Over the past years, the coordination and cooperation in the development of the Southern Key Economic Region has achieved many important results, in which Binh Duong province has increasingly affirmed its important role in the economic development of the region, in particular and the whole country in general.
The key economic region of the country
According to the evaluation, over the past years, the relationship between the provinces and cities in the Southern Key Economic Zone, economic development plays a very important role in the process of growth and transfer. The economic structure of the provinces and cities in the region in particular and the whole region in general. Through 20 years of establishment and development, the coordination and linkage of regional development has achieved many good results.
In the early 90s of the last century, the idea of forming triangles was born in Vietnam. Soon, the "southern development triangle" was transformed into "quadrangle" with the strong development of Binh Duong province. Over the 20 years since its formation, the whole country has formed four key economic zones, of which the Southern Key Economic Zone has a total area of 30,583 square kilometers, accounting for 9.24% of the country's area. and 21.4% of the population. In 2016, the economic size of the whole region accounted for 42.9% of the country; Average income per capita reached 97.5 million VND / person (twice as high as the national average).
Binh Duong is a province with a strong industrial development in the Southern Key Economic Zone and the whole country. In this photo: Many businesses are operating effectively in Binh Duong. Photo: Phuong Le
In addition, the infrastructure of the Southern Key Economic Zone is quite synchronous; It is the center of training, scientific research, abundant and skilled human resources. It is a regional and international hub for trade and services, especially tourism services, financial services ... In the area has formed a satellite network developed around Ho Chi Minh City, linked by the axial and open loop roads. Socio-economic infrastructures and inter-regional infrastructure networks have been strengthened in terms of both quantity and quality, meeting the basic requirements of local development in the region. Together with that, the system of infrastructure and social development of the whole region has developed quite well, meeting the development requirements of the region and at the same time promoting its role as the center for exchanges and cultural exchanges of the whole country. .
At present, the Southern Key Economic Zone is the biggest key industrial zone in the country. It has formed and linked the industrial zone network to develop key and basic industries such as mining Oil and gas processing, steel refining, electric power, information technology ... In the area, a training system and a scientific research center, a highly qualified medical center, training and provision of health services to regions throughout the country; It is one of the two high tech parks and the center for informatics, training and software production in the country.
Binh Duong contributes positively
Binh Duong has a very strong link with Ho Chi Minh City, first of all the external traffic in the regional link, including the road from Ho Chi Minh City to Binh Duong with the South Central Highlands, with Cambodia and South Central Railway, focal point. On the river, Binh Duong is also connected with the Mekong Delta.
In the past years, Binh Duong always determines the transport infrastructure system plays an important role in the development of the province; Traffic and transport must go one step ahead to make the premise and motive force for investment attraction, promote socio-economic development, ensure national defense and security and raise the living standards of the people. As a result, the transport infrastructure of the province has been synchronously and seamlessly linked with a reasonable connection between national highway and provincial roads with district roads, while ensuring the connection with the transmission system. national parks and provinces in the Southern Key Economic Region.
Up to now, the province has approved the adjustment of Binh Duong's master plan for transport to 2025 with orientation to 2030. Accordingly, many important roads are important for socio-economic development. The province has been built such as Highway 13 with the length of 62 km and 6 lanes, which is the standard of grade 1 connecting Ho Chi Minh City to Binh Phuoc province. The expansion of National Highway 13, linking with the current road 14 (Ho Chi Minh Road) and connecting with Loc Ninh (Binh Phuoc) to Cambodia to create forces for Binh Duong together with the provinces of the Southeast and the Central Highlands. . Besides, My Phuoc - Tan Van road, passing through the big industrial parks in Ben Cat, Thu Dau Mot, Thuan An and Di An towns to the gateway of the airport and seaport. To connect with National Highway 1A, Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Phuoc province.
For DT744 connecting Binh Duong with Tay Ninh province, DT741 connecting Binh Duong with Binh Phuoc ... create a traffic environment, saving time and travel costs of people, businesses, contribute Important to the economic development of the province and the localities. The province has focused on renovating and upgrading traffic hubs such as traffic junction, Song Than intersection with National Highway 1A, Tan Van intersection, Go Dua intersection, Phu Long intersection.
Along with the investment to develop the infrastructure to connect the region, over the past 20 years Binh Duong has constantly developed industrial parks, becoming one of the province's industrial development of the country. At present, Binh Duong province is aiming to form an industrial center of advanced and modern level in the direction of developing industries with high added value, clean and environmentally friendly; gradually increase the localization rate of export products, gradually reduce the use of mineral resources and labor. Up to now, the province has 29 industrial zones with an area of 12,743 ha and 12 industrial clusters with an area of 794 ha. These industrial parks and clusters have promoted effectively, contributing to attracting investment and economic growth of the province in particular, the southern key economic region and the whole country in general.
Reported by Phuong Le – Translated by Vi Bao
