Socio-economic development situation in Can Tho city in 2014

I. ACHIEVEMENTS
1. The economy maintains a high growth rate:
Gross local product (GDP - comparative price in 2010) is estimated at VND 69,514.7 billion, up 12.05% compared to 2013, reaching the set plan. The economic structure continues to move in the right direction to gradually increase the proportion of Regions II and III, accounting for 92.73%; gradually reducing the proportion of Region I, accounting for 7.27% of the city's economic structure, especially the quality was raised when all three regions grew over the same period.
Maintaining economic growth has increased incomes, improved and raised the living standards of the people of the city. Estimated GDP per capita reached 70.2 million dong, up 7.1 million dong against 2013, reaching the set plan; USD converted into USD 3,298, an increase of USD 294 compared to 2013.
2. Steady development of production - business activities:
a) Industrial production:

The city focuses on directing and removing difficulties for production, implementing measures to support development and timely settling recommendations and proposals for businesses, especially export enterprises, contributing to improve competitiveness, promote appropriate production in the current situation. Industrial production results continued to develop in a positive direction, the industrial production index was estimated to increase by 8.4% compared to 2013. Industrial zones attracted 5 more projects with a total registered capital of 48 million USD, bringing the total number of industrial parks to date with 214 valid projects, renting 567.19 hectares of industrial land, total capital. registered investment of 1,919 million USD; realized capital is 852.4 million USD, accounting for 44.4% of total registered investment capital, the total number of employees working in industrial parks is 31,716 laborers, decreasing 803 laborers.

b) Trade - service:
- Internal trade activities continue to be active, besides appropriate solutions and policies of the Government, the city organizes many activities to support businesses to promote trade, connect supply and demand between manufacturers - home distribution, trade fairs, programs to bring Vietnamese goods to the suburbs ... combined with the promotion, promotion of businesses, supermarket systems, utility stores ... to encourage consumption and health. Purchasing and recovering quickly in the last months of the year, the impact of promoting production, market development, forming more and more clearly a large distribution center, aiming to become a trade center of the Mekong Delta. Estimated total of commodity retail sales, service revenue is VND 71,726 billion, exceeding 2.2% of the plan, up 16.4% over the same period. Well manage market, commodity prices and stabilize prices of essential commodities, supermarkets, businesses perform well reserve goods to serve people on the occasion of holidays, New Year, sources of goods Abundant supply, no fever happened and sudden price increase. CPI in November decreased by 0.4% over the previous month, increasing by 2.03% compared to December last year. By the end of 2014, it is estimated to increase by 2.25% compared to December 2013.

- Export of goods has encountered many difficulties since the first months of the year, the two main items of rice and seafood are in fierce competition with other countries in the region, seafood products continue to be affected more and more by trade barriers from importing countries, exports of rice through non-quota accounts for a large proportion, contributing to the consumption of a large amount of rice and commodity rice, but not bringing foreign currencies to the city. Therefore, the ability to complete the plan is very difficult, estimated export turnover of goods and services in foreign currencies of 1,350 million USD, reaching 81.8% of the plan, equivalent to the same period. Import turnover reached the planned target, with a value of 380 million USD, down 1.8% compared to 2013.
- Tourism activities are increasingly expanded, tourism products are diversified and improved in quality; tourist accommodation establishments are increasingly improved both in quantity and quality, estimated to welcome and serve the year 1.367 million visitors, exceeding 5.2% of the plan, up 9% over the same period (220,021 arrivals). international visitors, reaching 100% of the plan, up 4%); revenue is estimated at VND 1,171 billion, exceeding 6.5% of the plan, up 20% compared to 2013.

- Diversified development of transport services, with increasingly improved air, road and waterways, and increasingly modern and equipped means of transport in the direction of high quality, enhancing tourism service connection , trade in goods between the Mekong Delta region with local and foreign localities, aiming to become an important focal point for intra-regional and international transportation: Estimated total of goods transport 6,773 , 6 thousand tons, exceeding 28% of the plan, up 1.4% compared to 2013; transporting 29,866.8 thousand passengers, exceeding 0.3% of the plan, up 5.9%; the total of goods through the seaport in 10 months was estimated at 1.99 million tons, up 62.38%, equaling 99.58% of the year plan, revenue of 75.17 billion VND, up 37.91% over the same period. , by 93.96% of the year plan.
- Other types of services continue to develop in a diversified manner, especially post and telecommunications services, restaurants and hotels, and providing logical, insurance, scientific and public consultancy services. technology ... quality is increasingly improved.

c) Agricultural production:
Continue to develop and replicate a large field model, increase the use of specialty rice varieties, improve quality and value; forming the link from production to consumption, improving efficiency and stability in production. The situation of rice crop production in the year was quite good, the whole year rice seeded area was 232,335 ha, exceeding 6.7% of the plan, equaling 98.2% of the previous year; estimated annual production reached 1,423 million tons, exceeding 13% of the plan, up 3.9% over the previous year. Closely monitoring livestock, performing regular and periodic vaccinations, controlling the disease on cattle and poultry, there has been no major outbreaks detected. To develop aquaculture according to hygiene and food safety standards such as GlobalGAP, VietGAP ... increase the value of goods, estimated the whole area of ​​aquaculture is 13,190 hectares, exceeding 1.5% of the plan, up 2.5 % compared to the previous year; the total output of harvested aquatic products reached 193,316 tons, exceeding 4.5% of the plan, up 6.7% over the previous year; catches of 5,000 tons, reaching 100% of the plan, down 17.1%.

3. Mobilizing many sources of development investment capital:
a) Capital construction investment: Actively mobilizing rational resources for development investment, combining with renovating more focused and focused allocation mechanisms and strictly managing and using capital. recover scattered, scattered and wasteful investment, improve the efficiency of state investment. Estimated total investment capital in the province is VND 38,517 billion, gaining 100% of the plan, up 6.6% compared to 2013.
b) Business registration and enterprise management: Newly granted business registration of 922 enterprises and 195 affiliated units with registered capital of 2,919 billion dong; granting of changes to business registration of 2,300 turns of enterprises, of which 400 enterprises increase their capital by VND 2,900 billion; 119 enterprises were dissolved with a total capital of VND 172.7 billion. Newly granted 03 investment certificates with total registered capital of VND 784 billion.

c) Attract foreign investment: Newly grant 07 certificates of foreign direct investment (FDI) with a registered capital of 40 million USD, gaining 80% of the plan; adjusted to increase capital for 04 projects with total capital of 12.4 million USD; revoke 04 investment certificates of projects with total recovered capital of 1.2 million USD. By the end of 2014, the city had 62 valid foreign-invested projects, with a total registered capital of 934.9 million USD, implemented capital accounting for 31.8% of the total registered capital. The city currently has 10 official development assistance (ODA) programs and projects in operation with a total investment of VND 5,075 billion; in 2014, it was estimated that 597.8 billion dong will be disbursed, in which ODA capital will be 424.6 billion dong and 173.2 billion dong reciprocal capital. In 2014, the city received from non-governmental aid (NGO) for 12 projects with a total budget of 31 billion dong.

5. Planning, construction management, urban, land and environmental protection have gradually been put into order; New rural construction has changed positively:
a) Focus on reviewing and evaluating the implementation of construction planning projects in the city, from the beginning of the year until now, there have been 27 guidelines for partial adjustment of the planning, promulgating decisions to cancel 05 projects. Detailed planning scheme of 1/500 scale. Inspection, construction management and construction quality control in the area have been increasingly focused. Continue to implement and improve the quality of housing programs; focus on implementing the Government's Resolution to remove difficulties for the real estate market, monitor the progress of projects supported by the VND 30,000 billion loan package. Managing urban construction order has positive changes, order and construction order has gradually been put into order. Solid waste management is closely managed from planning to implementation, collection, transportation and disposal; By the end of 2014, the rate of solid waste collection will reach 80%, the rate of solid waste collection and treatment will be 100%.

b) Implement the 2013 Land Law, complete the formulation of master plans, plans on land use up to 2020 of 09 districts. The land allocation, land lease and change of land use purpose comply with regulations; speeding up the clearance of key projects such as: Tay Do Cultural Center, Embankment of Can Tho River, projects of Lotte Group, Muong Thanh, central projects in the area ... The first certificate in accordance with Directive 1474 / CT-TTg dated 24/8/2011 of the Prime Minister, striving to reach 99.9% by the end of 2014. Strengthen the actual inspection of the situation of using land and public land to ensure proper, efficient and proper exploitation; established 03 auction areas for auction with the amount of 117 billion VND, recovering 5 - 10% of the land fund of projects for resettlement. Pollution control activities are strengthened; The work of environmental quality monitoring periodically in 2014 was carried out on schedule. Propaganda and advocacy to raise the awareness of the community to protect natural resources and the environment has been promoted and maintained, raising the awareness of enterprises and people in law observance and actively protecting. environment.

c) Promote propaganda on new rural construction; Continue to expand the implementation model in 11 pilot communes of 4 districts. Total criteria have reached 520/720; in which 05 communes met 20 criteria, 15 communes met 15 - 19 criteria, 16 communes met 9 - 14 criteria, no more than 9 communes met the criteria. On average, each commune reaches 14.44 criteria; 04 criteria (planning, electricity, production organization system and social order and security) have 100% completed. By the end of 2014, it is expected to recognize 03 more communes meeting new rural criteria.

6. Trade and tourism investment promotion activities have positive effects:
The City welcomed, worked and provided information about the city's potential development prospect to Ambassadors, Consulates General and investors interested in the environment and investment projects of the city. . Attending and coordinating to organize the Conference on introduction of investment environment in the Mekong Delta to introduce to environmental investors and investment opportunities in the city, to introduce the projects that the city is calling for investment. Supporting Can Tho enterprises to participate in introducing and selling goods at domestic fairs and exhibitions abroad, helping businesses to strengthen trade connections, seek business cooperation opportunities, promote trade promotion promote goods consumption. Complete DVD and tourist introduction map of Can Tho city to promote Can Tho tourism at domestic and foreign tourism events.

7. Cultural and social activities are maintained and made great progress:
a) Science and Technology: Selection and selection of organizations and individuals who preside over the implementation of 10 subjects. Check the progress and acceptance of 20 topics. The results of the projects and projects contribute to improving the quality and value of key products, public health care, environmental protection, strengthening operational and management capacity for local industries. Phuong. Establishing a database of new technologies and advanced technologies to serve technological innovation enterprises. Implement and guide procedures for registration of protection of industrial property rights for 220 cases. Support for many businesses to implement quality management systems.  

b) Education and Training: Education scale and network of educational and training institutions have developed; schools, facilities and teaching equipment are invested in construction and equipment in the direction of standardization and modernization. It is estimated that by the end of 2014, 23 schools will meet national standards, exceeding 15% of the plan. To effectively implement the requirements of renewing curricula, contents and methods of education, creating fundamental changes in the quality of management, teaching and learning; maintain and improve the quality of universal primary education, universal primary education at the right age and universal secondary education, promote universal secondary education; 100% of communes, wards and townships will be recognized as meeting the standards of preschool education for 5-year-old children; is completing the submission to the Ministry of Education and Training to recognize Can Tho city as meeting the standard of universal preschool education for 5-year-old children in 2014. Standardization of teachers and managers in education The amount is constantly being raised; The rate of mobilizing students to class increases. The network of non-public educational institutions continues to develop with many types, expanding occupations, diversifying training types, contributing to the development of the city's human resources and gradually meeting the development needs of city.

d) Employment creation, vocational training, poverty reduction and social issues: Maintain periodic employment sessions and employment activities; Estimated in 2014, creating jobs for 51,090 employees, exceeding 2.2% of the plan. The quality and effectiveness of vocational training have made positive changes, focusing on opening vocational training classes for rural workers, disabled people and for export workers; in the year, it is estimated that vocational training for 38,050 workers, reaching 100.1% of the Plan, raising the rate of trained workers reaching 50.07%. Fully implementing the regimes and policies for people with revolutionary merits, social protection beneficiaries, poor and near-poor households, contributing to ensuring social security. Implemented 21/38 sustainable poverty reduction models in 2014, reducing the poverty rate to 2.84%. Constructing 496 houses of gratitude (including 40 units mobilizing socialization); Constructing 929 great solidarity houses for poor households facing difficulties in housing. Child protection and care and gender equality: Organize the implementation of the 2014 Child Protection Program and National Program on Gender Equality 2014. Check the construction of appropriate communes and wards suitable for children in 2014 in the districts; deploying the model of supporting 5 communes and wards to amend the convention to ensure the principle of gender equality.

e) Culture and Sports: Organizing various forms of propagation, promotion and cultural-artistic activities, physical training and sports to celebrate the anniversaries, big holidays and big events of city ​​and country, artistic and attractive activities, creating an impression among the masses. The movement of the entire people to unite to build a cultural life is focused and put into quality; It is estimated that by the end of 2014, four new communes, wards and townships will be recognized, reaching 100% of the plan, bringing the total to 51 communes, wards and townships with cultural recognition. High-achievement sports continue to be invested with focus; successfully organized 08 sports tournaments, attended 63 sports tournaments (with 123 coaches, 605 athletes (186 women) of the teams), the results achieved 330 medals of all kinds, reaching 100% of the plan. The mass sports movement has been maintained and developed, organized 17 sports tournaments with 8,753 athletes (2,430 women) to participate, serving 44,300 viewers. The inspection and examination of cultural and advertising services is organized regularly, contributing to the healthy cultural environment in the city.

g) Information and Communications: Maintain and operate stably the city's information and communication technology infrastructure. The electronic information portal and one-stop software have been implemented synchronously from the city to grassroots levels (85 communes, wards and towns; 9 districts, 20 departments and branches). Infrastructure of telecommunication network and Internet continues to be strongly invested to ensure safety of infrastructure and communication smoothly; basically complete the broadband network to communes, wards and townships. The press and publishing activities have been developed in a positive way, propagating the political events of the whole country and the city; fully and promptly reflect the socio-economic situation, security and defense and undertakings and policies of the Party, the State, the City Party Committee and the People's Committee of the city.
(Excerpt from Report No. 159 / BC-UBND of Can Tho City People's Committee dated October 31, 2014)