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Production in Bien Hoa 1 Industrial Park |
The province’s
GDP in the first quarter was estimated at VND6,576 billion, representing 19.7%
of the plan, up 6.6% compared to the same period last year but was lower than
that of the first quarter last year. Industrial and construction activities rose
by 6.2%, service 8.48% and agriculture – forestry – fishing 2.8%. Investment
capital disbursement from the provincial budget reached 19.5% of the year plan,
twice as much as the same period last year. However, export fell by 14% compared
to the same period in 2008.
In terms of
investment and growth, the total investment in the construction in the first
quarter was VND6,107 billion, accounting for 21.8% of the plan, up 19.1%. The
major projects which are under way consist of 6 transferred, 2 newly-commenced
and 2 ready to launch. In the process of developing privately-owned businesses,
their total registered capital was estimated at VND3,000 billion, equal to 68.8%
compared to the same period last year. There have been 520 new company start-ups
with the total registered capital of VND2,000 billion, constituting 27.4% of the
plan, up 11.6% compared to the same period last year and 150 businesses have
been committed to a capital increase of VND1,000 billion. Until now, the
privately-owned businesses have accumulatively amounted to 8,545 with the total
registered capital of more than VND53,356 billion. Tourist industry has
attracted 432,141 tourists, representing 26.5% of the plan and the total revenue
is over VND100 billion, up 40.4% compared to the same period last year. In
addition, the management of land, resources and environment, the government’s
demand stimulus package and the activities of culture, sports, medicine,
society, education, science, technology, administrative reforms, national
security and defense… were promoted and showed positive results. More than
25,000 jobs were given to job seekers in the first quarter and 474 poor
households were loaned VND3.8 billion to do small business.
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Eggs
are being collected at Thanh Duc chicken ranch |
The major task
in the second quarter will mainly get involved in putting the government’s
demand stimulus package into action to help businesses stabilize production and
checking how twelve socio-economic programs were implemented – reviewing
socio-economic development plan, getting an update on the world situation to
produce effective solutions and considering the possibility for achieving the
development target in 2009 – striving to reach the industrial production value
of VND22,896 billion, representing 25% of the plan - setting up the projects of
developing production and processing clean and safe vegetables, fruits and tea
– keeping urging local authorities to speed up the progress of building and
making plans for breeding zones and concentrated slaughter businesses –
complying with legal regulations on preventing, fighting diseases in poultry and
animals and aquacultural breeding – completing socio-economic tasks and
achieving socio-economic targets.
(Reported by N.L, Translated
by Duy Minh)