Binh Duong and Binh Phuoc merged and separated from which provinces, giving rise to many farmer billionaires?

On July 2, 1976, the two provinces of Binh Duong (formerly Thu Dau Mot province) and Binh Phuoc (by the revolutionary government merging the two provinces of Binh Long and Phuoc Long) together with the three communes of An Binh, Binh An, and Dong Hoa of Thu Duc district were merged into Song Be province. On January 1, 1997, Song Be province was divided into two provinces of Binh Duong and Binh Phuoc.

Why did Binh Duong and Binh Phuoc provinces merge into Song Be province, then separate?

According to historical documents, on July 2, 1976, the two provinces of Binh Duong (formerly Thu Dau Mot province) and Binh Phuoc province (by the revolutionary government merging the two provinces of Binh Long and Phuoc Long) together with the three communes of An Binh, Binh An, and Dong Hoa of Thu Duc district were merged into Song Be province.

On January 1, 1997, Song Be province was divided into two provinces, Binh Duong and Binh Phuoc. Regarding the reason for the division of Song Be province, according to Binh Phuoc newspaper, former Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, former Chairman of Binh Phuoc Provincial People's Committee Bui Huy Thong said: Song Be province had fulfilled its historical mission at that time, which was to overcome the consequences of the war, build, restore and develop the economy, and care for the people. However, during that time, Song Be province's activities revealed some weaknesses.

That area is too large, the whole province has a natural area of more than 9,000km², from the beginning of the province to the end of the province is nearly 200km; the staff at that time was very lacking and weak; there was still a state of hunger, although the province tried very hard. Due to the difficulty of traveling, the care for the people was sometimes not timely. There were many difficulties, forcing the Provincial Party Committee and the People's Committee of Song Be province to ask the Central Government to separate to have conditions for mutual development.

At the 10th session of the 9th National Assembly, a resolution was issued to split Song Be into two provinces, Binh Duong and Binh Phuoc. After the resolution of the National Assembly, the province began to build its apparatus and on January 1, 1997, the two provinces of Binh Duong and Binh Phuoc officially came into operation.

Bình Dương, Bình Phước từng sáp nhập, tách ra từ tỉnh nào, nông thôn xuất hiện nhiều tỷ phú, — Song Be Bridge historical and cultural relic, connecting Phuoc Hoa and Vinh Hoa communes, Phu Giao district. The bridge was built by the French colonialists in 1925 - 1926, connecting the main roads to the Central Highlands provinces. Photo: Phu Giao District Portal

Former member of the Party Central Committee, former Secretary of Binh Phuoc Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Huu Luat, recalled: On January 1, 1997, at 7:00 a.m., Song Be Provincial Party Committee held an introduction ceremony for the two leadership boards of Binh Duong and Binh Phuoc provinces.

Especially on the first day of departure from Binh Duong to Binh Phuoc, the leadership group went by 6-7 cars, the remaining 1,500 brothers were cadres, workers, employees, and people took buses with their belongings to concentrate on building the new province. The cadres and employees were assigned and mobilized without missing anyone. This demonstrated the determination, enthusiasm, and responsibility of the brothers of Binh Duong towards Binh Phuoc.

It can be said that the National Assembly Resolution is considered a paving resolution, thanks to which Binh Duong and Binh Phuoc have been able to develop as they are today.

Binh Duong has the highest average income in the country, the countryside is increasingly rich and beautiful.

According to a report from Binh Duong province, in 2024, the province's trade surplus reached a record of 10 billion USD for the first time. Of which, export turnover reached 34.5 billion USD, up 12.7% (while in 2023 it decreased by 10.9%), import turnover reached 24.5 billion USD, up 12.2% (while in 2023 it decreased by 12.1%).

Up to now, Binh Duong province has had 4,378 FDI projects granted valid investment registration certificates, with total registered investment capital of more than 42.3 billion USD, ranking among the leading localities in the country.

In 2024, Binh Duong attracted investment from 32 countries and territories; Singapore led with a total registered capital of 460.6 million USD; followed by Hong Kong (China), Samoa... Among them, there are leading corporations in the world that have decided to invest large amounts of capital up to billions of USD such as Lego's factory worth 1.3 billion USD...

Thanks to the majority of young working-age population, Binh Duong has also emerged as the locality with the highest per capita income in the country.

According to the survey on living standards and population announced by the General Statistics Office in early 2023, Binh Duong has an average (actual) income per capita of 8.29 million VND/person/month, 1.7 times higher than the average income per capita of the whole country.

Even the average income of Binh Duong people far exceeds the two following localities: Hanoi with 6.86 million VND/month and Dong Nai with 6.57 million VND/month.

In 2024, Binh Duong's average income per capita (nominal GRDP) will reach 182.6 million VND/person/year, an increase of 24.3% compared to 2019.

Implementing the New Rural Development Program, up to now, Binh Duong province has had 38/38 (100%) communes meeting advanced new rural standards; 3 communes meeting model new rural standards. Average income per capita in rural areas by the end of 2023 will reach 80 million VND/person/year.

Binh Duong province is also the locality with the first commune in the country to build a Smart Village model, that is Bach Dang commune.

After 3 years of piloting Smart Village and building a new model rural area, the average income per capita of Bach Dang commune (Tan Uyen city) increased from 60 million VND to 88.62 million VND/person/year. People in Bach Dang commune are increasingly producing smarter agriculture, developing the countryside to become more livable.

To date, Bach Dang commune has achieved 29/39 criteria for building a Smart Village. In the period of 2025-2030, Bach Dang commune strives to achieve 100% of the targets on digital government, digital infrastructure, digital rural services and continue to improve digital skills for officials and people.

Binh Phuoc province welcomes "wave" of high-tech agricultural investment

After being separated from Song Be province in 1997, Binh Phuoc has 11 district-level administrative units, with 111 communes, is the largest province in the Southeast region, located in the key economic region of the South, and has a border with Cambodia.

From a locality heavily devastated by war, with a very low starting point after liberation, with almost no industrial production, after 50 years, Binh Phuoc has become an attractive locality for many investors, with the highest economic growth rate in the Southeast region.

In 2024, the total product in the whole province of Binh Phuoc (GRDP) will reach 61,292.74 billion VND, an increase of 9.32% compared to 2023. Of which: The agriculture, forestry and fishery sector (at 2010 comparative prices) will reach 17,827.56 billion VND, an increase of 5.19%. The agriculture, forestry and fishery sector also accounts for 22.08%.

Total import-export turnover grew impressively, of which exports in 2024 reached 4.6 billion USD, an increase of nearly 29 times compared to the entire period of 1997 - 2000; imports reached 2.9 billion USD, an increase of 460 times compared to 2001. Budget revenue reached 11,250 billion VND, an increase of more than 65 times compared to 1997 (in 1997, only 172.8 billion VND was collected).

The average GRDP per capita in 2024 of Binh Phuoc province is 108.59 million VND, an increase of 13.81% compared to 2023.

Regarding foreign investment attraction, up to now, there have been 439 FDI projects in the area, with registered capital of nearly 5.3 billion USD (in 2005, only 9 foreign investment projects were licensed with registered capital of 23.1 million USD).

With great potential and advantages for agricultural development and fertile land, Binh Phuoc province has been implementing many breakthrough solutions to develop high-tech agriculture, participate in the global supply chain and is ready to welcome the wave of investment in high-tech agriculture from international investors in the key economic region of the South.

Accordingly, Resolution No. 01-NQ/DH dated October 22, 2020 of the 11th Congress of the Binh Phuoc Provincial Party Committee (term 2020-2025) has oriented agricultural development with 3 key tasks: Creating raw material areas, processing and forming chain linkages with 3 key industries: livestock, crop cultivation, forestry; 3 main export products (livestock, cashew nuts, wood products). At the same time, there are 3 overall support solutions: Re-planning raw material production areas; attraction and support policies; high-tech agriculture.

The province has also implemented the Project on restructuring the agricultural sector, effectively exploiting potentials and advantages to develop Binh Phuoc province quickly and sustainably. The general goal of the provincial agricultural sector by 2030 is to strive to increase the high-tech agricultural production area to 10,800 hectares; the rate of livestock farms meeting safety standards is about 90%; forming agricultural zones, high-tech agricultural areas, clean agriculture, organic agriculture with an area of about 1,000 to 2,000 hectares...

According to the People's Committee of Binh Phuoc province, up to now, the rate of livestock farming on farms accounts for over 93% and most of the farms apply high technology, automate stages, close from input to output, create value chains or participate in product chain linkage. Notably, Binh Phuoc has attracted more than 24,000 billion VND in the livestock sector with about 150 large enterprises, leading livestock corporations in the world coming to invest...

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