Thai Nguyen Development Planning 2010

SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLANNING TILL 2010

It is estimated that the urban population of Thai Nguyen will be 614,300 people, making up 47.32% of the provincial population and the urbanization rate will be 4.18%. Therefore, it is very necessary to have suitable planning for socio-economic development ...

Development planning till 2010
1. Key economic zones:
At present, the province has 20 urban areas. In the future, the urban system will develop in the direction of regarding industry and services as nuclear and the modern urban system as background, then improving the quality and comprehensiveness, controlling the enlargement of urban scale and area, mainly increasing urban population. The province will develop along national highway No. 3 and 1B. It is estimated that the urban population of Thai Nguyen will be 614,300 people, making up 47.32% of the provincial population and the urbanization rate will be 4.18%.
The province will develop industry in the direction of encouraging small industrial production enterprises, individuals, households or groups of households. The province will also establish satellite facilities for concentrated processing industries; develop industrial production and simple mechanics, traditional industries, transportation activities and other trading activities.
2. Economic zones:
The province will make development planning of highland, mountainous and central economy. That means the province will invest to restore the forest ecology, at the same time create material areas for processing and export; improve the system of transportation, electricity, water supplying and telecommunications…in order to create an attractive environment to investment capital, develop industrial zones and tourism areas in the center. In the province, Thai Nguyen city is a city of level 2, Song Cong town is an urban area level 4 with key industries such as manufacturing mechanics, engine and production, medical tool production. 7 district centers have been regarded as urban areas of level 4, thus being socio-economic and cultural centers of districts and these are also the centers of communes, communal centers and transportation junctions. The population scale of the urban system is 2,000-10,000 people.
- The province will develop industry, attract business and construct infrastructure of the Iron and Steel industrial zone, Song Cong industrial zone, La Hien industrial zone, Giang Tien industrial zone and 25 planned small industrial zones. Some districts, city and town are going to plan additional small industrial zones to submit to the People’s Committee for approval.
- The Government has decided to establish Song Cong industrial zone with an area of 320 hectares, containing mechanics factories of the previous Go Dam mechanics zone. Main infrastructure of the zone has been constructed and about 41 hectares (making up 60% of the total area phase 1) have had projects. Site clearance is being carried out in Song Cong industrial zone to create site for investment projects.
In general, Thai Nguyen province has approximately 1,000 hectares of planned area for new investment projects, excluding the area owned by the provincial enterprises ready for rent or joint venture.
3. Concentrated agro-forestry production areas:
The province will establish intensive agricultural production areas attached with natural conditions and cultivating practices as follows:
- With respect to rice cultivating area, focusing on areas with advantage of water resources;
- With respect to fruit tree areas, focusing on limestone hills;
- With respect to food producing areas, attaching production with consumption market, at the same time ensuring the on-spot food provision.
(Main investment information-document used in the press conference on 22nd September 2004 in Ha Noi)