Part 1: Developing export sources

In order to promote the potential, strengths, internal resources, promote economic growth, develop production and shift the economic structure of the province towards industrialization and modernization, in March 2022, the Provincial People's Committee issued a project to promote the export of goods of Thai Binh province in the period of 2021 - 2025, with a vision to 2030. After two years of implementing the project, import and export activities have changed significantly.

Production of stuffed animals for export at Innoflow Vina Company Limited (Do Luong Industrial Park, Dong Hung District).

To promote export activities, one of the important factors is to have a large enough source of goods with high quality and competitive advantages. Therefore, in recent times, all levels and sectors have focused on synchronously implementing solutions to develop sources of goods for export.

Add force

There are currently nearly 10,000 enterprises in the province, but only more than 420 enterprises have import-export activities. Increasing production and export forces is the province's priority orientation. Accordingly, the Department of Planning and Investment, the Management Board of Economic Zones and Industrial Parks of the province are two units actively advising the Provincial People's Committee to approve investment policies and manage investment projects in accordance with the provisions of law. Preside and coordinate with relevant departments, branches and units to organize the appraisal of project dossiers, carry out investment procedures to ensure quality and progress in accordance with the provisions of the Investment Law.

Implementing the project to promote the export of goods of the province, departments, branches and localities have proactively improved their economic management capacity, implemented the Competitiveness Index at the department, branch and People's Committee level (DDCI) to improve the investment and business environment. Along with actively organizing investment promotion activities, departments, branches and localities have well prepared the necessary conditions, especially in terms of infrastructure, land, human resources... ready to meet the needs of investors, creating an important premise to attract new projects and promote production and export development.

In 2022 - 2023, Thai Binh will make a breakthrough in attracting investment in both quantity and quality of projects. Typical projects include the VSIP Thai Binh industrial park project with a total investment of nearly 212 million USD; the Pegavision Vietnam factory project producing contact lenses with a total investment of 200 million USD; the beverage factory project of Hite Jinro Group with a total investment of 100 million USD; the investment project to produce conversion ports, connection devices, and computer equipment with a total investment of 45 million USD of Goodway Cayman Co., Ltd.; the project to produce and process LED lights of all kinds and LED components of Longstar Lighting Xiamen Co., Ltd. with a total investment of 25 million USD... These are quite large-scale projects, when officially put into production, they will create a new source of export goods for the province.

Creating space for business to grow

Planning, establishing and investing in the synchronous completion of technical infrastructure of industrial parks (IPs) and industrial clusters (ICs) are prioritized by the province to create a favorable space for enterprises to invest, produce and do business. Departments and branches such as Industry and Trade, Planning and Investment, Natural Resources and Environment, Construction, Transport, the Provincial Economic Zone and Industrial Park Management Board... closely coordinate and quickly and effectively implement the appraisal of 1/2,000 zoning plans of a number of IPs and ICs in the province such as Dong Long IP, Hong Viet IP, Me Linh IP, Nguyen Xa IP, Phong Chau IP, Thanh Tan IP, Van Lang IP, VSIP Thai Binh IP, Thuy Son IP, Do Luong IP, An Ninh IP...

Mr. Tran Huy Quan, Director of the Department of Industry and Trade, said: In the past 2 years, the province has established 3 new industrial parks including Hong Viet, Phong Chau, Van Lang, and expanded the area of 4 industrial parks including An Ninh, Vu Ninh, Thanh Tan, Quynh Coi, creating conditions for small and medium enterprises to invest and expand production and business. By the end of 2023, industrial parks in the province had attracted 461 investment projects with a total registered capital of VND 127,965 billion, of which 357 projects were in operation, 58 projects were under construction, employing 60,802 workers.

Lien Ha Thai Industrial Park attracted 16 projects with a total investment capital of nearly 1.3 billion USD, adding production and export resources to the province.

Promote production and business

At the beginning of each year, the Provincial People's Committee organizes a campaign to encourage enterprises to compete to boost production and business. Along with visiting and congratulating the New Year, the provincial leaders also listen to and grasp the difficulties and obstacles, thereby directing the relevant departments and branches to focus on solving them for enterprises. In particular, the Provincial People's Committee directs the Department of Industry and Trade to preside over and coordinate with the Provincial Business Association to regularly summarize the production and business situation of enterprises, advise and propose to the province mechanisms and policies to support and promote production and business, and dialogue to find solutions to overcome difficulties in a timely, effective and practical manner.

With the role of state management in the field of industry and trade, the Department of Industry and Trade has done a good job of informing, disseminating policies and laws, forecasting market situations to help businesses orient and have appropriate production and business plans, consume products conveniently, and overcome inventory. In particular, the Department has promptly disseminated new-generation free trade agreements such as CPTPP, EVFTA, UKVFTA, RCEP... to help businesses make good use of tariff incentives, create competitiveness to bring goods into markets and stimulate increased production activities. In 2023, the industrial production value of enterprises in industrial parks will reach about 34,460 billion VND, export turnover will reach about 280 million USD.

Not only the industry and trade sector, the agricultural sector also has many solutions to promote production and business with 33 agricultural development models. Specifically, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has deployed 16 models related to rice production, building value chains and certifying product brands; 8 models of growing native plants, developing agriculture and rural areas for agricultural tourism; 7 models of vegetables, medicinal plants, flowers, ornamental plants, perennial plants; 1 model of salt and 1 model of aquaculture. 12 newly established cooperatives carry out value chain linkages linking production with processing, building brands of key local specialties, bringing high efficiency in both production and business.

Mr. Nguyen Manh Khuong, Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, said: In recent years, enterprises, cooperatives and farming households have proactively adopted scientific and technological advances, actively applied technology and digital transformation in production, contributing to improving productivity, quality and reducing product costs. Notably, many households and cooperatives have brought agricultural products to e-commerce, not only selling well in the domestic market but also reaching many foreign customers, opening up export opportunities in the coming time.