Quang Ngai - with the aspiration to become a well-developed province in the central region.

Quang Ngai after 48 years of independence

Quang Ngai has grown from a province with many disadvantages in comparison to other provinces and cities in the Central region to become a locality with the largest economic scale. This is the result of the province's Party Committee, government, and people's dynamism, creativity, and determination over the years. Quang Ngai is determined to overcome difficulties and challenges before new opportunities and challenges arise, aiming to become a well-developed province of the Central region by 2025 and a well-developed province of the entire country by 2030.

Quang Ngai takes full advantage of Dung Quat's deep-water port to develop heavy industry. After the first oil refinery was invested in Dung Quat, many large-scale projects have been built, especially the Dung Quat Iron and Steel Complex, with a total investment of up to $60 trillion. Thanks to the attraction of many large-scale industrial projects, the industrial value of Quang Ngai over the past 10 years has been at a high level in the Central region. Particularly in 2022, the industrial production value will reach more than 129 billion VND, ranking second compared to the 14 provinces and cities in the Central region.

According to Mr. Dinh Van Chung, Deputy Director of Hoa Phat-Dung Quat Steel Joint Stock Company, Quang Ngai has many advantages as a key province in the central region, with many advantages in transportation infrastructure and ports. The sea, particularly the provincial policy mechanism, is attracting a large number of industries that are suitable for our Hoa Phat Group. Following the success of Hoa Phat Dung Quat 1, we are now expanding Hoa Phat Dung Quat 2 in addition to Hoa Phat Dung Quat 2. Hoa Phat has also invested in a number of projects in Quang Ngai province, including ports, industrial parks, and urban areas.

Dung Quat Economic Zone is currently the Central Coast and Central Highlands' industrial development locomotive. This region has 11 economic zones. Dung Quat EZ's industrial production value accounts for 60% of the total 11 economic zones in 2022, and its contribution to the state budget accounts for 63%. The Prime Minister recently approved an extension of the Dung Quat Economic Zone Construction Master Plan in Quang Ngai Province to 2035, with a vision of 2045. This is a new opportunity to transform the Dung Quat Economic Zone into a dynamic, ground-breaking, modern, efficient, and sustainable economic development zone.

Mr. Ha Hoang Viet Phuong, Chairman of Dung Quat Economic Zone and Quang Ngai Industrial Parks Authority, said: Currently, the role and importance of Dung Quat EZ contribute to the generality of the province as well as the region. According to Mr. Ha Hoang Viet Phuong, Head of the Management Board of Dung Quat Economic Zone and Quang Ngai Industrial Parks, the role and importance of Dung Quat EZ currently contribute to the generality of the province as well as the region. Dung Quat EZ's development area is still quite large. We are reviewing investment projects that have been granted to investors, but if investors are slow to deploy, do not deploy, or have not brought the land in time and used it, they must focus on dealing with the situation. On the other hand, we develop a broad strategy to open up new land funds and create conditions to attract strategic investors; this is the future development lever.

In recent years, economic growth and high budget revenues have helped Quang Ngai province invest in difficult areas, such as rural and mountainous areas, and well implement security regimes and policies. social welfare, and timely support for policy families.

After 12 years of implementing the New Rural Development Program, rural areas in Quang Ngai province. With active and drastic implementation and people's cooperation and consensus, Quang Ngai province will have 93 of its 148 communes completed by the end of 2022. The new countryside has given the countryside a new look. Houses and fences are being decorated, and flower roads are becoming increasingly long. It is a new life, a life with warm and happy colors spreading throughout Quang Ngai province's countryside.

Mr. Nguyen Van Ky, Pho In a commune, Duc Pho town, Quang Ngai said: When the party's policy was given, the people responded, Pho A new rural development focused on building, so Ms. I let the land expand to build a road in my hamlet to make it clean and beautiful compared to years ago. Now I'm too happy.

From a purely agricultural province, starting with many disadvantages, the economic scale of Quang Ngai province ranks 18th in the country by 2022. High economic growth has helped the province's budget revenue exceed the central estimate and reach the highest ever. In 2022, Quang Ngai's budget revenue reached nearly 34 billion VND, ranking among the top 10 provinces and cities with the highest budget revenue in the country. Quang Ngai is among the top 5 provinces and cities, exceeding the highest annual estimate.

Although there are still difficulties and challenges on the road to making Quang Ngai a moderately developed region in the central region by 2025 and a well-developed country for the entire country by 2030, the Party Committee, authorities, and people will join forces, overcome themselves unanimously, renew thinking, and take drastic action to create new development momentum.

Chairman of Quang Ngai Provincial People's Committee Dang Van Minh said: With the spirit of difficulty, the harder we try, the more difficult it is, the more united we must be, and with very high political determination, the more If we face difficulties, we must be more decisive and act stronger, with a higher sense of responsibility, and we hope that with the motto of doing it with the traditional solidarity of Quang Ngai, especially the achievements achieved, In the first 2 years of my term, I believe that although 2023 will be difficult, we will overcome and reap many achievements, which will depend on the efforts and will of all of us. With that effort, it is certain that all officials, civil servants, public employees, and members of the business community in Quang Ngai province will accompany and strive together to complete the goals and tasks set out in the plan.

To concretize the necessary solutions, all levels of Party committees and authorities in Quang Ngai province are closely following the major orientations of the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress and the Resolution of the 20th Provincial Party Congress in all fields. The Politburo recently issued Resolution No. 26/2022 on the direction of socioeconomic development and national defense and security assurance in the North Central and Central Coast regions until 2030, with a vision for 2045, demonstrating the Party and State's deep concern for the development of this region. Special. Two major projects will be implemented in the near future to promote economic development in Quang Ngai province. That is, to construct a project in the Dung Quat economic zone to develop Ly Son island district into a center of sea and island tourism as well as a national center for refining, petrochemicals, and energy.

Mr. Nguyen Van Hoi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Joint Stock Company, stated: "As we build a strategy, we also have a plan to gradually transition from oil refining to petrochemicals, which we intend to implement." Following that strategy, the consultant is assisting us in locating the most appropriate and effective petrochemical products, and on that basis, we will build a project to convert to petrochemicals in the near future.

Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, and Chairman of the Quang Ngai Provincial People's Council, Bui Thi Quynh Van, said: Resolution 26 of the Politburo sets out to build and expand Dung Quat EZ to become a center of energy and chemical refining. National oil is a very important decision of the Politburo, which also shows the Politburo's interest in the socio-economic development of the central region, including Quang Ngai province, for the Quang Ngai Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee. Quang Ngai sees this as a very good opportunity to create a new impetus for the development of Quang Ngai in the coming period. Currently, in the area of Dung Quat EZ, the province has submitted a request to the government to adjust the general construction plan for the EZ. Dung Quat to 45,000ha, the province also has a synchronous investment plan in infrastructure as well as other conditions to create connectivity and favorable conditions for the development of Dung Quat EZ. As a result of the expansion and construction of the National Refinery and Petrochemical Energy Center, Quang Ngai now has all of the necessary conditions to do so. The construction of the National Refinery and Petrochemical Energy Center in Quang Ngai will create new leverage for the economic development of the province, with the core of the Dung Quat Oil Refinery and other industries. Other projects are being implemented in the Quang Ngai area, so in the future, Quang Ngai has advised and reported to the government and Prime Minister on the assignment of relevant ministries and agencies in collaboration with Quang Ngai province. Ngai creates an implementation plan in order to create a suitable roadmap, and Quang Ngai will work hard to implement this roadmap in order to see how this goal becomes a reality as soon as possible.

48 years after liberation is a milestone, marking the persistent striving, the will to overcome challenges and difficulties, and the renewal achievements of the Party Committee, the government, and the people of Quang Ngai province. The road ahead offers Quang Ngai many opportunities and advantages for development but also many difficulties and challenges. However, with the aspiration to rise, Quang Ngai strongly renewed its thinking, aroused all potentials and resources, and created a new driving force for rapid and sustainable development as defined in the provincial plan for the period of 2021–30, with a vision to 2025. That is, shaping the space, the development vision is expressed through the structure of four strategic economic corridors, five interconnected inter-district regions, and six dynamic economic spaces. This is considered a structure of balanced, interconnected, and mutually supportive development among the coastal, midland, mountainous, and island areas of Quang Ngai province./.

by T.Giang