A. SOCIO-ECONOMIC OVERVIEW
I. ECONOMY:
1. Manufacturing:
1.1. Industrial manufacture:
Estimated value of industrial manufacture in 2008 is VND 76,327 billion (fixed price in 1994), achieving 97.7% of the plan and increasing 21.3% compared with the same period.
a/ Central state owned industrial sectors:
Estimated value of industrial manufacture in 2008 is VND 8,712 billion, achieving 97.3% of the plan and increasing 12.5% compared with the same period.
b/ Local state owned industrial sectors:
The production value in 2008 is estimated to reach VND 2,789 bil, achieving 82.7% of the plan, 96.5% as much as the same period.
c/ Non-state industrial sectors:
Estimated value of industrial manufacture in 2008 is VND 9,893 billion, achieving 101% of the plan, up 23.2% against the same period.
d. Foreign-invested industrial sectors:
Estimated value of industrial manufacture in 2008 is VND 54,931 billion, up 24.1% against the same period.
* Overview of Key Industrial Sectors’ Growth
In 2008, key industrial sectors continued growing.
Table: Growth rate and structure of 9 key industrial sectors in 2008:
|
No. |
Industrial sectors |
Production value (VND bil), Structure (%) |
Increase rate over the same period (%) |
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|
11months of 2007 |
11 months of 2008 |
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Value
|
Structure
|
Value
|
Structure
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|
|
Total |
62919 |
100 |
76327 |
100 |
121.3 |
|
1 |
Mineral resource exploiting and Building material |
3741.8 |
5.9 |
4476 |
5.9 |
119.6 |
|
2 |
Processing industry of agricultural products and foods |
14337.1 |
22.8 |
17847.6 |
23.4 |
124.5 |
|
3 |
Textile and Footwear |
12743.3 |
20.3 |
15273.1 |
20 |
119.9 |
|
4 |
Wood processing |
4399.9 |
7 |
5404.4 |
7.1 |
122.8 |
|
5 |
Production of papers and made-of-paper products |
1834 |
2.9 |
2205.4 |
2.9 |
120.3 |
|
6 |
Chemical substances and rubber |
7612.6 |
12.1 |
9453.1 |
12.4 |
124.2 |
|
7 |
Machinery |
8648.8 |
13.7 |
10595.2 |
13.9 |
122.5 |
|
8 |
Electricity and Electronics |
8461.8 |
13.4 |
9885.6 |
13 |
116.8 |
|
9 |
Power and Water |
1139.6 |
1.8 |
1186.6 |
1.6 |
104.1 |
+ Building material exploring and manufacturing sector: Estimated value in 2008 is VND 4,476 bil, up 19.6% over the same period.
+ Processing industry of agricultural produce and foods: Estimated value in 2008 is VND 17,848 bil, up 24.5% over the same period.
+ Textile, garment and footwear: Estimated value in 2008 is VND 15,273.1 bil, up 19.9% over the same period.
+ Wood processing: Estimated value in 2008 is VND 5,404 bil, up 22.8% over the same period.
+ Paper and Publishing: Estimated value in 2008 is VND 2,205 bil, up 20.3% over the same period.
+ Chemical substances, rubber and plastic: Estimated value in 2008 is VND 9,453 bil, up 24.2% over the same period, including the increase of 26% in production of chemical substances and chemical products the same period last year.
+ Machinery: Estimated value in 2008 is VND 10,595 bil, up 22.5% over the same period.
+ Electricity and Electronics: Estimated value in 2008 is VND 9,886 bil, up 16.8% over the same period, including the increase of 14.7% in office accessories and computers over the same period.
+ Power and Water: Estimated value in 2008 is VND 1,187 bil, up 4.1% over the same period.
1.2. Agricultural, forest and aquatic products:
Estimated value of agricultural, forest and aquatic production in 2008 is 7,083.9 billion (fixed price in 1994), reaching 101.1% of the plan, up 6% against 2007. Specifically, agricultural production value is VND 6,515.5 billion, reaching 100.8% of the plan, up 6% (with the increase of 3.2% in cultivation, 13.1% in breeding and 3% in agricultural services); forestry production value is VND 81.7 billion, reaching 109.8% of the plan, as much as the same period; production value of fisheries is VND 486.7 billion, reaching 104.6% of the plan, up 6.6% over the same period.
1.2.1. Agricultural production:
a/ Farming:
The weather in 3 seasons of winter-spring, spring- summer and summer-autumn in 2008 is rather favourable to plants. The agricultural sector has instructed farmers to convert plants and animals in line with natural conditions of each region and apply scientific techniques to production such as fertilization via pipelines, economical watering for perennial trees and fruit trees, control pest on plants ...
b/ Breeding
Disseminate methods to control epidemic diseases and new regulations in vaccination against foot and mouth disease and blue ear disease in pigs; instruct breeders how to use antidote for breeding facilities; antidotally sanitize vulnerable areas
Enhance the operation of veterinary collaborator network at grass roots level to better know disease situations; maintain hot line to timely have information about epidemics from grass roots level
1.2.2/ Forestry
Manage and protect forests, prevent and fight against forest fires in dry season
Intensify patrol and inspection of forest products in key areas, main roads and areas bodering provinces
1.2.3/ Aquaculture
Draw up plans for inspecting the safety of fish-catching facilities in Tri An Lake and Dong Nai River area
Instruct businesses dealing in aquatic food and veterinary medicine about conditions for a number of aquatic resource production and business lines in compliance with the Government’s Decree No.59/2005/ ND-CP
2. Commerce, service, import- export and tourism:
2.1. Trading and service sector:
2.1.1. Domestic market:
Estimated total of commodity retail sale in 2008 is VND 36,545 billion, up 8.1% of the plan and 35.1% over the same period.
State economic sector: Estimated total of commodity retail sale in 2008 is VND 3,180 billion, up 17.6% of the plan and 25.2% over the same period.
Non state economic sector:
Estimated total of retail sale in 2008 is VND 31,250 billion, up 7.4% of the plan and 37.3% over the same period last year.
Foreign-invested sector:
Estimated total of retail sale in 2008 is VND 2,115 billion, up 4.2% of the plan and 20.7 over the same period last year.
2.1.2. Market price:
Consumer Price Index (CPI) in 12/2008 decreased 1.41% compared to 11/2008. Among 10 commodity and service groups, there were 3 groups slightly down: food and eating service fell 0.31%; house, electricity, water, gas and fuel fell 3.73%; transportation, post and telecommunication fell 11.61%, and 7 groups were slightly up in comparison with the previous month: beverage and cigarette rose 0.73%; textile & garment, headwear, footwear rose 0.62%; household devices and housewares rose 0.11%; medicine and medical service rose 0.57%; culture, entertainment and tourism rose 0.08%; educational service rose 0.04%; commodity and other services rose 0.24%.
Consumer Price Index (CPI) in 12/2008 rose 19.69% compared to 12/2007 (after 1 year). Among 10 commodity and service groups, 1 group has a higher increase than the average rate, that is food and eating service with the increase of 38.75%. The other groups are up as follows: transportation, post and telecommunication rose 4.24%; medicine and medical service rose 7.17%; textile & garment, head-wear, footwear rose 7.44%; beverage and cigarette rose 6.27%; culture, entertainment and tourist rose 3.03%; household devices and housewares rose 7.76%; educational service rose 2.26%; commodity and other services rose 4.63%. Meanwhile, the group of house, water, electricity, building materials, gas and fuel decreased 0.04%;.
Gold price index: Gold price in 12/2008 in comparison with that in 11/2008 rose 0.32% and up 6% over the same period.
US Dollar price index: In 12/2008 rose 0.74% in comparison with in 11/2008 and surged 5.65% over the same period.
2.1.3. Post & Telecommunications – Information Technology:
a. Post & Telecommunications:
Estimated turnover in 12/2008 was VND 170 billion and amount to VND 1,785 billion in 12 months, surpassing 2% against the plan.
Phone number development: estimated fixed-line subscribers in 12/2008 are 9,048 and amount to 70,000 in twelve months, gaining 100% of the plan. Cell phone subscribers are 20,000 and amount to 388,455 in 12 months, surpassing 23.3% against the plan.
Internet subscribers in 12/2008 (ADSL) are 1,500 and amount to 21,124 in 12 months, surpassing 14.2% against the plan.
b. Information technology:
In collaboration with IT Application Office, organize a conference on training management of IT investment and application to operation of state-run agencies in 2008
Complete the regulations for the consultancy team and the 2009’s action program within the program coordinated the Provincial Farmers’ Association for using IT to serve agriculture, rural areas and farmers
2.1.4/ Financial activities:
Estimated local budget revenues in 2008 is VND 12,095.59 billion (including VND 371.12 bil gained from lottery), gaining 112.2% against estimate, surging 15.2% over the same period. Estimated local budget expenditure is VND 3798.79bil (including VND275bil spent from lottery), gaining 80% against estimate, surging 3% over the same period
2.1.5. Banking activities:
Estimated locally-mobilized capital till December 31, 2008 is VND 26,747 billion, rising 33.9% in comparison December 31, 2007. Loan sales in 12/ 2008 is estimated at VND 6528 billion, rising 9.4% over the same period including VND5679bil from short-term loan, rising 23.5%; VND849bil from medium and long-term loan, falling 38.1% over the same period. The total debit balance till December 31, 2008 is VND26,862bil, rising 12.7% compared to December 31, 2007
2.2. Export and import:
Export: Estimated turnover in 2008 is USD 6.8 billion, gaining 97.7% of the plan, rising 25% over the same period.
- Central state enterprises: Estimated turnover in 2008 is USD 170.9 million, gaining 97.1% of the plan, rising 23.7% over the same period.
- Local enterprises: Estimated turnover in 2008 is USD 390.6 million, gaining 97.6% of the plan, rising 24.6% over the same period.
- Foreign-invested enterprises: Estimated turnover in 2008 is USD 6,287 million, gaining 97.7% of the plan, rating 25.2% over the same period.
Import: Estimated import turnover in 2008 is USD 8.1 billion, gaining 99.3% of the plan, rating 28.7% over the same period. Specifically, estimated import turnover of central state enterprises in 2008 is USD 88.4 million, gaining 102.6% of the plan, rating 20.6% over the same period. That of local enterprises in 2008 is USD 173.9 million, gaining 102% of the plan, rating 22.3% over the same period last year. That of foreign-invested enterprises in 2008 is USD 7,884 million, gaining 99.2% of the plan and rating 28.9% over the same period.
2.3. Transportation:
Commodity transportation: Estimated output in 12/2008 was 2,513 millon tons for transport and 123,915 million tons per km for rotating carriage, rising 2.3% for transport and 3.7% for rotating carriage over the previous month. Among them, state-owned commodity transportation gained 17.1 thousand tons for transport and 671 thousand tons per km for rotating carriage, rising 1.2% for transporting and 2.8% for rotating carriage over the previous month. Non-state commodity transportation gained 2,495 million tons for transport and 123,244 million tons per km for rotating carriage, rising 2.3% for transport and 3.7% for rotating carriage over the previous month.
The output of commodity transported via Dong Nai port: The estimated output in 12/2008 gained 440 thousand tons, rising 2.8% over the previous month.
Passenger Transportation: Estimated passengers in 12/2008 are 4,561 million for transport and 263,880 million per km for rotating carriage, rising 3.1% for transport and 4.7% for rotating carriage over the previous month. Among them, state-owned passenger transportation gained 819 thousand passengers for transport and 15,674 thousand passengers per km for rotating carriage, rising 1.7% for transport and 3.4 for rotating carriage over the previous month; non-state passenger transportation achieved 3,743 million opassengers for transport and 248,206 million passengers per km for rotating carriage, rising 3.4% for transport and 4.8% for rotating carriage over the previous month.
4. Investment and Development:
Estimated value in 2008 is VND 26,735 billion, achieving 99% of the plan, rating 31.8% over the same period in 2007.
Evaluation on local-managed budget capital:
The total of planned investment and construction capital from provincial budget in 2008 is VND 1,497.426 billion.
Estimated complete value in 2008 is VND 1,400 billion, achieving 93.6% of the plan
5. Overview of foreign investment attraction:
The total of capital from newly licensed projects and capital increasing projects is estimated at over USD 3 bil, rating 100% of the plan and up 12.3% over the same period, including USD 2.2 bil from 120 newly licensed projects and USD 800 mil from 130 capital increasing ones.
Then, by the end of December 20 2008, there are 1,016 valid licensed projects with the total capital of USD 14.7 bil.
6. Overview of domestic investment attraction
The investment attracted is estimated at VND 22,521 bil (USD 1.4 bil) in 2008.
7. The development of private enterprises:
From the early period of the year to 17/12/2008, the total capital of business registration from all private businesses is VND 17,537 billion (including newly-registered and added capital), achieving 97% of the plan and 93% over the same period. Among them, there are 1777 newly-established businesses, surpassing 4% of the plan and up 15% over the same period with the total capital of business registration is VND 12,863 billion and 527 turns of enterprises added VND 4,674 billion in their business registration capital.
Until now, the total number of local private enterprises registering their business amounts to above 8,000 with the registration capital of more than VND 50,000 billion (supplemented registration capital included)
8. Management of Land, natural resources and environment:
In December 2008, 1000 using right certificates have been issued, of which 50 have been issued for organizations and households and 950 for individuals, adding up to 37,802 certificates from the beginning of the year untill now.
Finish making an inventory of land fund being used and managed by organizations in compliance with Directive No.31/2007/TTg of the Prime Minister; check up on the management of planning and use of land in 5 years, from 2006 to 2010, in accordance with Decision No.391/QD-TTg dated April 18, 2008 of the Prime Minister
Continue conducting projects for environmental protection including project for environmental protection around Dong Nai River area, projects for increasing awareness in environmental protection for the community, project for solving environmental problems regarding oil overflow and toxic chemicals till 2010 and towards 2020
Finish the inspection and classification of pollution causing establishments in accordance with Circular No.07/2007/TT-BTNMT of the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry for 217 businesses;
Do regular inspection of 10 units; continue supervising the compliance with penalty decisions due to environmental violation committed by Vedan Company
9. Scientific and Technological activities:
Monitor and manage 52 scientific and technological development researches and studies that are conducting; the result of 26 researches have been accepted and transferred to put into practice;
Continue implementing Action Program 168 - IPR Violation Enforcement in the period of 2006-2010 in the province
Conducting the “quality and productivity development in Dong Nai from 2006 to 2015” project
II/ CULTURE – SOCIETY:
1. Culture and information activities:
Continue working on disseminating Resolution 8 of Provincial Communist Party’s Central Steering Board, and the movement of “Learn and practice Ho Chi Minh’s moral codes”; celebrate the 310th year of founding and development of Bien Hoa – Dong Nai;
Recreation activities take place regularly, attracting a huge participation of people
Regularly maintain the inspection of businesses of public cultural services and tourism; ensure these activities to comply with laws.
2/ Sports activities
Organize sports activities to celebrate public holidays;
Sports activities in districts, towns and Bien Hoa City take place excitingly
3/ Education and Training:
Organize first-semester exams for junior and senior high schools; continue completing the project for building high quality high schools; check up on Junior High Schools of Ly Tu Trong (Bien Hoa), Phuoc Tan 1 and Phuoc Binh (Long Thanh);
Organize a provincial “problem solving with calculator” contest; survey the anti-illiteracy work all over the province in 2008;
Make a report to submit it to the MOET on the results of professional secondary school admission and what is going on at this early academic year; arrange high schools in the province for senior students of HCMC Education University to have their teaching practice; survey senior high school students to prepare for the university entrance exam 2009 such as admission registration or any admission-related documents
4/ Health care activities:
Strengthen the prevention of dengue fever, malaria, acute cholera and other epidemics in the province.
Examine the compliance of 12 medical ethics; improve treatment quality and people’s health care.
Fortify health education and communication; improve knowledge of epidemics and disease control in the province.
Work on the inspection on the food safety and hygiene regularly
5/ Social policies:
In 2008, manage to seek jobs for 87,994 employees, surpassing 3.5% against the plan and up 3.5% over the same period
Vocational training: there were 49246 trainees graduating from vocational training, gaining 100.5% of the plan
Hunger elimination and poverty reduction: In 2008, 14000 poor families have reached the preferential loans with the total sum of VND 140 billion, which surpasses 34% against the plan in terms of the amount of money
6/ Internal affairs:
Check up on the result of administrative reform in 8 units at department level and 11 units at district level and also supervise this reform in 29 communes, wards and towns
Apply “one-door” mechanism combined with transparency in administrative procedures; gradually simplify the procedures, reduce obstacles for people, organizations and businesses
Draw up the project for providing allowance for those who work in the office of receiving and giving back results; making regulations on procedures of receiving, handling and giving back administrative results in line with “one-door” mechanism within district-level people’s committees; strictly make reports on the administrative reform and submit them to the Ministry of Internal Affairs as stipulated
Manage to permit 15 individuals and 5 delegates to go abroad in Singapore, USA, Japan, Australia, Malaysia, Thailand, Hongkong, Macau, China, Britain and Korean with many purposes including working and personal purposes
Manage to allow 11 foreign delegates to pay working visits to the province
Oversee the management of passports, individuals and delegates going abroad as stipulated in the province.
Above is the report on economic and social status in December and 12 months of 2008 and some key tasks in December 2008; Provincial people’s committee is calling upon the cooperation of departments and sectors at all levels
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