Introduction

 

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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)

​/. 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.

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.​

In 2004, total of telephone machines were 109.448 machines, telephone density reached up to 7,83 machines/100 persons. Mobilephone services had also developed quite well, the number of mobile subscribers in province was 36.715 machines. Up to 2005, this number would reach 50.636 machines in estimation.
Developing border increation, bringing telephone to commune had made active contribution to safeguard sovereignty and territorial integrity and rural development in accordance with instruction of the Central and Resolution of Provincial party chapters. Up to now, all wards and communes of Long An have been equipped with telephone machine.

In 2004, the number of post-office was 26 offices. Network of post-office, agent, communal Post-office - Culture place in province have developed rapidly. Up to now, the whole province has had 14 post-offices at levels I+II, 11 post-offices at level III, 177 agents and 129 communal Post-office - Culture places serving for customers with many kinds of services. All of the posts from province to districts were by specialized means of transportation (car). Newspaper is delivered to readers during the day or the following day at the latest. Remittance services and express services have been developed and attracted attention of customers.

In general, recently, post - telecommunication industry has been constantly invested and developed, meeting the requirement of communication of customers.

Health care network of Long An province includes:

-  5 Hospitals for provincial level (Long An General hospital, Hospital of tranditional medicine, Hospital of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, Hospital in Moc Hoa, Hospital in Duc Hoa).

- 11 Hospitals for district level (Hospitals: Chau Thanh, Tan Tru, Ben Luc, Thu Thua, Can Duoc, Can Giuoc, Duc Hue, Thanh Hoa, Tan Thanh, Vinh Hung, Tan Hung).

- 8 regional clinics (regional general clinics: Go Den, Rach Kien and Rach Nui- Can Duoc district; Binh Phong Thanh - Moc Hoa district; Duc Hoa town and Duc Hoa Health center - Duc Hoa district; Hau Thanh Dong - Tan Thanh district; Health center in Tan An township).

- Health station: 183/188 communes, wards, towns (5 newly-established communes have health system, but do not have facilities yet).

- Total of public hospital beds: 1.535 beds.

- Total of health professionals: 2.836 persons (doctor degree: 1, master degree: 12, specialist 1: 81, specialist 2: 2, University: 533).

- The rate of communal health station with doctors: 76%.

​Secretary of provincial Party Committee, Chairman of People's Council, Long An province – Mr. Pham Van Ranh (the 2nd from the right side) gives souvenir to leaders of Quang Ngai province

From March 14^th – 18^th, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee – Pham Van Ranh, Chairman of the provincial People's Committee – Tran Van Can and the delegation of Long An province visits and learn experience of attracting investment and building economic model, open economic zone in Quang Ngai, Quang Nam provinces; and visits the model of high-tech agricultural development. A number of businesses and investors also joins the delegation such as: Dong Tam, Him Lam, Thuan Phat, etc.

In the first working day, the delegation of Long An province had a working session with Secretary of provincial Party Committee, Chairman of provincial People's Committee and leaders of departments, divisions and sectors of Quang Ngai province.

On behalf of the delegation of Long An province, Mr. Pham Van Ranh informed about the socio-economic development situation of Long An, the consistent policy and orientation of the provincial leaders in attracting investment, forming and developing industrial parks and clusters, contributing to boosting economic restructuring along the direction of industrialization and modernization.

In his presentation, Mr. Ranh also discussed and raised issues concerned by the province relating to the research, formation and development of economic and open economic zones in the province.

The delegation visits and works at Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Company

According to the working program, the delegation visited Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Company, a member unit of Vietnam Oil and Gas Group, which is assigned to take over, manage and operate Dung Quat Oil Refinery Plant and plays a pioneering role and lays the foundation for the development of the petrochemical industry in Vietnam. This is also an opportunity and experience for businesses accompanied the delegation to study and apply experience when learning and investing in Long An province.

Reported by Ba Luan – Viet Cuong

Translated by Lan Vy​

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Tourists visit Tan Lap floating village.

The province has a great tourism potential with destinations, including Tan Lap floating village, Dong Thap Muoi Pharmaceutical Development and Conservation Research Center, Lang Sen Wetland Reserve, Co Son Pagoda, historical site of Vam Nhut Tao, Ong Ban Quy Temple and other historical sites and amusement parks.

Lang Sen Wetland Reserve

River cruise on Vam Co Tay and Vam Co Dong rivers will give travelers an opportunity to enjoy tropical fruit orchard gardens and discover the everyday life of the Mekong Delta region.

Chau Thanh dragon fruits

Visitors coming to Long An will have also a chance to enjoy special dishes, such as Grilled Snakehead Fish, Duc Hoa peanut,  Chau Thanh dragon fruit, Nang Thom rice in Cho Dao, De wine and among.​

Grilled Snakehead Fish

Visitor Nguyen Van Hoang from Binh Dinh province said that he is impressive with natural landscape in Tan Lap floating village and Long An's De wine.

Meanwhile countryside dishes, team building activities and peaceful space in Tan Lap floating village attract Nguyen Thi Minh Thu, a student of the Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

According to statistics, Long An received more than 510,000 visitors, including over 7,100 international tourists from the beginning of this year to the middle of August.

With rapidly rising arrivals in recent years, Long An province has focused on turning the tourism industry to become a key economic contributor.

Long An province has focused on developing and promoting ecotourism; cultural and religious attractions; and offering tourist products for holidays and weekends./.

Source: http://news.baolongan.vn/

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Secretary of the Party Committee of Long An Province has a working session with investors and leaders of relevant departments

Tan Lap floating village located in the heart of Dong Thap Muoi sub-region (also known as the Plain of Reeds) which covers more than 135 hectares of core area and 500 hectares of buffer area. 

The floating village has been known as wetlands with its habitat of indigo forests, lotus, lily, water hyacinth, typical rice of the area; and as the home of many wildlife as birds, stork, fish...

Tan Lap floating village has a special location for tourism exploitation and development being just about 60 kilometers of the northwestward of central Tan An city and about 100 kilometers of the westward of Ho Chi Minh City.

In the past, the Tan Lap floating village was managed by the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism; after that it was transferred to the Thap Muoi Tourism Company under Tran Thai Group in 2016 for investment and exploitation following the socialization form. 

At present, investors are carrying out construction works, renovating some works including 5 kilometer-long road through the indigo forest, cable car system for visitors, and 32 hotel- rooms on based of renovation of observation tower (including nine floors with 38 meters high). 

Besides, they have also expanded many functional areas as environmental educational center, natural conservation area, wild bird sanctuary, floating houses on piles, park-restaurant area, marina area...

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Many tour operators discover Tan Lap floating village. Photo: Le Duc

The leader of Thap Muoi Tourism Company said that although the Tan Lap floating village does not officially put into operation, it receives around 200 visitors per day, and around 1,000 arrivals per day on weekends.

Secretary Pham Van Ranh said that with the interference location between the Southeast and the Mekong Delta region, bordering with Ho Chi Minh City, located on the national tourism route of Ho Chi Minh City – the Mekong Delta and trans-Asia travel route connecting with Cambodia through the provincial border, Long An has an important strategic position in trade and tourism; in particular, the province has identified Tan Lap floating tourist village as one of the key tourism projects of the province and the region.

During the survey, Secretary of the Party Committee of Long An Province Pham Van Ranh appreciated the efforts and determination of investors in concentrating resources, speeding up the construction adding that the leaders of the province and related departments and agencies will create the most favorable conditions for the Tan Lap floating tourist village to early be completed and officially put into operation before the Lunar New Year of 2018.

On-site visit the investment works

At the same time, Secretary of the Party Committee of Long An Province Pham Van Ranh asked the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to continue coordinating with the Tran Thai Group, Thap Muoi Tourism Company and other potential investors to research and form tours connecting from Ho Chi Minh City to the key tourism projects in the province: 

Ecotourism sites of Rach Cat-Can Duoc, Tan Lap floating village, Center of Conservation and Development of Medicine of Dong Thap Muoi, Lang Sen Wetland Reserve, key historical-cultural relic sites of the province which would contribute to the formation of typical tourism products of Long An, meeting rising demand for short-term excursions, typical ecotourism in Dong Thap Muoi …of this potential market from Ho Chi Minh City and the neighboring provinces./.

Source:  http://news.baolongan.vn/

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Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee - Mr. Nguyen Van Duoc informed the socio-economic development results in 2017 of the province

At the beginning of the dialogue, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee – Mr. Nguyen Van Duoc said that provincial leaders wished representatives of enterprises to share difficulties that they had been during investment, production and business process to strengthen the linkage between the investors and local government to open the opportunities for transparent, equal, effective and long-term cooperation.

Provincial leaders were dialoguing with the enterprises

At the dialogue, representatives of enterprises shared that the open policies, mechanisms for investment environment together with determination for administration reform from the provincial leaders recently had supported them much during their investment and business process.
At the end of the dialogue, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee – Mr. Nguyen Van Duoc promised to solve difficulties and obstacles that enterprises had reflected according to the authority of the provincial People's Committee and departments, sectors; particularly, for the matters beyond the jurisdiction of the Provincial People's Committee would report to central ministries, sectors for consideration and resolution.
"Long An always creates the most favorable conditions for investors operating in the province to ensure the highest efficiency" – Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee – Mr. Nguyen Van Duoc confirmed.

      Reported by Mai Huong  

 Translated by Lan Vy​

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Announcement ceremony of exporting the first batch of dragon fruit to Australia

Attending the ceremony, there were Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development – Mr. Tran Thanh Nam; provincial Vice Chairman – Mr. Pham Van Canh; Australian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City – Ms. Karen Lanyon.

According to Director of Hoang Phat Co., Ltd – Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Thoa, this first batch of dragon fruit exported to Australia was about 3 tons, and white dragon fruit.

Mr. Pham Van Canh said that the export of dragon fruit to the Australian market was an opportunity and created a premise for Long An dragon fruit to enter other difficult markets. The dragon fruit export enterprise should continue to invest in preserving agricultural products to lengthen the quality and model of dragon fruit for consumers.

According to Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development – Mr. Tran Thanh Nam, exporting Vietnamese dragon fruit to the Australian market was one of the important events for our country's agricultural sectors, a milestone marking the efforts of farmers, enterprises and professional agencies.

The first batch of dragon fruit exported by Vietnam to the Australian market

Ms. Karen Lanyon said that, after the ceremony, the batch of dragon fruit of Hoang Phat Co., Ltd would be transported to the airport to transfer to Australia and this was also the first foreign batch of dragon fruit to the Australian market./.

Reported by Huynh Phong

Translatedby Lan Vy​

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At the conference

Accordingly, in the period of 2018 - 2020, Long An plans to send 1,000 local laborers abroad and 1,000 laborers will be sent abroad annually starting 2021 to 2025.

The move is under a scheme to export labor abroad signed by local authorities, aiming to tackle local unemployment. It is to reduce poverty, provide more job opportunities, contribute to socio-economic development and to allow the unemployed to earn more stable income as well as to develop an awareness of complying with workplace regulations.

In the period of 2011-2017, the province sent more than 600 laborers abroad. However, labor export has so far faced many difficulties resulting that the number of local laborers working abroad has remained still low, said the Deputy Director of Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs - Hoa Thanh Nien./.

Source: http://news.baolongan.vn

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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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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/

On this occasion, the delegation actually visited Long An International Port in Tan Tap commune, Can Giuoc district. General Director of Long An Industrial Park Joint Stock Company – Ho Minh Tuan provided the delegations with information about Long An International Port project. Long An International Port project has a scale of 1,935 hectares which is divided into 4 projects, including: Industrial park, Industrial service, urban residential area, and seaport. With the investment of synchronous and modern infrastructure, leaders of Long An Industrial Park Joint Stock Company hope to call for investors as well as partners to invest in the port more.​​

Leaders and departments, branches of the two provinces will coordinate to support enterprises in the process of project implementation

At the conference, the leaders of Long An and Binh Duong provinces agreed to cooperate between the two provinces. In particular, Binh Duong province, with its strengths in industrial, service and urban development, will support Long An province in calling for investment and implementation of investment projects on infrastructure, industry, service and urban sector. Long An will support investors in the process of land clearance, resolving legal procedures, speeding up the progress of investment in infrastructure, especially the infrastructure connecting key industrial parks.

The leaders of the two provinces also said that, Becamex IDC Corporation and Long An Industrial Park Joint Stock Company need a breakthrough to remove difficulties to accelerate the project progress; leaders and departments, branches of the two parties should coordinate to support enterprises in the implementation of this project./.

Reported by Phuong Canh-That Huy

  Translatedby Lan Vy​

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Long An Monumental Park "Valiant and resilient, all people fight the enemy" attracted tourists. Photo: Luc Nguyen

The tourism industry focused on serving and introducing local history and culture to visitors. In October 2018, 4,000 tourists visited Long An Monumental Park "Valiant and resilient, all people fight the enemy" in Ward 5, Tan An Town.

In November 2018, the tourism industry will organize the appraisal and ranking of tourist accommodation establishments as specified and the work of granting tour guide cards, and tour guide certificates in order to professionalize the travel activities in the locality.​

    Reported by Minh Dang ​ 

Translated by Lan Vy​​

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