Introduction

 

​Thanh Hoa is a district in Dong Thap Muoi region where is annually impacted by the floods. The establishment and socio-economic development of Thanh Hoa district is closely linked to reclamation and immigration and construction of new economic region in Dong Thap Muoi. The infrastructure is still limited and not synchronous which results in considerable difficulties for the socio-economic development of the district. According to the geographical and economic region classification of Long An province, Thanh Hoa belongs to Sub-Zone IV (including Thanh Hoa, Bac Thu Thua and a part of Tan Thanh district). The main tasks assigned to the distrist is developing agriculture-forestry-fishery, in particularly: stabilizing the production of 2-crop rice (Winter-Spring and Spring-Autumn), rotation production of rice-jute, forestry (indigo) and fresh aquaculture.

Thanh Hoa district has 11 communes-town in which Thanh Hoa town is the center of the district and communes of Thuy Dong, Thuy Tay, Tan Dong, Tan Tay, Thanh Phuoc, Thanh Phu, Thuan Nghia Hoa, Thuan Binh, Tan Hiep, Thanh An (newly established according to the Decree No. 50/2003/NĐ-CP by the Government on the basis of being separated from Thuy Tay commune).​

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Long An leaders witness the signing ceremony between Phu An Thanh Industrial Park and Sojitz Group

Secretary of Long An province Party Committee cum Chairman of the provincial People's Council Pham Van Ranh and Chairman of People's Committee Tran Van Can attended the event.

Chairman Can said Sojitz is the largest Japanese economic Corporation to invest in muti-fields in the province and has many experiences in attracting investment and supplying industrial park's high quality infrastructure services.

Long An authorities hoped that Sojitz would help call for more prestigous foreign investors to invest in Long An's Phu An Thanh Industrial Park, focusing on hi-tech fields to contribute environment protection and the provincial socioeconomic development.

Phu An Thanh Industrial Park covers an area of 692 hectares, locating at An Thanh Commune, Ben Luc District. Up to now, it has attracted 37 domestic & foreign investors with total investment capital up to VND 1trillion and US$ 204million and created over 4,000 jobs for local people.

General Director Tran Van Ngoc of Phu An Thanh Industrial Park shared the cooperation program between the park and Sojitz would increase more efficiency to lure more hi-tech investors, contributing to developing Long An's social economy./.

Source: http://news.baolongan.vn/​

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Director of the Department of Information and Communication - Nguyen Ba Luan presents flowers to the two speakers of the workshop

At the seminar, delegates listened to Brand Marketing Expert - Vo Van Quang presenting the role, meaning, necessity and benefits of brand communication with local development and digital transformation specialist - Nguyen Huu Thai Hoa presented brand communication trends in the digital technology era and the need to build local digital media.

At the training session, delegates have access to information related to brands, brand classification methods, market analysis and potential customers, brand communication, etc. Experts also propose strategic directions of Long An brand communication strategy for the period of 2021 - 2025 including: Building a local brand promotion channel; media socialization; image and communication messenger; trade and investment promotion; organizing the experience space - displaying typical products; building stories and media topics, and making communication according to events and festivals.

Organizing the experience space - displaying typical products is one of the proposed communication strategies

Based on the existing strengths of Long An tourism, experts suggest a few projects that can be implemented feasible in Long An such as horse racing; projects of historical film and film studio - combined with tourism; promoting the specialty of Go Den wine brand; reborn brand of Nang thom Cho Dao rice; promoting the seaport industry and upgrading strategy and skills of Long An Radio and Television./.

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Up to now, the whole province has 19 operating industrial clusters with a total area of 904.3 hectares, has leased 586.6 hectares. Industrial clusters attracted 544 projects with a total investment capital of VND15,635 billion. Of these, these are 60 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects with total investment capital of USD 209 million. The occupancy rate of industrial clusters is 86.55%.

A production line of a fertilizer enterprise in Tan An City's industrial cluster

In the first nine months of 2018, the provincial People's Committee has set up six industrial clusters covering an area of 379.6 hectares including Hoang Gia, Dua Hoa Dong, Thanh Yen, My Kim, Tan Dong Tien and Tan My.

Besides, the Long An Department of Industry & Trade has proposed People's Committee to establish two more An Long and Tu Phuong industrial clusters. As per result, Long An has now total 40 industrial clusters covering 1,908 hectares.

Reported by Gia Han

Translated by Lan Vy

At present, there remain 2 low regions - center of alum in Bac Dong and Bo Bo - Mo Vet. There are 2 cycles of acid water in early rainy season (April to July) and the end of rainy season (November to January) every year. To reduce disadvantages for agricultural production, it is necessary to continue investing and developing irrigation systems to create source, to apply cropping systems, new crop. . . suitable for natural conditions and market mechanism. As reclaiming, it should pay closely attention to lead  the alum water source to downstream, damaging the production of riverside regions. ​​

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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)

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Traffic system in Long Hau Industrial Park was invested completely. Photo: Thanh My

Accordingly, by 2020, the province will have 62 industrial clusters with a total area of 3,106.5 hectares, allocated to 8 districts and Tan An City. Specifically, Duc Hoa will have 20 industrial clusters with a total area of 994.6 hectares; Ben Luc will have 6 industrial clusters with a total area of 267.1 hectares; Can Giuoc will have 10 industrial clusters with a total area of 487.2 hectares; Can Duoc will have 17 industrial clusters with a total area of 957.1 hectares; Tan An City: 3 industrial clusters with a total area of 164.7 hectares; Duc Hue: 1 industrial cluster with an area of 50 hectares; Thanh Hoa: 1 industrial cluster with an area of 14.3 hectares; Tan Tru: 5 industrial clusters with a total area of 171.5 hectares. It is estimated that the capital demand to build infrastructure for the industrial clusters in the province by 2020 is about VND 27,337.

The development planning of industrial clusters by 2020 is the basis for the provincial People's Committee to consider and decide the establishment of industrial clusters. At the same time, the province continues to promote and attract investment in the infrastructural construction for industrial clusters, relocating enterprises and production facilities that are polluting or threatening to pollute out of the trade villages, residential areas, etc. 

To implement and conduct the plan, the provincial People's Committee identified 7 main solutions: investment capital for infrastructural development; creation of clean land for industrial cluster development; attracting investment in construction, business of industrial cluster infrastructure; development of synchronous infrastructure inside and outside industrial clusters; attracting production investment in industrial cluster; linking to develop industrial clusters; renovation of the state management on industrial clusters./.

Reported by  T.T

  Translated by Lan Vy ​

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During the course of urbanization, intensive farming. . . the environmental pollution is serious, reducing the quality of environment.

Quality of air: According to assessment of some professional organizations, the concentration of SO2, NO2, CO, lead. . . are low and satisfy the standard as stipulated. Criteria of dust and noise are many times higher than acceptable standard and focus on urban areas, populous areas and main traffic roads.

Quality of water source: on main rivers - channels such as Vam Co Dong, Vam Co Tay, Can Giuoc River . . . Tan An township has the acceptable content of Nitrate, organic substances, concentration of excess drugs, microorganism. . . . as stipulated (TCVN 5937 - 1995). Over the past years, Can Giuoc receives waste water from Ho Chi Minh City with high pollution, impacting on production and daily life of people.

Land: According to result of analysis on sample, concentration of toxic substances such as Cu, Pb, Cd . . . in mud and land is quite low and in acceptable limitation (according to Dutch standard).

Organism: with natural feature including many ecological systems of wetland: brackish water, salt water, fresh water, alum . . . organism resource of province has been assessed as being varied and diversified. During the past few years, as response to human, achievements of exploitation, utilization for production has brought many high results, but the environmental protection has not been considered deeply and synchronously, resulting in the break of the ecological balance between the populations, at the same time reducing or losing many rare and valuable wild animal such as chicken, python, snake, turtle. . . ; vegetations such as flooded cajeput forest, arenga forest, aegiceras forest, mangrove forest. . . and resulting in danger of mice destroying production.

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Next to Ho Chi Minh city on road 10, distances from:

Ho Chi Minh city center : 35 km

An Sương Station : 26 km

Tan Son Nhat airport : 32 km

Sai Gon Port : 45 km

Source: Long An Economic Zone Authority (LEAZA)​

​Chau Thanh district has the convenient waterway and road system to facilitate the agricultural product consumption and application of science and technology to develop the hi-tech agriculture, processing industry, trade-service and become the clue for purchasing agricultural products. Provincial Road No. 827 and the bypass through National Highway No.50 shall be the main external road of the District connecting the economic zones together. On the other hand, Chau Thanh is located adjoining to Vam Co River, near East Sea with many saline areas, at the downstream, there is fresh water source from Cho Gao canal and Bao Dinh canal, therefore, the fresh water is limited (especially in communes of Thanh Phu Long, Thuan My, Thanh Vinh Dong) and there are many saline alluvial areas.​

From Japanese side, the opening ceremony had the attendance of Mr. Kawaue Junichi - Consulate General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City; Mr. Kadowaki Keiichi - Chairman of the Japanese Business Association in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Exhibition will be organized on the scale of more than 400 standard booths of provinces, cities and enterprises in order to introduce the achievements of socio-economic achievements and tourism development of each locality; promote and introduce potentials, strengths, products and goods; develop brands; and seek partners and consumption markets.

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Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Tran Van Can spoke at the opening ceremony

Speaking at the Opening Ceremony, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Tran Van Can said that Japan is now the third largest economy in the world with much potential on science and technology which is leading in the world. Therefore, the People's Committee of Long An Province desires to continue calling for and attracting investments from Japan into such fields as hi-tech industry; hi-tech agriculture; human resource development etc.

As part of the cultural exchange activities celebrating the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan, which took place in Long An province, it hopes that the "Vietnam - Japan Economic, Trade and Tourism Fair, Long An in 2018" will be the opportunity for enterprises, investors to exchange and study about the cooperation opportunities as well as to introduce the typical products and strengths of Japanese enterprises inside and outside the province to consumers in Vietnam in general and in Long An Province in particular. 

Delegates are cutting the opening band of the fair

Provincial leaders are visiting booths at the fair

Vietnam - Japan Economic, Trade and Tourism Fair, Long An in 2018 will be held until October 21st, 2018.

Reported by TV

Translated by Lan Vy ​​

​Long An province is located at the quite special geographical location because although the province is located in the Mekong River Delta Region, the province belongs to Key Economic Development Zone in the South which is defined as the key economic area with specially important role in the economic development strategy of Vietnam. Long An ratios the borders with the Kingdom of Cambodia with the length of 132.977 km and two border gates of Binh Hiep (Moc Hoa) and Tho Mo (Duc Hue). Long An is the gateway connecting the Southeast Region with Mekong River Delta Region, specially the province ratios the borders with Ho Chi Minh city by the road system such as National Highway No. 1A, National Highway No. 50 etc. and provincial roads of DT.823, DT.824, DT.825 etc. The interregional and national waterway has been upgraded, expanded, newly constructed to create the driving force and new opportunities for the development. In addition, Long An province is also provided with the water source from two river systems of Me Kong and Dong Nai. ​Being a province located next to Ho Chi Minh City with the closer and closer economic relation with the South Key Economic Development Zone, especially Ho Chi Minh city which is an important province in the South which accounts for 50% of the industrial output of the whole country and the biggest investment, technology transfer partner and biggest agricultural product consumption market of Mekong River Delta Region.

The natural area of the entire province is 449,194.49 ha, the population is 1,542,606 (according to the population statistics up to May 2013). The geographical coordinates are: 105⁰30' 30'' to 106⁰47' 02'' East Longitude and 10⁰23' 40'' to 11⁰02' 00'' Northern Latitude.

Long An Province has 15 administrative units including districts of Duc Hue, Duc Hoa, Ben Luc, Can Duoc, Can Giuoc, Thu Thua, Tan Tru, Chau Thanh, Thanh Hoa, Tan Thanh, Moc Hoa, Vinh Hung, Tan Hung, Kien Tuong Town and Tan An City; and 192 administrative units of commune level including 166 communes, 12 wards and 14 towns.​

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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/

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Distance to traffic hubs

Duc Hoa Industrial Park III 

Viet Hoa, Duc Lap Ha Commune, Duc Hoa District, Long An Province. 

Center of HoChiMinh city: 40km 

Tan SonNhat airport: 32km

Sai Gon port: 40km

An Suong bus station: 27km

Tan An town: 50km

Long An international port: 60km

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​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.​