Talking with local authorities in Bien Hoa town on October 3, PM Dung said the province with its location in the southern key economic region and a large acreage, that represents one-fourth of the area of the eastern part of southern Vietnam, should make full use of these advantages to develop high-quality industries, services and agriculture.

He praised the province for contributing 4 percent to the country’s GDP and standing fifth in State budget remittance.

In the context of economic slowdown, the province recorded high economic growth rates and increased the proportion of industries and services, with industry making up 50 percent, services (30 percent) and agriculture (10 percent).

In the first nine months of 2009, the province’s GDP reached VND23.6 trillion, posting a year-on-year increase of 8 percent. More than 85,000 labours were provided with jobs, the average income per capita reached US$1,403 per year, and the number of poor families dropped to 6.9 percent.
Sharing Dong Nai’s difficulties in infrastructure, the PM said the Government will assist it in investing in infrastructure for industrial zones, and conducting major transport projects such as the Long Thanh-Dau Giay and the Long Thanh airport.

He asked the province to pay attention to training human resource, improving management efficiency, renewing regulations in order to facilitate production, exports and investment, and protecting the environment, especially on Dong Nai and Thi Vai rivers.

The PM asked relevant ministries and agencies to coordinate with the province in building the Hoa An bridge, establishing a high-tech biological zone, and developing the Bien Hoa Industrial Zone 1 into an urban trade and service centre.