Tan Thanh - a prospective industrial and port city
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After 20 years of establishment, Tan Thanh district has made significant achievements in all social –economic aspects. Tan Thanh district has also met conditions to form a prospective industrial and port city.

After 20 years of establishment, Tan Thanh district has made significant achievements in all social –economic aspects. Tan Thanh district has also met conditions to form a prospective industrial and port city.

Prosperity of new rural area

At Chau Pha, a typical commune - after 3 years of implementation of the new rural construction, the total capital raised is more than VND317 billion, of which direct investment budget for the program is nearly VND121 billion, accounting for 38.2 %. The commune has completed 19/19 new rural criteria; the aspect of the district has many changes, and the socio - economic infrastructure has basically completed. The rural traffic system, inter roads, irrigation system for the development of production have been connected, created conditions for people’s traffic, freight serving for production are more auspicious. So far, the average per capita income in Chau Pha reaches VND38.29 million / person / year, increased by 1.87 times as compared with the year 2010, this income level meets the criteria.

The rural face of Tan Thanh district has prospered with a new, more spacious and modern look.

Gradually transfer economic restructure

Mr. Le Van Xuong, the Chairman of Tan Thanh district’s People’s Committee, said, with the goal of building Tan Thanh become a developed industrial urban area; eligible to be recognized as Phu My Town in 2014, and become the 3rd grade city by 2020, one of the industrial centers, important seaport of the province, the district has identified that upholding comparative advantages is very essential. Accordingly, the objective of economic development will change in accordance with actual needs. In addition to the nature of an industrial - sea port urban center, Phu My town is also identified as one of the important industrial, port, logistic center of the province and the Southern key economic region. Tan Thanh district also sets a target to transfer the economic structure towards industrialization and construction accounted for 90.35%; services accounted for 8.93%; agriculture, forestry and fisheries accounted for 0.71%. This is an important basis for managing the construction and development of Tan Thanh district to further promote the potential of local strengths..

Mr. Le Van Xuong also conceded that despite of achievements, the development of today's economy lacks synchronism, unbalance on potentials and other fields; services and agriculture development is in small form, not commensurate with the industrial development; industry - handicraft industry of the district are underdeveloped, have not yet taken advantages of large industrial projects of the Central and foreign investment deployed in the area to form a multi-industry.

It can say that in spite of many difficulties and huge challenges, advantages are still ultimate. Especially, the strong support of the Central Government and BR-VT province, Tan Thanh district has determined to successfully implement the tasks of economic development in the period 2010-2015, in order to set a solid foundation for the formation of an industrial city by 2020. With the advantages of the geographical conditions and the determination of the Party, authorities and people in the district, Tan Thanh district will meet the conditions and resources as well as infrastructure, solid economic structure for a sustainable development according to the province’s orientation, bringing the district into Phu My coutry town in 2014 and upgrade to Phu My City by 2025.


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