BRIEF INFORMATION ON THAI NGUYEN PROVINCE
Thai Nguyen city, is 80 kilometers away from Ha Noi capital and 50 kilometers from Noi Bai international airport. Thai Nguyen has an important role in the economic and cultural exchange between the mountainous midland and the Red River Delta through the road, railway and waterway systems with the root in Thai Nguyen city.
BRIEF INFORMATION ON THAI NGUYEN PROVINCE
Thai Nguyen province borders Ha Noi capital in the North, Vinh Phuc and Tuyen Quang provinces in the West, Lang Son and Bac Giang provinces in the East and Bac Kan province in the South. The provincial center, Thai Nguyen city, is 80 kilometers away from Ha Noi capital and 50 kilometers from Noi Bai international airport. Thai Nguyen has an important role in the economic and cultural exchange between the mountainous midland and the Red River Delta through the road, railway and waterway systems with the root in Thai Nguyen city.
Potential and development direction of Thai Nguyen province
Thai Nguyen has a total natural area of 3,541 square kilometers and a population of more than 1 million people with 8 ethnic groups namely Kinh, Tay, Nung, San Diu, Mong, San Chay, Hoa and Dao. Thai Nguyen province has 9 administrative units, comprising Thai Nguyen city, Song Cong town and 7 districts namely Pho Yen, Phu Binh, Dong Hy, Vo Nhai, Dai Tu, Dinh Hoa and Phu Luong.
Thai Nguyen has been considered as the economic and cultural center of the Northern ethnic groups. In the past 5 years, the province has maintained the average economic growth rate (GDP) of 7-9 %. Thai Nguyen is the third training center of the country with 5 universities, 16 colleges, high schools and vocational schools. The province also has regional polyclinics.
Thai Nguyen is the cultural center of the Northern mountainous provinces of the country. Thai Nguyen has historical monument ATK (Safety Zone) in Dinh Hoa district, archaeological relics of the Old Stone Age in Vo Nhai district and many art and architectural heritages in the province. The province has many natural landscapes such as Nui Coc lake, Phuong Hoang cave, Mo Ga stream…
The provincial infrastructure has been gradually constructed and the transportation system has been upgraded. At present, the project on constructing the bypass is under implementation, Quan Trieu bridge and the road linking national highways 1B and 3 have been constructed. Additionally, Ha Noi- Thai Nguyen high expressway expected to be constructed in 2006 will create favorable conditions for socio-economic development of the Northern mountainous provinces.
Satisfying Vietnamese standards, Thai Nguyen province has been recognized as city of level 2 by the Government. The water supplying system of Thai Nguyen city has been completed. Water factories in Song Cong town and other towns have been being upgraded. At present, the French-funded project on water drainage and waste water treatment is being implemented in Thai Nguyen city. The system of telecommunications has covered the whole province.
Thai Nguyen has many potential for socio-economic development that has not been made use of.
A. Potential for development
1. Agro-forestry potential
Thai Nguyen has been considered as the economic and cultural center of the Northern ethnic groups. In the past 5 years, the province has maintained the average economic growth rate (GDP) of 7-9 %. Thai Nguyen is the third training center of the country with 5 universities, 16 colleges, high schools and vocational schools. The province also has regional polyclinics.
Thai Nguyen is the cultural center of the Northern mountainous provinces of the country. Thai Nguyen has historical monument ATK (Safety Zone) in Dinh Hoa district, archaeological relics of the Old Stone Age in Vo Nhai district and many art and architectural heritages in the province. The province has many natural landscapes such as Nui Coc lake, Phuong Hoang cave, Mo Ga stream…
The provincial infrastructure has been gradually constructed and the transportation system has been upgraded. At present, the project on constructing the bypass is under implementation, Quan Trieu bridge and the road linking national highways 1B and 3 have been constructed. Additionally, Ha Noi- Thai Nguyen high expressway expected to be constructed in 2006 will create favorable conditions for socio-economic development of the Northern mountainous provinces.
Satisfying Vietnamese standards, Thai Nguyen province has been recognized as city of level 2 by the Government. The water supplying system of Thai Nguyen city has been completed. Water factories in Song Cong town and other towns have been being upgraded. At present, the French-funded project on water drainage and waste water treatment is being implemented in Thai Nguyen city. The system of telecommunications has covered the whole province.
Thai Nguyen has many potential for socio-economic development that has not been made use of.
A. Potential for development
1. Agro-forestry potential
With favourable land and climate conditions, Thai Nguyen has great potential for agro-forestry development. Thai Nguyen tea, especially Tan Cuong tea, has been famous in Viet Nam for a long time. The total tea area of the province is over 15,000 hectares, ranking second in the country, with more than 30 tea processing units scattered in the province. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has funded to make specialty tea with high quality and productivity. Thai Nguyen province encourages projects on processing high quality tea for domestic consumption and export.
Thai Nguyen has 73,383 hectares of natural forest and 40,000 hectares of artificial forest that has grown enough for cutting down, thus meeting the material demand of Luu Xa factory and being great potential for processing forestry products to high valuable goods.
At present, Thai Nguyen has 15,000 hectares of fruit trees, of which 8,000 hectares have been harvested. Thai Nguyen encourages projects on processing fruits, thus being a market for farmers.
The large area of land is a potential for commercial development of industrial crops, fruits and husbandry. Vinh Phuc Milk Processing Factory in Pho Yen district is promoting the milk cow feeding to serve its material demand. Thai Nguyen gives special encouragement to big projects on feeding cow and lean pig…
2. Minerals potential
Thai Nguyen has 73,383 hectares of natural forest and 40,000 hectares of artificial forest that has grown enough for cutting down, thus meeting the material demand of Luu Xa factory and being great potential for processing forestry products to high valuable goods.
At present, Thai Nguyen has 15,000 hectares of fruit trees, of which 8,000 hectares have been harvested. Thai Nguyen encourages projects on processing fruits, thus being a market for farmers.
The large area of land is a potential for commercial development of industrial crops, fruits and husbandry. Vinh Phuc Milk Processing Factory in Pho Yen district is promoting the milk cow feeding to serve its material demand. Thai Nguyen gives special encouragement to big projects on feeding cow and lean pig…
2. Minerals potential
Thai Nguyen has many kinds of minerals. In general, the plentiful mineral resources are a great competitive advantage of the province in the development of metallurgy, minerals exploiting… Thai Nguyen province encourages projects on intensive processing minerals.
The province has a great deposit of coal, ranking second in the country, with over 15 million tons of fat coal and 90 million tons of pit coal.
Iron ore has been exploited for steel making of Thai Nguyen Iron and Steel Corporation. Titanium has a reserves of 18 million tons.
Non-ferrous metals include lead, zinc, tungsten, gold, copper, mercury… At present, tin has been exploited for export. Tungsten mine in Dai Tu district has been explored by foreign company with world-ranking reserves and the project on exploiting and processing minerals with total investment capital of USD 147 million has been issued with investment license by the Government.
Construction material minerals are a great potential for producing cement, paving stones and construction materials.
3. Tourism potential
The province has a great deposit of coal, ranking second in the country, with over 15 million tons of fat coal and 90 million tons of pit coal.
Iron ore has been exploited for steel making of Thai Nguyen Iron and Steel Corporation. Titanium has a reserves of 18 million tons.
Non-ferrous metals include lead, zinc, tungsten, gold, copper, mercury… At present, tin has been exploited for export. Tungsten mine in Dai Tu district has been explored by foreign company with world-ranking reserves and the project on exploiting and processing minerals with total investment capital of USD 147 million has been issued with investment license by the Government.
Construction material minerals are a great potential for producing cement, paving stones and construction materials.
3. Tourism potential
- Thai Nguyen has main tourism areas as follows:
+ Nui Coc tourism area has been invested. At present, the province is constructing lakeside roads. Thai Nguyen province encourages projects on enlarging the tourism area.
+ Phuong Hoang cave, Mo Ga stream tourism area is in Vo Nhai district, 45 kilometers away from Thai Nguyen city. The area is in need of investment capital for constructing hanging cable, hotel and entertainment facilities.
+ ATK historical relic: the province is investing to recreate the natural scene as at the time president Ho Chi Minh lived and worked there. Thai Nguyen province encourages projects on eco-tourism in Khuon Tat waterfall.
+ Cultural museum of Vietnamese ethnic groups (in Thai Nguyen city) and art and architectural works such as Duom Temple (Phu Luong district), Hang Pagoda (Dong Hy district), Phu Lien Pagoda, Xuong Rong Temple and Doi Can Temple (Thai Nguyen city).
- Thai Nguyen province has conditions for establishing tourism routes to neighbouring provinces such as Tan Trao banyan tree (Tuyen Quang province); Ba Be Lake (Bac Kan province); Pac Bo (Cao Bang); Tam Thanh and Nhi Thanh Caves and Mau Son mountain (Lang Son); Tam Dao mountain- Dai Lai Lake (Vinh Phuc); Hung Temple (Phu Tho); Con Son, Yen Tu mountain and Kiep Bac Temple (Hai Duong).
- The province has great tourism potential not well developed and it is attracting investment capital to this industry, including hotels with high quality services.
4. Potential of human resources
- Thai Nguyen has 5 universities namely Industrial Technical University, Medical University, Teacher’s Training University, University of Economics and Business Management and University of Agriculture and Forestry. Additionally, the province has 16 colleges, high schools and vocational schools, thus meeting the demand of scientific and technical staff and skilled workers of not only Thai Nguyen province but also of other provinces.
- People of labour age: about 550,000 people join the labour age, thus being a great advantage of the province in ensuring labour resources for the provincial economic development.
B. Development direction
Thai Nguyen province is trying to change its economic structure from “Agriculture- Industry- Services” to “Industry- Services - Agriculture” in 2005 and “Industry- Services- Agriculture” in 2010.
Thai Nguyen province has set out development orientations of some key economic industries as follows:
Development orientation of agro-forestry till 2010
1. Development orientation of agro-forestry till 2010
- Promoting the internal transition of agriculture through key programs: Food and Foodstuff Program, Industrial Crops and Fruit Trees Program, Forest Protection Program and Forestation Program.
- Developing industry processing agro-forestry products, especially industry processing and exporting tea, fruits and husbandry products.
2. Development orientation of industry till 2010
- Steel and Iron industrial zone: Thai Nguyen Iron and Steel Corporation produces steel from iron ore and meet part of the domestic demand on construction steel and mechanical steel. In 2001, the Corporation was intensively invested and it is further investing to improve the quality of steel products.
- Song Cong industrial zone: the zone has projects located in 32 hectares in phase 1 and is enlarging 37 hectares after 2 years of infrastructure development and investment attraction as well (the zone has 17 projects with total investment capital of VND 545 billion and USD 4.8 million).
- La Hien industrial zone: the zone has planning for development of construction materials. The project on constructing Cement Factory with capacity of 1.4 million tons/year has been started in Quang Son commune, Dong Hy district. The construction of this factory and its accessory services and industrial facilities in the factory will establish La Hien construction material industrial zone in the future.
- In addition to large-scaled industrial zones, the province has planned 25 small industrial zones with a total area of 450 hectares in the provincial districts, city and town to make site for new factories. These zones has dynamic investment mechanism and management.
- With the encouragement given to industrial development, Thai Nguyen province always expect industrial projects locating inside and outside the established industrial zones. Site clearance has been promoted as with project on constructing Milk Factory, Tuynel Brick Factory, factory producing medical tools for export in Pho Yen district.
C. Investment attracting policies:
- In order to create most favourable conditions for investors, the province has been implementing the project “Improving investment environment”, continuing the administrative reform with the mechanism “one door, one coordinating body” in the provincial bodies. At present, the mechanism “one door” has been officially implemented in the investment issuing body following the instruction of the Government.
- The province has promulgated its domestic investment preferential policies and foreign investment preferential and encouragement policies.
With great potential and investment opportunities and more and more favourable investment conditions, Thai Nguyen will have many opportunities of cooperating with domestic and foreign investors, making contribution to the development of the province.
+ Nui Coc tourism area has been invested. At present, the province is constructing lakeside roads. Thai Nguyen province encourages projects on enlarging the tourism area.
+ Phuong Hoang cave, Mo Ga stream tourism area is in Vo Nhai district, 45 kilometers away from Thai Nguyen city. The area is in need of investment capital for constructing hanging cable, hotel and entertainment facilities.
+ ATK historical relic: the province is investing to recreate the natural scene as at the time president Ho Chi Minh lived and worked there. Thai Nguyen province encourages projects on eco-tourism in Khuon Tat waterfall.
+ Cultural museum of Vietnamese ethnic groups (in Thai Nguyen city) and art and architectural works such as Duom Temple (Phu Luong district), Hang Pagoda (Dong Hy district), Phu Lien Pagoda, Xuong Rong Temple and Doi Can Temple (Thai Nguyen city).
- Thai Nguyen province has conditions for establishing tourism routes to neighbouring provinces such as Tan Trao banyan tree (Tuyen Quang province); Ba Be Lake (Bac Kan province); Pac Bo (Cao Bang); Tam Thanh and Nhi Thanh Caves and Mau Son mountain (Lang Son); Tam Dao mountain- Dai Lai Lake (Vinh Phuc); Hung Temple (Phu Tho); Con Son, Yen Tu mountain and Kiep Bac Temple (Hai Duong).
- The province has great tourism potential not well developed and it is attracting investment capital to this industry, including hotels with high quality services.
4. Potential of human resources
- Thai Nguyen has 5 universities namely Industrial Technical University, Medical University, Teacher’s Training University, University of Economics and Business Management and University of Agriculture and Forestry. Additionally, the province has 16 colleges, high schools and vocational schools, thus meeting the demand of scientific and technical staff and skilled workers of not only Thai Nguyen province but also of other provinces.
- People of labour age: about 550,000 people join the labour age, thus being a great advantage of the province in ensuring labour resources for the provincial economic development.
B. Development direction
Thai Nguyen province is trying to change its economic structure from “Agriculture- Industry- Services” to “Industry- Services - Agriculture” in 2005 and “Industry- Services- Agriculture” in 2010.
Thai Nguyen province has set out development orientations of some key economic industries as follows:
Development orientation of agro-forestry till 2010
1. Development orientation of agro-forestry till 2010
- Promoting the internal transition of agriculture through key programs: Food and Foodstuff Program, Industrial Crops and Fruit Trees Program, Forest Protection Program and Forestation Program.
- Developing industry processing agro-forestry products, especially industry processing and exporting tea, fruits and husbandry products.
2. Development orientation of industry till 2010
- Steel and Iron industrial zone: Thai Nguyen Iron and Steel Corporation produces steel from iron ore and meet part of the domestic demand on construction steel and mechanical steel. In 2001, the Corporation was intensively invested and it is further investing to improve the quality of steel products.
- Song Cong industrial zone: the zone has projects located in 32 hectares in phase 1 and is enlarging 37 hectares after 2 years of infrastructure development and investment attraction as well (the zone has 17 projects with total investment capital of VND 545 billion and USD 4.8 million).
- La Hien industrial zone: the zone has planning for development of construction materials. The project on constructing Cement Factory with capacity of 1.4 million tons/year has been started in Quang Son commune, Dong Hy district. The construction of this factory and its accessory services and industrial facilities in the factory will establish La Hien construction material industrial zone in the future.
- In addition to large-scaled industrial zones, the province has planned 25 small industrial zones with a total area of 450 hectares in the provincial districts, city and town to make site for new factories. These zones has dynamic investment mechanism and management.
- With the encouragement given to industrial development, Thai Nguyen province always expect industrial projects locating inside and outside the established industrial zones. Site clearance has been promoted as with project on constructing Milk Factory, Tuynel Brick Factory, factory producing medical tools for export in Pho Yen district.
C. Investment attracting policies:
- In order to create most favourable conditions for investors, the province has been implementing the project “Improving investment environment”, continuing the administrative reform with the mechanism “one door, one coordinating body” in the provincial bodies. At present, the mechanism “one door” has been officially implemented in the investment issuing body following the instruction of the Government.
- The province has promulgated its domestic investment preferential policies and foreign investment preferential and encouragement policies.
With great potential and investment opportunities and more and more favourable investment conditions, Thai Nguyen will have many opportunities of cooperating with domestic and foreign investors, making contribution to the development of the province.
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