The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho has set a goal to become an
industrial hub in the region by 2015, with industry accounting for 46.9
percent of its local economy.
To obtain the goal,
municipal authorities have mobilised about 220 trillion VND (10 billion
USD) to invest in infrastructure for industrial and economic sectors.
The city earmarked 5,000 hectares of land for
industrial development, including a hi-tech complex and 10 new
industrial parks.
On top of this, the city also
focuses on industrial investment promotion, support for small and
medium-sized enterprises, and competitive sectors like
agro-forestry-fishery, garments, leather and footwear, electronics,
information technology, mechanical products, pharmaceuticals and
consumer goods.
Apart from hi-tech and open
economic zones, facilities for heavy industries like oil and gas,
metallurgy, chemicals, fertilisers and construction materials will be
built. Small and medium-scale industrial clusters are also encouraged to
set up in rural areas.
Can Tho is offering new
technology courses for workers, therefore enabling them to manufacture
mechanical products needed in farming production and for exports by
2020.
The city will boost trade and apply quality
and environmental management systems that meet international standards.
Besides technological and management solutions to improve production
efficiency, it will focus resources on production and exports,
especially in the processing industry, strengthen multi-sector trading
and work closely with regional provinces.
This year,
Can Tho targets an industrial production value of over 27 trillion
billion VND (1.2 billion USD), a year-on-year rise of 15 percent.-VNA