Society conditions

+ Population: 1.500.000 people

+ Population at working ages: 800.000 people

+ Population density: 559 people/km2.

 

 Binh Duong Province takes its advantage of transport system, National Highway 13 and 14, intercity roads linking many regions. Thu Dau Mot township is 30Km away from Hochiminh City, 1740Km from Hanoi, 129Km from Tay Ninh, 40Km from Bien Hoa (Dong Nai).

 

Binh Duong is one of the most dynamic economic zones attracting foreign investment into Vietnam. The best policy on investment environment in Vietnam is implemented, the province has owned 1.285 FDI projects with USD 6.507 bil investment capital. In 2007, Binh Duong attracted over USD 900 mil FDI capital, increasing more than 2.5 times compared with last year.

According to rank of PCI in 2006, Binh Duong has continued to lead in provincial competition index with 76.23 points while Ha Noi capital and Hochiminh City, the biggest economic centers, ranks in the fortieth with 50.34 points and in the seventh with 63.39 points respectively.

Binh Duong has 13 industrial zones in operation, in which have many industrial zones have been ful - occupied such as Song Than II, Dong An, Tan Dong Hiep A, Viet Huong, Song Than I.

Industrial zones had attracted 938 investment projects, including 613 foreign-invested projects with total registered capital of US$3.483 million and 225 local projects with a total investment of VND 2656 billion.