Vinh Phuc is located in the Northern key economic region, the gateway of Hanoi capital, near Noi Bai International Airport, a bridge connecting the Northwest provinces with Hanoi and the Red River Delta. Therefore, it plays a very important role in the regional and national economic development strategy.
Vinh Phuc urban area is becoming more and more civilized and modern
Vinh Phuc province was formed in 1950 by the merger of two provinces: Vinh Yen and Phuc Yen. In 1968, the province merged with Phu Tho province to form Vinh Phu province. From January 1, 1997, Vinh Phuc province was re-established. In accordance with the Party and State's objective of increasing the administrative boundaries of Hanoi's capital, Me Linh district of Vinh Phuc province joined with Hanoi city on August 1, 2008.
The current natural area of Vinh Phuc is 1,235.87 km2 (according to the 2018 statistical yearbook), the North borders Tuyen Quang and Thai Nguyen provinces, the West borders Phu Tho province, the South borders Hanoi capital, the East borders on two districts Soc Son and Dong Anh, Hanoi. The population of the province is 1,171,232 people (according to the statistical yearbook 2020). Vinh Phuc has 41 ethnic groups, in which mainly ethnic groups are: Kinh, San Diu, Nung, Dao, Cao Lan, Muong. Vinh Phuc has 9 administrative units at district level: 2 cities (Vinh Yen and Phuc Yen) and 7 districts (Tam Duong, Tam Dao, Yen Lac, Vinh Tuong, Lap Thach, Song Lo, Binh Xuyen); 136 communes, wards, towns.
Vinh Yen city, grade II urban city
As a province with a long history of patriotism and revolution, Vinh Phuc has left its mark on many locations and individuals via notable triumphs like the Khoan Bo, Xuan Trach, and Nui Dinh victories, etc... In addition, Vinh Phuc is also the starting point of innovation in agricultural-rural management thinking, with the strategic method of "household contract" in the late 60s and 70s of the twentieth century. This is a breakthrough step, creating a practical basis for reforming the economic management mechanism of agriculture, rural areas, and farmers of our Party in the future.
From the re-establishment of the province (in 1997) up to now, Vinh Phuc has always been consistent in its innovative thinking and vision, in which the province has determined to focus on industrial development and consider this as the foundation and driving force for development; enhance service quality, turn tourism into a key economic sector; strengthen the improvement of the investment environment; mobilize, exploit and effectively use resources for socio-economic development, improving people's living standards.
Vinh Phuc has become a province with a developed economy; the economic growth rate has consistently been high, with an annual increase of more than 20%. The average economic growth in the period 1997 - 2021 is 13.42%/year; the quality of growth was improved, and labor productivity reached 212 million VND/worker/year, an increase of 20.5 times compared to 1997 (10.3 million VND/worker). The economy is expanding rapidly; by 2021, it will be worth 136.2 trillion VND, which is 69.6 times more than it was in 1997. (1997: 1.96 trillion VND).
Secretary of Provincial Party Committee Hoang Thi Thuy Lan hands over the decision on the investment policy
of the Vinh Phuc ICD Logistics Center project to T&T Vietnam Group and Singapore YCH Group
The economic structure is actively changing toward modernization and industrialization. The industry and construction sector achieved a fairly high growth rate, playing the leading role and driving force for economic development and kept the main proportion in the province's GRDP structure (in 2021, accounting for 63.74%; services accounted for 28.43%; agriculture, forestry, and fishery accounted for 7.83%).
GRDP per capita has continuously increased over the years. In 2020, the GRDP reached 105.5 million VND/person, ranking 5th out of 11 provinces in the Red River Delta and 10th out of 63 provinces/cities in the country; in 2021, it reaches 114.3 million VND/person (about 4,800 USD), 52.5 times greater than in 1997 (2.18 million VND/person).
State budget revenue was high, constantly exceeding the established target, with numerous key milestones, and was always among the top provinces in the country in terms of budget revenue. In 1997, the budget revenue was just over 100 billion VND, in 2002 it exceeded 1,000 billion VND. Since 2004, Vinh Phuc has been able to balance budget expenditures and contributions to the central budget; in 2009 it exceeded 10,000 billion, in 2014 it exceeded 20,000 billion, and in 2016 it exceeded 30,000 billion. In particular, in 2019 it reached over VND 35,000 billion, which is the province with the 8th largest budget revenue in the country and the 4th in the Northern key economic region; In 2020 and 2021, despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the province's total budget revenue still reached over VND 32,000 billion (of which domestic revenue reached nearly VND 28 trillion), 282 times higher than the revenue 1997. The increased budget revenue has created conditions to increase investment resources for socio-economic infrastructure and implement social policies.
Mr. Le Duy Thanh Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee awarded the Investment Certificate
for General Director of Toto Vietnam Co., Ltd. Hiroyuki Suzuki
For many consecutive years, the province has become the "bright spot" of the country in attracting investment. As of 2021, the province has 429 FDI projects with a total registered investment capital of 7.1 billion USD from 20 countries and territories investing in the province, including developed countries such as the US, Japan, European countries and 824 DDI projects with a total investment capital of nearly 110 trillion VND. From having no industrial parks when it was first re-established, the province today boasts 19 planned industrial parks, 14 of which have been issued investment certificates (with 08 industrial parks in operation).
Honda CR-V 2020 assembled in Vietnam
The system of traffic infrastructure has been significantly improved in the direction of synchronous and modernity, 100% of national highways have been asphalted; The Hanoi - Lao Cai highway running through the province with 5 intersections has been, is, and will be a favorable condition to connect with the northern provinces and the Red River Delta. Provincial and district roads have been hardened 100%; the roads from the provincial administrative center to the district center have been expanded, renovated, and upgraded; The province has solidified over 95% of rural traffic routes and 65% of intra-field traffic.
The face of the countryside changed completely. The newly interested rural construction program has achieved important results. By the end of 2021, the whole province has 100% of communes (105 communes) meeting new rural standards, 11 newly improved rural communes, 36 model new rural villages, 5/9 districts, and cities recognized as meeting standards, complete the task of building a new countryside. The agricultural and rural economy has changed markedly in the direction of increasing productivity, quality and efficiency; rural infrastructure is built synchronously and spaciously; The living standards of rural people are increasingly improved.
Vinh Phuc Gifted High School has just been inaugurated and put into use in 2020
Many national cultural values, relics, and heritages are preserved and promoted; The material and spiritual life of the people has been significantly enhanced. The movement of all people to build cultural life is paid attention; Up to now, the whole province has 91.84% of families achieved the title of cultural family, and 93.85% of villages and residential groups have achieved cultural standards. The province has 65 national monuments, and 03 special national monuments (historical, cultural, and scenic sites of Tay Thien - Tam Dao, architectural and art relics of Thap Binh Son, and architectural relics of Tho Tang communal house). Vinh Phuc has 3 types of intangible cultural heritage inscribed on the UNESCO list (Ca Tru singing, Keo song Huong Canh, Vietnamese people's belief in Mother Goddess worship) and 5 heritages included in the List of national intangible cultural heritages (Ngu Doi Temple Festival, Soong Co singing of the San Diu people, Duc Bac drum singing, Tay Thien Mother worship, and Dai Dong commune festival).
The province's focus sports in recent years have won many achievements at national and international competitions such as Boat Racing, Pencak Silat, Shooting, etc... Bamboo Airways Vinh Phuc women's volleyball team won promotion position to compete in the National Championship 2022.
Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Hoang Thi Thuy Lan presents awards to students
who have won the first national prize in the school year 2020-2021
The field of Education - Training is always evaluated as one of the provinces and cities with the best education quality in the country. The network of schools and classes at all levels is well planned and invested. By 2019, 100% of public schools have reached national standards. Vinh Phuc is the 5th province in the whole country to be recognized as having achieved the standard of 5-year-old kindergarten universalization in 2013 and level 2 primary education in 2014. The general education indicators of the whole province have exceeded the criteria of the Ministry of Education and Training. The number and quality of national excellent students is stable at a high level compared to other provinces and cities. From 1998 to now, the province has 1,405 excellent students at the national level; 33 medals at regional and international level, including 3 gold medals, 7 silver medals, 15 bronze medals in Mathematics, Physics, Biology, etc ...
The work of protecting and taking care of the people's health is paid high attention. Medical facilities have been strengthened and upgraded at all levels; The province has invested in a 1,000-bed Provincial General Hospital, 500-bed Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital, district-level hospitals and medical centers; 100% of commune, ward and township health stations meet standards. The medical staff and doctors are regularly trained and fostered to improve their capacity. By the end of 2021, the province will reach the rate of 39 hospital beds/ten thousand people, an increase of 30.1 beds/ten thousand people compared to 1997; 14 doctors/ten thousand people, 5.4 times higher than in 1997. Quality of medical examination and treatment services improved at all three levels.
On average, the province creates jobs for about 20,000 workers every year. Each year, the provincial budget supports over 300 billion VND to implement policies for the subjects. There are no poor households in the province that are subject to the policy of people with meritorious services. 100% of communes meet the criteria of poverty rate in new rural construction. The rate of poor households by 2021 will decrease to 0.44%; the rate of the population participating in health insurance reached 93%; 100% of children under 6 years old are provided with free health insurance. 100% of communes in the area are covered with electricity from the national grid, 100% of households have access to the electricity grid; fiber optic cable has covered 100% of the villages.
Vinh Phuc, with its many assets and development potential, strives to be a developed industrial province and one of the region's and the country's centers of industry, service, and tourism by 2025.
