is low. Therefore the roads are degrading quickly. According to economists, it is necessary for capital given priority to maintain other than to invest in building. It will bring socio-economic efficiency.

In recent years, the roadways system has been considered and invested by the province, but in general it is not extensive and synchronous, influencing to the investment attraction and socio-economic development of province.

2/.Waterway traffic:

Since 1995, the waterways network has not increased, with scale of 2.559 km. Density of waterways by area was 0,59 Km/Km² and by population was 1,8 Km/ten thousand of people with main waterways of Vam Co river, Vam Co Dong, Vam Co Tay, Rach Cat river . . .

Besides, on rural waterways, especially districts in Dong Thap Muoi, people can travel by boats from house to house, from region to region and boats are the main means of transport, means of living of many families in Dong Thap Muoi. Communes where do not have car roads to center will travel by waterways.

However, the waterways network, at present, still depends mainly on natural advantage, not developing the existing potentials, lacking in support system such as marking buoy, local waterways signal. The phenomena of appropriation of flow and way of boats, breach of protective corridors of local waterways such as construction of house and building materials yard, holding a market, etc. have not controlled properly. Many waterways have had great siltation through development in many years but they have not dredged and influenced to travel capacity of means.

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Distance to traffic hubs

12 km from Phu My Hung residential area.

19 km from Ben Thanh market, the central of Ho Chi Minh city.

25 km from Tan Son Nhat international airport.

35 km from Long Thanh international airport (2015).

Source: Long An Economic Zone Authority (LEAZA)

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Distance to traffic hubs

Conveniently located: located between three major resident Duc Hoa Town, Hau Nghia Town (Long An) and Cu Chi (HCMC) Duc Hoa 3 Industrial Park, Duc Hoa District, Long An Province.
Road distance to:

Xuyen A Road 07 km

Tan Son Nhat Airport 26 km

Centre of HCMC 29 km

Centre of Tan An city 58 km

Moc Bai International Border 48 km
Distance from DARESCO to Ports : 

Cat Lai Port 40 km

Sai Gon-Hiep Phuoc Port 43 km

Ben Luc Port 43 km

​​Source: Long An Economic Zone Authority (LEAZA)​

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The Socio-economic Development Master Plan of Long An Province up to 2020 and Vision Toward 2030 has been approved by the Prime Minister in Decision No. 143 /QD-TTg dated 03/10/2012.

Economic objectives of planning to achieve:

- Economic growth rate per period 2012 - 2030 reached 12.5%/year, of which the period 2012 to 2020 increased by 13%/year.

- By 2015, GDP per capita reached 50 million VND/person/year (about 2,400 USD); the share of agriculture, industry and services in GDP respectively 28%, 41%, 31%; Provincial budget revenue in the province accounted for 10% of GDP; ability to raise capital from the state budget revenues accounted for 28.5%.

- By 2020, GDP per capita reached 80 million VND/person/year (about 3,800 USD); the share of agriculture, industry and services in GDP, respectively accounting for 15%, 45%, 40%; Provincial budget revenue in the province accounted for 10.8% of GDP; ability to raise capital from the state budget revenues accounted for 29.6%.

- Vision 2030: GDP per capita reached 172 million VND/person/year (about 8,000 USD); the share of agriculture, industry and services in GDP respectively 7%, 48%, 45%; Provincial budget revenue in the province accounted for 10.8% of GDP; ability to raise capital from the state budget revenues accounted for 29.6%.

Proposed Zoning; the province can be broadly classified into three zones. Generally, the Vam Co Dong and Vam Co Tay rivers can be considered as boundaries of these three zones:

- Zone 1 (Agricultural, Eco-Tourism and Border Gate Economic Zone): This zone including the districts of Vinh Hung, Tan Hung, Moc Hoa, Tan Thanh, Thanh Hoa, Chau Thanh and part of Thu Thua is primarily resourced and maintained for intensive agriculture activities to ensure food security of the country and to serve as a competitive agriculture production areas of the province together with development of agricultural services, residential areas as well as development of services and industries in border economic zone. Zone1 is also important to enhance rural landscape of the province to attract tourists and visitors. Therefore development orientation is not only directed for AFA sector but also improvement of rural life of the people and exploration of eco-tourism opportunities. Preservation of rural and cultural resources is also an important element. Moc Hoa town serves as the center of Zone1 and promote exchange of trade and services between DTM region and Tan An area. In order farther to enhance the orientation for Zone 1, it is important to strengthen coordinated planning and actions with neighboring provinces including those of Cambodia.

- Zone 2 (Ecological Zone or Buffer Zone): This zone is mainly located between the two ecological corridors of Vam Co Dong and Vam Co Tay rivers. Main purpose and importance of the Zone 2 are (i) to protect Zone 1 from inadequate and excessive urban and industrial development of Zone 3, (ii) to develop agriculture with comparative advantage, (iii) to spare land for eco-friendly development including industries, eco-tourism towns/villages, provincial logistic centers, (iv) to create a new type of land-use and unique landscape with a mixture of urban and rural nature, (v) to protect Vam Co Dong and Vam Co Tay rivers from pollution due to development which may become more active in the future, and (vi)to preserve rich space for future development, say after 2020 or 2030 which can be decided by next generation based on the conditions then. Thu Thua town will be the centre of Zone2 which provides Zone2 with regional transportation (road and water) links and connection between provincial economic zones, border gates and seaports. In general, developments in Zone2 will be undertaken in strictly controlled manner and permitted only in designated areas along the roads and other specified areas.

- Zone 3 (Focal Economic Region or Urban and Industrial Zone): This zone covers Vam Co Dong River and the FER districts of Duc Hoa, Ben Luc, Can Giuoc, and Can Duoc, as well as part of Tan Tru in Ha, Tan An City, and part of Thu Thua district. Urban and industrial development will be concentrated in this zone where infrastructure will be well provided, demand for urban areas and development demand is high and market exists. This zone intends to promote farther competitive urban and industrial development and establish Tan An – Ben Luc urban corridor and special urban and industrial centers in Duc Hoa, Can Giuoc and Can Duoc.

Orientation concentrated urban development and general industrial, forming corridors for urban development center in Ben Luc - Tan An urban and industrial characteristics in Duc Hoa, Can Giuoc, Can Duoc...

Three zones map

Planning approved the basis and important orientation focus province calling for investment, economic development. On the basis of the plan, the province of Long An ongoing planning, roadmaps, projects and specific projects to implement the plan in the future. Long An is committed to creating favorable conditions for the enterprises and economic sectors to understand and invest in the province.

(The Socio-economic Development Master Plan of Long An Province up to 2020 and Vision Toward 2030)Social Economic master plan of Long An.en.pdf 

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Long An Economic Zone Authority (LAEZA)

Chairman of Provincial People's Council - ​Mr Nguyen Van Duoc.

Vice Chairman of Provincial People's Council – Mr Nguyen Thanh Cang

Vice Chairman of Provincial People's Council – Mr Mai Van Nhieu​

Head of Legal Department of Provincial People's Council – Mr Le Son Ha

Head of Economic-Budget Department of Provincial People's Council – Mr Nguyen Huu Tuan

Head of Culture-Social Department of Provincial People's Council – Mr Truong Van Nam

People's Council Office of Long An Province

Addresses:  61 Nguyen Hue Street, Ward 1, Tan An City, Long An Province

Phone number :  (0272). 3553 924

Fax: (0272). 3830 150

Email: dbnd@longan.gov.vn

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93,000 visitors went to Long An in November 2018

Also in November 2018, the provincial People's Committee implemented the Code of Conduct of civilized tourism in Long An province. Assisted enterprises in surveying and supplied information related to historical-cultural relics and cultural works managed by the Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.

The Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism coordinated with relevant departments and branches to monitor and urge Thap Muoi Travel Co., Ltd to have a specific plan for the construction of the local road at Tan Lap Floating Village Eco-tourism Site, Moc Hoa district. At the same time, the Department also guided procedures and dossiers for granting tourist guide cards, domestic travel business licenses in accordance with Tourist Law 2017 for organizations, individuals engaged in tourism sector./.​

Reported by Dai Lam

Translated by Lan Vy

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In addition fruit, banana is also entering the fastidious Japanese market. Director of Huy Long An Co., Ltd (Duc Hue district). Currently, total output of banana in Tay Ninh and Long An is over 4,000 tons/year, of which 40% is exported to Japan. In addition to Japanese market, the Company also exports this fruit to China and Malaysia, while is negotiating to sell to Korea.

Long An rice comes to the international market

In addition, rice is also a popular item in the world. Currently, there are 21 enterprises which are allowed to export rice in the province. From beginning of 2018 to present, rice export enterprises bought 815,000 tons of paddy, up 4% over the same period in 2017.

Banana is also one of exported agricultural products of Long An

Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee – Pham Van Canh said that the producers should change the thinking of production by movement to by cooperation, association, and complying with guidelines of functional agencies on the implementation of planning and safety production procedures. Besides, encouraging activities of innovation, creativity and application of science and technology to production and business, enhancing material and technical investment for research, and transferring science and technology must also be performed./.

Reported by Huynh Phong

Translated by Lan Vy ​

​Thu Thua is newly divided into two regions: the North region consists of 7 communes of Long Thanh, Long Thuan, Tan Thanh, My Lac, My Thanh, Long Thanh, Tan Lap belonging to Dong Thap Muoi Region and the remaining is located in the flood region (accounting for 75% of the total district), the South consists of the remaining communes and less impacted by the floods. The socio-economic development of Thua Thua district is closely linked with the reclamation, immigration and construction of a new economic region of the province.

According to the geographical and economic region classification of Long An province, the North of Thua Thua district belongs to sub-zone IV (including Thanh Hoa, North Thua Thua and a part of Tan Thanh district). The key economic development direction of the district is developing agriculture-forestry in which the leading is rice production and indigo planting. The South of Thu Thua belongs to Sub-zone V (including Tan Tru, Chau Thanh, Tan An city, South Thu Thua, West Vam Co Dong of Ben Luc). The main production direction is producing high productivity rice and special rice, diversifying the crops on the rice-planting land, strongly developing animal breeding such as: pig, industrial chicken, walking chicken, beef and dairy cow.

Thua Thua district consists of 13 communes-town in which Thu Thua town is the center of the district and the remaining communes include Long Thanh, Long Thuan, My Lac, My Thanh, My An, My Phu, Tan Thanh, Binh An, Binh Thanh, Nhi Thanh, Long Thanh (newly established according to the Decree No. 50/2003/NĐ-CP issued by the Government on the basis of splitting from Long Thanh commune), Tan Lap (separated from Tan Thanh commune).​

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I. LOCATION AND ACCESSIBILITY OF LONG AN INTERNATIONAL SEA PORT

The project has many advantage conditions of site and accessibility

Distance to HCM city center of approximately 30 km by national way 50; To HCM city - Trung Luong highway of 30km; To Hiep Phuoc Port of 7 km by river way.

Adjacent to HL19 (Ben Luc – Tan Tap Road); Tan Tap – Long Hau Highway; and Ring Road No.4.

Distance to estuary of East Sea of 15 km by Soai Rap river way;

Easy to access Vam Co river system and Cho Gao canal which is arterial waterway connected to the Mekong Delta.

Soai Rap River can welcome the 50,000 DWT vessel at the present and 70,000 DWT vessel in the future.

Long An international sea port

II. LONG AN PORT INFORMATION

-           Land area about 147ha.

-            Running 2.6km along the Soai Rap River.

-           Seven international wharves with 1.67 km long to handle ships weighing between 30,000 and 70,000 deadweight (DWT) and six wharves with 0.4 km long for domestic inland ships of 1,000 DWT.

-           Its loading and unloading capacity is expected to reach 2.5 million tons/year in the first phase in 2015, increasing to 9.3 million tons in the 2nd phase and 15 million tons in the 3rd phase.

-           The first wharf have been constructed and expected to finish in the beginning of 2015.

Master Plan of The Long An port project

- Present condition: Area 396 ha, most of the area is agricultural land and residential area. Convenient infrastructure connections.

- Project goals: Integrated industrial parks and infrastructure to attract investments.

- Total estimated capital: US $86 million.

- Investors: the Long An S.E.A Industrial Park Joint. Calling for potential investments to cooperate.

- Progress: 
+ Had Detail plan, scale 1/2000.
+ Carrying out site clearance and constructing infrastructure.

- Uban policies: Have many preferred policies about land rent, tax policy as well as provincial policies.

III. PICTURES

Source: Long An Economic Zone Authority (LAEZA)​

According to the conference report, PCI 2017 of Long An province ranked the fourth in the ranking, belonged to Good group with 66.70 scores; increased 11 levels and increased 6.05 scores compared to 2016; All 10 component indexes increased without no component index decreased. Of which, Long An has 05 component indexes that were improved very well, with high scores, 02 indexes with scores higher than 3 provinces in Top 3 (Quang Ninh, Da Nang, Dong Thap), including: the dynamism of the provincial government, legal institution, market entry, access to land, unofficial fees. However, Long An has five component indexes with the scores increased than 2016 but still much lower than those of 3 provinces in Top 3, such as: enterprise support services, time costs to implement the State regulations, government transparency, access to information, labor training, fair competition.

As for PAPI results in 2017, Long An province achieved 38.30 / 60 scores, ranking the 11th among 63 provinces / cities and ranking in the 1^st group – the group with the highest scores nationwide (this group consists of 16 provinces/cities). Increased 11 levels compared to 2016.

The Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Pham Van Rach spoke at the conference

Spoke at the conference, the Secretary of Provincial Party Committee - Pham Van Ranh praised the achievements in improving the investment environment, support and development of enterprises of the province over the past time. Therefore, it is suggested that all branches and people's committees at all levels should carry out their duties with drastic requirements and continue to improve the investment, production and business environment.

On this occasion, the certificates of merit by the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee were also awarded to 05 collectives and 04 individuals with good achievements in improving and raising the provincial competitiveness index.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - Tran Van Can awarded the certificates of merit to 5 individuals with good achievements

Reported by TV

Translated by Lan Vy 

​2. Promote to the maximum the potentials and advantages of the province; exploiting and using effectively all resources for fast and sustainable socio-economic development and environmental protection; promoting the economic mechanism transition, increasing the growth rate and the competitiveness of the economy.

3. Developing the economy together with ensuring the social progress and justice, protecting the natural resources and environment to step by step increase the living standards of the people, reduce the number of poor households; developing health, culture, education and training. Focusing on training the high-quality human resource to meet the demands of the market, linking the human resource development with the development and application of science and technology.

4. Combining the economic development with the political security and social order protection; ensuring the security and national defense with the location of Long An located in the border region of Mekong River Delta region and in economic integration of Southeast Asia Region and the world.

II. DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES

1. General objectives

- Developing Long An to become the province with sustainable and harmonic development between the urban and rural areas; having hi-tech level, synchronous and modern infrastructure system; high-quality human resource; strong national defense-security, ensured social safety and order. Aiming at becoming an industrial province by 2020.

2. Particular objectives

a) Economic:

- The average economic growth rate for period 2012 – 2030 reaches 12.5%/year in which increases to 13%/year for period 2012 - 2020.

- By 2015: the average GDP per capita reaches VND50 million/person/year (around USD2,400); the ratios of the agricultural, industrial and service sectors in the GDP are 28%, 41%, 31% respectively; the revenue for state budget in the province accounts for 10% GDP; the investment capital mobilized from the state budget accounts for 28.5%.

- By 2020: the average GDP per capita reaches VND 80 million/person/year (around USD3,800); the ratios of the agricultural, industrial and service sectors in the GDP are 15%, 45%, 40% respectively; the revenue for state budget in the province accounts for 10.8% GDP; the investment capital mobilized from the state budget accounts for 29.6%.

- Vision to2030: the average GDP per capita reaches VND172 million/person/year (around USD8,000); the ratios of the agricultural, industrial and service sectors in the GDP are 7%, 48%, 45% respectively; the revenue for state budget in the province accounts for 10.8% GDP; the investment capital mobilized from the state budget accounts for 29.6%.

b) Social:

- By 2015:

The natural population growth rate is below 1.2%; the percentage of malnourished children under 5 years is less than 16%; 100% commune health stations meet the standard and 90% communes meeting the national standard on health; providing compulsory preschool education for children of 5 years; 40% - 50% communes, towns, wards meeting the standards of compulsory high school education; 50% schools meeting national standards; the percentage of poor households in accordance with the national standards is less than 3%; the percentage of trained labor is 60%.

Aiming at the objective of 20% (about 36 communes) meet the criteria of new rural commune; 50% communes, wards, towns have the cultural and sports centers; 30% communes, wards, towns meet the cultural standards; 90% of urban households and 95% rural households can access hygienic water and 99.25% households can access power .

- By 2020:

Aiming at reducing the birth rate to 1.46%; the average life expectancy reaches 76 years; the percentage of malnourished children under 5 years is less than 12%; the number of patient bed/10,000 people is 20 beds; the minimum number of doctor/commune is 1 and 8 doctors/10,000 people;

The percentage of poor households in accordance with the national standards is 1%; the percentage of trained labor is 65%; the unemployment rate in urban areas is3%; the ratios of the labors in 3 areas of I, II, III are 28.1%, 37.8%, 34% respectively; the percentage of trained labors is 628,600 and jobs are created for 180,000 people;

The percentages of children going to school are as follows: 100% at primary schools, 95% at secondary schools, 70% at high schools. The percentage of schools meeting national standard is 70%; the number of people with college, university or higher degrees/1000 people is 170 people;

Aiming at the objective of 50% (about 83 communes) meets the criteria of new rural commune; 90% cultural houses at the provincial level; ensuring 100% of districts, city have the cultural, sports centers, 75% communes, wards, towns have the cultural, sports centers; 100% households can access hygienic water and 99.7% households can access power.

- Vision to 2030:

The birth rate reduces to 1.5%; the average life expectation is 78 years; the percentage of malnourished children under 5 years is less than 10%; the number of patient beds/10,000 people is 30 beds; the number of doctors/commune is 3 doctors at the maximum and 10 doctors/10,000 people.

The percentage of trained labors is 70%; the unemployment percentage in urban areas is 2%; the number of trained labors is 762,720 people and jobs are created for 190,000 people;

Aiming at the objective of 100% kindergartens meets national standards; the number of people with degree, university and higher degree/1000 people is 200 people; having 95% cultural houses at the provincial level.

c) Environmental protection:

- Ensuring the green coverage percentage by  2015 reaches 21% and maintained unitl 2020, 2030; increasing the forest coverage percentage to 15% in 2015 and 17%, 19% in 2020, 2030 respectively; the area impacted by the flood (flooding more than 1m) in 2015, 2020, 2030 is 25%, 23%, 20% respectively.

- Aiming at the objective of by 2015, 80% of domestic and industrial solid waste and 100% health solid waste are collected and treated; allocating 100% production establishments causing environment pollution out of the urban areas and residential areas; 100% enterprises commit to protect the environment.

- Raising the awareness of the community and strengthening the capacity for the relevant parties on environmental issues; protecting and exploiting in sustainable way the natural resources; reducing the population and  environmental degradation.

- Ensuring the national defense, security, keeping the political stability, controlling the increase and gradually reducing the crimes and social evils.

III. DEVELOPMENT ORIENTATIONS OF SECTORS, INDUSTRIES

1.Developing agricultural, forestry and fishery sectors: Developing comprehensively aiming at producing high-quality products, protecting the ecological environment and following sustainable development. It is aimed at the average growth rate of 5.7%/year for period 2011 – 2020 and 4.8%/year by 2030; the ratios of the agricultural, forestry and fishery sectors are 82% - 4% - 14% respectively in 2020 and 78% - 6% - 16% respectively in 2030.

- Agriculture: defining rice as the key product to ensure the national food security; following intensive and specialized production, applying advanced technology, using high-quality varieties to increase the production value per unit of farming land and meet the demand of the markets; paying attention on the after-harvesting processing and increasing the quality of export rice. Increasing the production of key products of the province such as sugarcane, vegetables and fruits to meet the standards for domestic consumption and export; step by step controlling the diseases and ensuring the sustainable agricultural growth rate; conforming to the technology procedures in all phases including production, processing to consumption.

Developing animal breeding (pig, cow, livestock) with the suitable scale to meet the demand for domestic consumption; applying advanced breeding technology, producing high-quality products, ensuring food hygiene and safety; strictly controlling diseases and animal pollution from animal breeding activities.

- Forestry: maintaining and protecting the available forest resources to ensure the sustainable forest development; conserving the environment for the wild life, valuable and rare genes in combing with ecological tourism development, especially the specialized forests in which Dong Thap Muoi Region plays an important role in reducing the impacts of climate change and seawater rise. Protecting and issuing suitable policies to maintain the reasonable area of protective forests, combining the forest development with national security in border districts. Exploiting the forest resources reasonably, encouraging investment and production activities and sustainable forest development.

- Fishery: Developing the aquaculture activities in Dong Thap Muoi Region aiming at ecological environment control and protection. Studying to establish the suitable aquaculture models (clubs, cooperatives, economic organizations, farms etc.) to protect the benefits of the parties and promote the goods production; investing in developing the infrastructure to apply the technology in aquaculture.

2. Industrial development

- Developing the industry in sustainable way shall have the impacts on the agricultural and service sectors and become the socio-economic driving force for the province. Aiming at the growth rate of 14.2%/year in 2015, 14.4%/year in 2020 and 13.6%/year in 2030. Paying attention on developing the industries to diversify the products, industries with high percentage of high technology, green and clean criteria.

- Ensuring to provide the suitable infrastructure services for the development of sectors, international business activities; constructing high-quality industrial parks to call for foreign investments; establishing the industry development policies with clear and detailed implementation mechanism, promoting the available resources; ensuring to provide the trained and high-quality labor force at reasonable cost; developing the new sectors to create the key sectors for industrial development of the province in the general background of the industry development of Vietnam.

- Encouraging the industries in accordance with the policies of the province, supporting the existing industries in the South Key Economic Zone such as: high technology, knowledge industry, research and development, environment, new material-based industry, electronic and software production, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), energy batteries, power production system from hydro etc. developing the agricultural tool industry basing on the existing and relevant agricultural production sectors in the province.

-Focusing on developing quickly, effectively and investing in the infrastructure, attracting the investments into the existing industrial parks and complexes, linking with the construction of waste treatment works, ensuring the green and clean environment.

3.Trade, service and tourism development

Aiming at the growth rate of 17%/year by 2020 and 15.3%/year by 2030.

- Trade, service: developing high-quality and diversified services to meet the demands of the people; improving the infrastructure and services to provide the modern and convenient facilities for the users; balancing the service quality in urban and rural areas.

Developing urban centers with competitive capacity to provide the suitable services combined with space development. Establishing the service centers to exploite the advantage of being located in the gateway of Mekong River Delta Region and South Key Economic Zone. Improving the services serving for industrial development, urban service development such as logistics service, technology and information, utilities, market research, financial service etc.

- Tourism: Developing the comprehensive tourism system including information provision, infrastructure and transport service, high-quality accommodation, diversified cuisine; entertainment areas, high-quality serving human resource. Diversifying the tourism products, promoting the cooperation in tourism development with other provinces in the Region, especially with Ho Chi Minh city and provinces of Cambodia. Tourism development models: ecological tourism, trade village tourism with the cultural values etc.

4. Social sectors

a) Education and training:

- Continue to invest in physical facilities for the schools from kindergartens to universities, increasing the school, classroom network especially in rural, remote, border areas and auxiliary works serving for education and training and considered this as a priority objective of the Province.

- Increasing the qualifications and capacity of the teachers, improving the teaching and learning methods to meet the diversified demand in term of skills and quality as well as to create the legal background and promoting the internal forces for education development.

- Constructing the suitable vocational training structure to meet the demand of the economy, the training must be linked with job creation after training; diversifying the vocational training methods to improve the quality; paying attention on providing vocational training for rural labor, strengthening the network of the vocational schools; increasing the cooperation, association on training with other provinces in the country and foreign countries.

b) Health:

-Developing synchronously the health network; gradually improving the quality of the professional quality and ethics for medical staffs; modernizing the physical facilities, medical equipment, disease examination and treatment, prevention; upgrading the preventive health centers at district level; promoting the socialization to attract the investment capital in investing and constructing the clinics disease treatment associated with relaxation therapy;

- Paying attention on constructing the healty society, increasing the quality of the preventive health system, constructing the health care system for the people; increasing the effectiveness of health communication and education, environmental sanitation, food safety and hygiene;

-Aiming at the objective of implementing the universal health insurance and population, family planning policies, increasing the population quality.

c) Culture, Sports:

- Constructing the advanced, healthy culture with national identity, creating high-quality and typical cultural products of the province; focusing on establishing the synchronous cultural system at all levels, restoring the cultural, historical relics and preserving the traditional cultural values of the nations; 

- Paying attention on developing the sports movements; paying attention on training, fostering high performance athletes; promoting the socialization, attracting the investments for physical facilities and increasing the physical education in the schools.

d) Poverty reduction, job creation and social security:

- Continue the investments into rural infrastructure, gradually finishing the necessary infrastructure such as schools, health stations, traffic roads, commune centers, power, water, irrigation systems for the poor commune and areas with economic difficulties. Developing rural economy, especially farm and household economy, rehabilitating and developing trade villages, developing labor-intensive small and medium-sized enterprises in rural areas; issuing the policies to serve for creating jobs and developing agricultural and fishery production.

e) Science and technology

- Increasing the management by standards and quality of the product and establishing the advanced quality control system; expanding the cooperation in science and technology; standardizing the key agricultural products of the province (rice, dragon fruits, peanut, shrimp etc.)

- Promoting the application of the achievements of science and advanced technology such as biological technology, after-harvesting technology, creating the innovation in varieties of plants, animals of high productivity and value; gradually mechanizing the agricultural production phases. Supporting the enterprises to innovate and apply the technologies at the traditional trade villages;

5. Infrastructure development:

a) Traffic

- Developing the traffic infrastructure aiming at creating modern infrastructure and increase the connection with big urban centers, centers with high growth rates and the regions in the province; ensure the safe, effective transportation of the cargoes and passengers as well as protecting the environment and avoiding such issues as traffic jams, traffic accidents, air pollution; establishing the suitable organization mechanism and institution to create and manage the transportation network and transportation services effectively.

- Developing the traffic network (road and waterway) effectively with high competition and connecting with the regional traffic networks to create the conditions for Long An province to become the real gateway connecting Mekong River Delta region and the South Key Economic Zone; upgrading, improving the rural traffic roads, preventing floods and creating conditions for safe and smooth circulation of the means of transportation; developing the suitable public transport services to meet the demands of the people.

b) Irrigation

- Upgrading and improving the irrigation system in districts of Duc Hoa, Can Duoc and Can Giup to create the conditions for agricultural production; constructing the additional water receiving Canals from Phuoc Hoa Lake; studying to prepare the plan for exploiting the groundwater source; planning to exploit the water from Hong Ngu Canal to supply water for irrigation for the region between Vam Co Dong River and Vam Co Tay river.

c) Power supply

- Upgrading and constructing the power network synchronously, increasing the capacity of the substations to stabilize the power supply source; studying,  constructing the power projects using other energy sources such as: wind, solar etc. at suitable locations;

-Developing the power distribution system to the industrial areas, complexes, tourism areas, residential areas and centralized production areas; gradually undergrounding the urban power system; focusing on rural power network development.

d) Water supply, drainage and environmental sanitation:

-Focussing the investments in upgrading and newly constructing the domestic water supply system for the urban areas to ensure the clean water demand for domestic and production activities of the people; for the rural areas, ensuring the access to hygienic water of the people; basing on the ability to mobilize the capital for each phase, preparing the plan for upgrading and expanding the water treatment plants, transmission and distribution network; implementing effectively the rural clean water and environmental sanitation programs.

- Constructing synchronously the drainage, wastewater collection and treatment systems, especially in urban areas, industrial complexes, preventing the flooding situation in urban areas; collecting and treating health solid waste at the hospitals, health stations; studying to construct the centralized landfills at the urban areas.

e) Information and communication

- Increasing the quality, diversifying the services, providing new services. Applying information technology in constructing the online communication system from the city to the districts

-Modernizing, expanding the network in combination with applying advanced technology in post and telecommunication sector; ensuring the information security to meet the socio-economic development demand.

6. Natural resource and environment protection

- Minimizing the environmental pollution in industrial, agricultural production, service and urban development; promoting the application of clean technology in economic sectors; improving the environmental depression and environmental quality; protecting the biodiversity and ecological environment.

-Managing and protecting strictly and effectively the natural resources, especially land, forest and minerals. Controlling closely the use and treatment of chemicals, pollutants at the business production establishment and households.

7. National defense and security.

- Strengthening the national defense and security; promoting the general strength of the entire political system to construct the people's national defense and security.

- Constructing and developing effectively the national defense methods, managing closely the prevention national defense force to ensure the quality and quantity; combining with the socio-economic development of the province in the development investment planning, plans, programs and projects.

IV. DEVELOPMENT SPACE ORGANIZATION ORIENTATIONS

1. Urban-Rural development

a) Urban development

- Developing the urban area linking Tan An-Ben Luc to support the effective transport and developing the urban areas along the corridor.

- Developing Duc Hoa Urban Area as the role of the service center of the Northeast Region; Can Giuoc Urban Area will be proposed to provide the services for ports (Hiep Phuoc and Long An) as well as the inland area; establishing Moc Hoa Urban Area to be the development center of Dong Thap Muoi Region, developing the border gate to provide the facilities for trade activities through the border.

- Strengthening and upgrading the urban areas such as Can Duoc, Tan Tru, Thu Thua, Hau Nghia, Dong Thanh, Thanh Hoa, Tan Hoa, Tan Hung and Vinh Hung.

b) Rural development

Developing the rural centers to link with: Thanh Hoa-Tan Thanh Urban Complex; Dong Thanh-Hau Nghia Urban Complex; Moc Hoa – Binh Hiep Urban Complex, ensuring the development of high-quality urban services to improve the living standards of the rural people.

Developing Vam Co Dong and Vam Co Tay ecological corridor, ensuring the water supply for domestic and production activities and serving for the transport of the province as well as creating opportunity for developing other ecological activities, meeting the demand of the urban, rural people and tourists.

2.Development of economic zones:

- Zone 1 (Food security, tourism and border gate economy zone): including the districts of Vinh Hung, Tan Hung, Moc Hoa, tan Thanh, Thanh Hoa, Chau Thanh and a part of Thu Thua district, where has the competitive advantage in agricultural production and tourist attraction.

Aiming at developing strongly agricultural, forestry, fishery sectors and ensuring the industrial development to serve for agriculture, rural development; developing services, industries at the border gate economic zones; developing ecological tourism; developing Moc Hoa Urban area to ensure the exchange of trade and service with Dong Thap Muoi Region and Tan An city.

-Zone 2 (Ecological Buffer Area): located between two rivers of Vam Co Dong and Vam Co Tay. This zone is defined as the area to protect Zone 1 from the impacts of the excessive urban and industrial development activities of Zone 3; creating the special landscape in terms of land use and combing the urban and rural features; reducing pollution for Vam Co Dong River and Vam Co Tay River and restoring the space for development orientation after 2020.

In the short run, Zone 2 is defined for agricultural development with the seasonal land fund for industrial development, ecological urban area, interprovincial transfer area. The center of the Zone is Thua Thua town to connect with many economic sub-regions of the province, connect the land border and sea port. Focusing on controlling the development of Zone 2 and only permitting the development in the planned areas along the roads and some other defined areas.

- Zone 3 (Urban and Industrial Development Zone) consists of Vam Co Dong River and districts of Duc Hoa, Ben Luc, Can Giuoc, Can Duoc and a part of Tan Tru district in the downstream, Tan An city and a part of Thu Thua district.

Aiming at urban development and general industry to create the central urban development corridor in Ben Luc-Tan An and typical industrial urban areas in Duc Hoa, Can Giuoc, Can Duoc.

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Long An leaders hope to promote the province's images through the event

The event aims to introduce and promote hi-end agricultural products in Long An and its localities.

It is also chance for domestic and international cooperatives, enterprises to meet and exchange experience; seeking investment cooperation and promoting their brand names.

The event includes many activities such as exhibition, seminars of smart agriculture – goal and solution and other contests…

The five- day event will take place at Tan An City's Park and co-launched by Department of Trade & Industry and Department of Agriculture & Rural Development, Tinh Tu Exhibition & Communications Co.Ltd.

Deputy Chairman of Long An People's Committee Nguyen Van Duoc said the event is also opportunity to promote Long An's images in integration & development period to people in the country and international visitors therefore the provincial leaders will create favorable conditions for the organizers./.

Source: http://news.baolongan.vn/