Introduction

 

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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)​

​/. 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.​

1. Chairman: Mr. Tran Van Can, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee

Date of Birth: 1962

Ethnic: Kinh

Religion: None

Place of birth: Hiep Thanh commune, Chau Thanh District, Long An Province

Date of joining the Party: 20/2/1985

Qualifications:

+ Education: University

+ Profession: University of Party and State Government Construction

+ Politics: High-ranking

Be responsible for all activities of the Provincial People's Committee, directly responsible for the following sectors: planning, organization - personnel administrative reform, inspection, judiciary, anti-corruption, citizen welcoming and settlement of complaints and denunciations from the citizens, internal affairs, external affairs and border affairs, emulation and commendation. 

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2. Vice Chairman: Mr. Nguyen Van Ut  -  Member of Executive Committee of the Provincial Party Committee

Date of Birth: 30/12/1969

Ethnic: Kinh

Religion: None

Place of birth: Bình Hòa Nam commune, Duc Hue District, Long An Province

Date of joining the Party: 05/4/1997

Qualifications:

+ Education: Master

+ Profession: Economics

+ Politics: High-ranking

3. Vice Chairman: Mr. Pham Van Canh -  Member of Executive Committee of the Provincial Party Committee

Date of Birth: 1/1/1963

Ethnic: Kinh

Religion: None

Place of birth: An Nhut Tan commune, Tan Tru District, Long An Province

Date of joining the Party: 21/7/2006

Qualifications:

+ Education: University

+ Profession: Bridge and Road Engineer

+ Politics: High-ranking

To be responsible for specific tasks in the fields of: agriculture-forestry-fishery, agriculture promotion, plant protection, veterinary, programs on construction and development of new rural areas, science and technology, natural resources and environment, clean water, cooperative economy, construction, transport.​

5. Member: Mr. Nguyen Van Bon - Member of Executive Committee of the Provincial Party Committee - Director of Department of Home Affairs

Date of Birth: 1960

Ethnic: Kinh

Religion: None

Place of birth:  My Yen commune, Ben Luc District, Long An Province

Date of joining the Party: 30/3/1989

Qualifications:

+ Education: University

+ Profession: Bachelor of Laws

+ Politics: Bachelor 

Mr. Nguyen Van Bon, Director of Department of Home Affairs, is in charge of internal affairs.​

6. Member: Mr. Vo Minh Thanh - Director of the Department of Director of Department of Natural Resources and Environment

Date of Birth: 13/8/1978

Ethnic: Kinh

Religion: None

Place of birth:  My Hanh Tay commune, Duc Hue District, Long An Province

Date of joining the Party: 25/4/2006

Qualifications:

+ Education: Master

+ Profession: Law

+ Politics: High-ranking 

​7. Member: Mr. Nguyen Thanh Truyen  – Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development ​

Date of birth: March 15^th, 1964
Ethnic group: Kinh
Religion: No
Home town: Vinh Tri commune, Vinh Hung district, Long An province
Admitted as a member of Communist Party of Vietnam on: November 10^th, 1992
Academic level:
+ Education: University
+ Qualification: Administration
+ Politics: Advanced​​​

8. Member: Mr. Le Minh Duc - Director of Department of Industry and Trade

Date of Birth: 11/8/1960

Ethnic: Kinh

Religion: None

Place of birth:  Tan Kim commune, Can Giuoc District, Long An Province

Date of joining the Party: 25/2/1989

Qualifications:

+ Education: University

+ Profession: Bachelor of Economics; Bachelor of Party Construction and State Management

+ Politics: High-ranking 

Mr. Le Minh Duc - Director of Department of Industry and Trade​ is in charge of industry and trade.

9. Member: Mr. Nguyen Van Hoc  -  Member of Provincial Party Committee - Director of Department of Transport

Date of Birth: 10/2/1961

Ethnic: Kinh

Religion: None

Place of birth:  My Thanh Dong commune, Duc Hue District, Long An Province

Date of joining the Party: 08/4/1986

Qualifications:

+ Education: Bachelor

+ Profession: Economics

+ Politics: High-ranking

 Mr. Nguyen Van Hoc  - Director of Department of Transport is directly in transport.

10. Member: Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tiep  -  Director of Department of Education and Training

Date of Birth: 20/12/1966

Ethnic: Kinh

Religion: None

Place of birth:  Lac Tan commune, Tan Tru District, Long An Province

Date of joining the Party: 29/8/1991

Qualifications:

+ Education: Master

+ Profession: Education

+ Politics: High-ranking

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tiep  -  Director of Department of Education and Training is directly in charge of  education and training.​​

​ 11. Member: Mrs. Nguyen Hong Mai- Director of Department   of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs Date of Birth: 23/8/1969 Ethnic: Kinh Religion: None Place of birth: Long Thuong commune, Can Giuoc District, Long An Province Date of joining the Party: 10/6/1993 Qualifications: + Education: University + Profession: Pedagogy of Literature + Politics: High-ranking

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1​2. Member: Mr. Le Quoc Dung – Director of the Department of Science and Technology.

Date of birth: June 06^th, 1970
Ethnic group: Kinh
Religion: No
Home town: Binh Thanh commune, Duc Hue district, Long An province
Admitted as a member of Communist Party of Vietnam on: September 13^th, 2002
Academic level:
+ Education: Master
+ Qualification: Chemical Engineer, Bachelor of Administration, Master of Political Science
+ Politics: Advanced​​​​​​​

13. Member: Mr. Huynh Minh Phuc – Director of the Department of Health.

Date of birth: February 10^th, 1965
Ethnic group: Kinh
Religion: No
Home town: An Ninh Tay commune, Duc Hoa district, Long An province
Admitted as a member of Communist Party of Vietnam on: August 05^th, 1996
Academic level:
+ Education: Master
+ Qualification: Specialized Doctor for Medical Management
+ Politics: Advanced

15​​​. Member: Mr. Nguyen Anh Dung  -  Director of Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism

Date of Birth: 02/9/1963

Ethnic: Kinh

Religion: None

Place of birth:  Tan Kim commune, Can Giuoc District, Long An Province

Date of joining the Party: 12/9/1994

Qualifications:

+ Education: University

+ Profession: Agriculture Economics, Administration

+ Politics: High-ranking 

Mr. Nguyen Anh Dung  -  Director of Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism is directly in charge of culture, sports and tourism.

16​​. Member: Mr. Do Thanh Son - Director of Department of External Affairs

Date of Birth: 18/10/1962

Ethnic: Kinh

Religion: None

Place of birth:  My Cam commune, Cang Long District, Tra Vinh Province

Date of joining the Party: 25/02/1989

Qualifications:

+ Education: Bachelor

+ Profession: Law

+ Politics: High-ranking

Mr. Do Thanh Son - Director of Department of External Affairs is directly in charge of external affairs.

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17. Member: Mr. Le Hong Nam – Director of the provincial Police.

Date of birth: June 05^th, 1966
Ethnic group: Kinh
Religion: No
Home town: Tan An ward, Thu Dau Mot town, Binh Duong province  
Admitted as a member of Communist Party of Vietnam in: November 1990
Academic level:
+ Education: Master
+ Qualification: Investigation of crimes infringing on social safety
+ Politics: Advanced​

18​​. Member: Mr. Tran Van Trai - Member of Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee - Commander of Provincial Military High Command

Date of Birth: 12/3/1967

Ethnic: Kinh

Religion: None

Place of birth:  Lac Tan commune, Tan Tru District, Long An Province

Date of joining the Party: 29/7/1988

Qualifications:

+ Education: University

+ Profession: Bachelor of Military

+ Politics: High-ranking

​Duc Hue is located at the northeast edge of Dong Thap Muoi region, adjoining to Southeast Region where is the transition from the Southeast to Mekong River Delta Region. With the above mentioned geographical location, the district receives the freshwater source from Dau Tieng Lake which helps Duc Hue District to promote the advantage in producing the typical agricultural products of Mekong River Delta Region such as: rice, sugarcane, animals (pig, cows, ducks), shrimps, fish and forestry product (melaleuca). In addition, thanks to located nearest to the border gate from Cambodia to Hau Nghia Town to Ho Chi Minh City, the district has the advantage for developing service and trade (import and export activities through the border gate), attracting the investments into the district (farm, service, trade etc.). In the future, when the main traffic axes and border ring roads N1 are completed, Duc Hue shall have the great opportunities to exploit the socio-economic development advantages, especially in service economy to contribute to transit the economy mechanism following modernization and industrialization.

Besides above mentioned advantages, the geographical location also brings about some restrictions to Duc Hue district as follows: because this is the transition location between the Southeast Region and Mekong River Delta Region with the overlapping of Pleitocene and new alluvial as well as the alum coating, therefore, 100% soil is of "having problem" land category. In addition, when Dau Tieng Lake is not yet completed, the entire Duc Hue district is contaminated with saline with the volume of 4g/l for 3-4 months/year and the infrastructure is not yet invested properly, the district is the poorest district of Long An province (with the percentage of poor households of 19.3%). At the same time, with 25km of border line (in 4 communes), the district is the "hot location" of smuggling with the participation of many people which causes the delays in agricultural production because it is easy to earn money than honest work.

The district consist of Dong Thanh Town-the center of the district and 10 communes of My Thanh Dong, My Quy Dong, My Quy Tay, My Thanh Tay, Binh Thanh, My Thanh Bac, Binh Hoa Bac, Binh Hoa Nam, Binh Hoa Hung, My Binh (separated from Binh Hoa Hung commune).​

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

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1. From the Industrial Park (IP) to

Center of Ho Chi Minh City: 30-40 km along to National Road 50.

Phu My Hung urban area – Dist. 7, HCM City: 18 km.

Green City, Tan An City – Long An: 50 km.
2. Road:

National Road 1A => the IP: 41 km

Highway of HCMC – Trung Luong => the IP: 30 km
3. Waterway & Port system:

Soai Rap river: adjacent to IP

Bourbon and Hoang Tuan ports: far from the IP 28km, vessel of 5,000 DWT, capacity of 550,000 ton/year

Long An International seaport: adjacent to IP – vessel of 50,000 – 70,000 DWT; capacity in 2020: 15 million ton/year

Hiep Phưoc seaport 

Tp. HCM: far from the IP 10 km (road) – vessel of 50,000 – 70,000 DWT, capacity of 200 million ton/year
4. Airway: 

Tan Son Nhat Airport – Tp HCM: away from the IP 65 km; capacity: 23 million passengers/year and 600,000 ton of commodities/year

Long Thanh International Ariport – Dong Nai: far from the IP 65 km (Highway of Ben Luc – Long Thanh); capacity of 100 million passengers/year and 5 million ton of commodities/year
5. Railways:

Far from terminal Saigon HCM city 60km.​​

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

Chairman of Provincial People's Council - ​Mr Pham Van Ranh.

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

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 ​​

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Party Chief Pham Van Ranh required functional agencies and localities to coordinate with local enterprises and scientists to help farmers, cooperative groups and cooperatives in applying hi-tech agriculture program

Local authorities said, the program under Resolution No08 had initially acquired some achievements although it had been slower than the set target.

Accordingly, the province needs to focusing on the investment, intensifying the popularization propaganda to create positive changes in the political system and the residents' awareness of applying hi-tech  agriculture program; strengthening the investment and trade promotion to supply clean products to distributors in and outside the province.

Many delegates said that some pilot models have still been facing difficulties in supplying and consuming products, especially in rice production. The coordination between departments and sectors in training human resource to support cooperatives and cooperative groups has not achieved high efficiency.

Long An strives to reach 7,500 hectares of high-tech rice production by year end

By the end of 2018, the province will strive to have 7,500 hectares of high-tech rice production, 1,000 hectares of vegetables, 1,200 hectares of dragon fruit and 6 models for breeding beeves; focusing on establishing 13 pilot high-tech cooperatives and a 4.0 technology model in vegetable farming.

Party Chief Pham Van Ranh required functional agencies and localities to coordinate with local enterprises and scientists to help farmers, cooperative groups and cooperatives in applying hi-tech agriculture program; to support local enterprises to consume products, to improve cooperatives' activities.  Besides, the State Bank should call for commercial banks to connect local enterprises, cooperatives to support capital, meeting with production demand./.

Source: http://news.baolongan.vn/​

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Distance to traffic hubs

Roads:

5km to highway Ho Chi Minh 

Trung luong

14km to Tan An city

20 km to the Ho Chi Minh city center.

23 km to Tan Son Nhat airport.
Waterways:

03 km to the Bourbon port.

18 km to the Hiep Phuoc Port.

20 km to the Saigon port.

25 km to Cat Lai port.

Source: Long An Economic Zone Authority (LEAZA)​

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Happyland entertainment area has many activities to attract tourists

According to Long An Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in February 2019, tourists to Long An reached more than 450,000 people, increased 9 times over the same period of 2018. Of which, international visitors reached 2,500 turns of people, revenue reached VND 135 billion, increased more than 100% over the same period of 2018.

Vice Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism – Nguyen Thanh Thanh said that, after the Lunar New Year, tourists manly visited ecological tourism sites, cultural and historical relics of the province, especially the number of visitors to Happyland tourism area soared.

With its position as the Western gateway and the vast area of Dong Thap Muoi, Long An is a relatively new destination for near and far tourists./.

Reported by Minh Dang

​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/