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1 GIA LAI PROVINCE 1 Basic Information 1.1 Geography 1 Gia Lai, the second largest province after Dak Lakk in Vietnam, is situated in the northern part of the Central Highlands, at an average elevation off m above sea level. Gia Lai is located at the heart of Kampuchea - Laos - Vietnam Development Triangle and on the East-West Corridor in Greater Mekong Sub-region. - Area (km 2 ) 15, Population (2011) 1,322,0000 * Male/Female 671,200 (50.77)/650,800 (49.22%) * Population of labor age (2010) 783, Administrative units: Pleiku City, 2 towns (An Khe, Ayun Pa), 14 districts, and 233 communal-level units including 24 wards, 133 townlets, and 186 communes. - GDP growth in 2012 (%) GDP in 2011 (at current price) (bil. VND) 27,989. Average GDP per capita (US$ $) (2012) 1, Total accumulated FDI projects until June * Total registered capital (mil. US$) (accumulated) 1666 Konn Tum Province Quang Ngai Province Binh Dinh Province 5 I 9 II 10 4 KAMPUCHEA 3 2 I 1 12 IIII Phu Yen Provincee I Pleiku City II An Khe Town III Ayun Pa Town District 1 Chu Puh 2 Chu Se 3 Chu Prong 4 Duc Co 5 Ia Grai 6 Chu Pah 7 Dak Doa 8 K Bang 9 Mang Yang 10 Dak Po 11 Kong Chro 12 Phu Thien 13 Ia Pa 14 Krong Pa Dak Lak Province 1 1

2 - Export turnover (mil. US$, 2012) (coffee, cassava chip, latex, etc.) - Import turnover (mil. US$, 2012) (cassava chip, cashew nut, wood,constructionmachinery, etc.) The province was re-established on 12/8/1991 by separating Gia Lai Kon Tum Province into two: Gia Lai and Kon Tum. Gia Lai borders provinces of Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, and Phu Yen to the east, Ratanakiri Province of Kampuchea to the west by a borderline of 90 km, Dak Lak Province to the south, and Kon Tum Province to the north. Gia Lai has Le Thanh International Border Gate, which links the province with southern Laos and northeast Thailand. Moreover, the Kampuchean National Road (NR) no. 78 has recently been completed, connecting the NR no. 19 in Duc Co District to Ban Lung Town, Ratanikiri Province, Kampuchea. These are good conditions for other provinces and cities to boost development cooperation and promote its inherent advantages to increase production capacity, develop socio-economic infrastructure, enhance economic competitiveness, create breakthrough steps for economic development, and make Gia Lai an economic engine of the region. Le Thanh International Border Gate in Gia Lai Province together with Kampuhean NR no. 78 will be the trade focal, promoting the exchange of economic development cooperation with regional countries such as Laos, Kampuchea, and Thailand. This also means that Gia Lai is a most attractive destination of Vietnam s tourism industry with the advantage of three countries for one destination. 1.2 Population 2 Please see Annex 1: Population of Gia Lai Province, 1995, , page 17 The population of Gia Lai is 1,322,000 in 2011, with a population density of 85 people/km². The urban and rural population is 399,900 (30.24%) and 1,335,800 (69.75%) respectively. The population growth rate is 17.2 o / oo while the birth reduction rate maintains at 7.7 o / oo. However, the mechanic growth rate stands at 5 o / oo because about 6,000 people immigrate to Gia Lai from other provinces (mainly from the north) every year, which makes great contribution to the province s labour force. Year Population 850,7 1,026,3 1,119,1 1,174,6 1,200,5 1,225,5 1,251,3 1,281,0 1,301,6 x 1,000 Pop. growth rate ( o / oo ) Sex ratio (male/ female) (%) In-immigration x 1,000 Labor force x 1,000 Trained labor rate (%) and 2

3 The population distribution is uneven. Some urbann areas such as Pleiku City and An Khe Town are more populated with the density of 758 and 330 people/km 2 respectively. Meanwhile, the population density is from 27 to 40 people/km 2 in isolate and remote regions like Krong Chro District and Krong Pa District, mostly inhabited byy minority community. There are 38 nationalities living in Gia Lai until 1 April 2009, comprising 713,403 Kinh (the dominant ethnic group in Vietnam), accounting for 56% of total provincial population. Other ethnic minorities are Jrai (372,302), Bahnar (150,416), Tay (10,107), Nung (10,045), Muong (6,133), Thai (3,584), Dao (4,420), and Sedan, Gie Trieng, Mong, Hoa, Ede, etc. According to the statistics of Vietnam General Statistics Office, there are 312,272 people confirming their belief in the Population Census Believer Christianity 114,822 Protestant 110,114 Buddhism 84,214 Caodaism 2,971 Baha í 59 Hoa Hao Others Administration Gia Lai has 17 administrativ ve units, including: Pleiku City (the economic, political, cultural and business center of the province), An Khe Town, Ayun Pa Town and 14 districts: Chu Pah, Chu Prong, Chu Se, Dak Doa, Dak Po, Duc Co, Ia Grai, Ia Pa, K'Bang, Krong Chro, Krong Pa, Mang Yang, Phu Thien, and Chu Puh. Pleiku is the center of economy, politic, culture, andd business off Gia Lai where two strategic NRs of the Highland, i.e. NR no. 14 of north-south direction and NR no. 19 of east-west direction converge. This site create favorable condition for economic development and communication with the south of Central Coastal Region and the center of Kampuchea - Laos - Vietnam Development Triangle. Provincial People s Committeee (since 2011) + Chairman Mr. Pham The Dung - Native village My Hiep Commune, Phu My District Binh Dinh Province - Date of birth 01/5/ Education High school graduate - Current position Chairman of Gia Lai Provincial People s Committee Vice Secretary of Party Committee, Gia Lai Province - Party admission date 16/6/ Official admissiond date 16/6/1985 Service record present Expert, Vice Chief of Cabinet, Provincial People s Committee Chief of Cabinet, Provincial People s Committee Secretary of Party Committee, Duc Co District Secretary of City Party Committee cum Chairman of City People s Committee, Pleikuu City Secretary of City Party Committee, Pleiku City Vice Chairman of Gia Lai provincial people Committee Vice Secretary of Party Committee, Gia Lai Province Chairman of Gia Lai Provincial People s Committee 3

4 + Vice Chairman Mr. Phung Ngoc My + Vice Chairman + Vice Chairman + Vice Chairman Mr. Mr. Mr. Hoang Cong Lu Dao Xuan Lien Mang Dung Provincial Party Committee (since 2011) + Secretary Mr. Ha Son Nhin - Native village N/A - Date of birth 10/4/ Education N/A - Current position Member of the Central Party Committee Secretary of the Provincial Party Committe, Gia Lai Province 2 Topography and climate 3 Gia Lai is at an average elevation of m above sea-level. Kon Ka Kinh at 1,7000 m is the province s highest mountain and located in K'Bang District. The lowest point is the Ba River basin at 100 m above sea-level. The province lies on a part of the ancient and immense stone foundation having a thickness over 4,000 m and belogingg to Kon Tum massif. The topography tends to become gradually lower in going from north to south and to ncline from east to west with a relatively complicated alternation comprising three main types of terrain: mountain, highlands, and midland and delta. - The mountainous area is 6,909 km 2, accounting for 2/5 of the total natural area. It mostly lies in the north with the highest peak of 2,023 m andd strong segmentation, scattering in the surface of other terrains in Gia Lai and representingg by mountain ranges of An Khe, Ngoc Linh, and Chu Du. - The highlands with an area of 5,800 km 2 is the common and important terrain, representing by two plateaus of Kon Ha Nung and Pleiku. The former at an elevation of m covers an area of 1,250 km 2, being constituted by ancient basalt on the main foundation of brown and red feralit soil. The latter has an area of 4,550 km 2, lying on a basalt foundation of asymmetric archwise form. - The midland and delta account for 3/5 of the provincial area. This sunken terrain at an elevation of m, covering An Khe, Cheo Reo, and Phu Tuc in the east of Gia Lai, has been exploited by humans for food production. Climate Possessing a tropical monsoon climate in highland,, Gia Lai has an abundant humidity and rainfall. It is dry and less cold in the winter, and warm and cool in the summer with temperature amplitude of 10 o C. The province is affected by the dry southwestt monsoon with two distinct seasons the rainy season from May to October and the dry season from November to April. 3 and =Content&op= =details&mid=7783 4

5 The average rainfall is 2,200-2,500 mm west of Truong Son mountain range and 1,200 1,750 mm east of the Truong Son range. However, there are 4 climatic subregions due to impacts of monsoon and topography: - the flank of Central Highlands running along NR no. 14: temperate and cool climate, about 2,200 mm rainfall; - the sunken area of Cheo Reo and Phu Tuc: hot weather, about 1,200-1,600 mm rainfall, - the high mountain bordering the Highlands, and - the central coastline: late raining. The average temperature is C. The weather in Gia Lai is remarkable for its frequent droughts happening by the end of November to April of the following year. During this time, the temperature may increase to 35 o C with a humidity under 50%. The hoar frost and mist happen about 4 5 days and nearly 100 days respectively a year. Storms do not hit Gia Lai but heavy rains on extensive area easily cause floods and flash floods in many parts of the province. The climate in Gia Lai is suitable for the development of industrial crops, agricultural-forestry business and for raising cattle. 3 Resources Land resources Gia Lai Province has many advantages to develop sustainable and effective agriculture. Temperate climate is one of the prerequisite factors to generate bumper crops. Together with climate advantages, Gia Lai also has a natural area of over million ha. The soil includes five main types: the alluvial soil group, grey soil group, yellow-red soil group, black soil group, and the stone emerging eroded soil group. Of these, the yellow-red soil group occupies the largest area at 760,000 ha or 49% of the province. This group includes plenty of types of soil which are really important, especially the red soil on basaltic stone concentrated in the districts of Pleiku and Kon Ha Nung Plateaus. This soil is well suited for other types of long-term industrial crops requiring high fertility such as coffee, tea, rubber and many fruit trees. Agricultural land Forestry land having forest Land for special purpose Residential land Unused land Rivers, streams Total Area (ha) 375, ,819 51,746 9, ,663 1,553,670 Rate (%) Water resources The total reserve of surface water is 23 billion m 3, distributing in the main systems of the Ba River and the Se San River and a tributary of the Serepok River. Large water reserves of the three rivers together with the dense network of small rivers and streams give strength to Gia Lai to develop the hydropower industry with total capacity of MW. The Se San River, one of the three largest rivers of Gia Lai, ranks the third in Vietnam s hydropower potential, accounting for 11% of the total hydropower potential of the country (behind the Da River at 44% in the north and the Dong Nai River at 16% in Dong Nai Province). 3.3 Mineral resources 4 5

6 Minerals are abundant and are favorable for industrial development, especially for buildingmaterial production. Some ore reserves include bauxite, gold, iron, granite, limestone, clay, lime, and sand. There are 298 mineral mines, comprising 42 different kinds. - Ferrous metals: Chrome under dispersed gold form, in Pleiku City, Chu Se, and Buon Ho. - Non-ferrous metals: Nickel, cobalt, and tin in alluvial grounds along treams; laterite bauxite: 2 mines with reserve up to million tons in the mountain ranges of Kon Ha Nung, Kom Plong, Ka Nat, and Duc Co, its content of Al 2 O 3 is 33.75% % and SiO %; iron mines in An Phu, Pleiku City; zinc in An Trung and Krong Chro. - Precious and rare metals: Gold: about 73 sites of which 66 are of original ore and 7 of alluvial deposit. They are located in Kong Chro, Ia Mo, Krong Pa and Ayun Pa and in branches of streams belonging to the upper reaches of Ba River with gold content of 4 to 16 grains/dm 3. Vonfram is distributed in dispersed gold in Pleiku - Phu Nhon - Buon Ho. - Minerals used to produce construction materials: Limestone in Chu Se, Plei Rinh, Yaly Fall is used to produce fire-brick, slack lame, and art objects; Clay in Chu Se - Phu Tuc, gem (opal, sapphire, ruby, zinicon, etc are in Nghia An, Chu Se, Bien Ho, and Cheo Reo) - Granite: 2 granite quarries in Phu Hoa Town and Chu Se District - Construction sand is found along rivers and streams, especially along the Song Ba River, with 40 small deposits of various qualities ranging from the middle to good. - Peat is found at Bien Ho, Chu Pah, used in microbiological fertilizer production. 3.4 Forest resources Gia Lai has 750,819 ha of forest and 76 million m 3 of wood reserves, making up 28% of the Central Highland s forests and 38% of the wood reserves. The amount of wood harvested in natural and planted forests is 160,000 m 3 and 180,000 m 3 respectively, meeting the demand for wood and laminated MDF wood processing industry at large scale with high quality. Gia Lai has a large tract of land for forest cultivation and trees grown, producing pulp for the paper industry and developing rubber trees. Endowed with immense forests, diversified terrain and climate, Gia Lai is well-known for the most diversified species in Vietnam. The Biological Resource Ecological Institute has found that the provincial forests are home to 375 species of birds belonging to 42 families and 107 species of animals belonging to 30 families and 12 groups. There are 94 species of reptiles belonging to 16 families and 3 groups, 48 species of amphibians belonging to 6 families and 2 groups; 96 fish species and thousands of species of insects. There are, quite notably, species of rare and precious animals such as rhinos, gayals, tibetan bears, tigers, leopards, flying weasels, flying squirrels, red wolves, black gibbons and harlequin bats and some species of birds such as ciconia episcopus (woolly-necked stork), peacocks, lophura nycthemera (silver pheasant) and polylectron germaini and some species of reptiles such as chameleons, worm lizards, and pythons 3.5 Tourism resources 5 Gia Lai s tourism has its own special characteristics of which the outstanding is nature tours showcasing the diversified ecological system, primitive forests, waterfalls, and lakes. Gia Lai is the riverhead of Ba River flowing to the central coastline and the Sesan River flowing to Kampuchea together with many smaller rivers and streams. There are lakes, waterfalls, mountain passes, and primeval forests, creating many impressive and poetic sceneries. An abundant source of precious and rare animals is found in the tropical forests of Kon Ka Kinh and Kon Chu Rang

7 Other beautiful sites are wild Xung Khoeng Waterfall in Chu Pong District, poetic Phu Cuong Waterfall. The tourist attraction sites such as Da Waterfall, Dream Pier on the Ba River in Ayun Pa, To Nung Lake are likened to the eyes of Pleiku City. The artifical landscapes comprise endless plantations of rubber, tea, and coffee. Tourists can combine tours in forests with boating, elephant riding, trekking, etc. Gia Lai preserves an ancient culture of ethnic minorities, mainly the Jrai and the Bahnar, representing in communal house, house on stilts, charnel house, traditional festivals, clothing, and musical instruments, etc. In addition, Gia Lai possesses historical relics and cultural works such as: Pleiku Prison, Highlands Tay Son Zone, the Tay Son - Nguyen Hue revolutionary base vestige, the anti-war village of Stor - homeland of Hero Nup, and other interesting historical places such as Plei Me, Cheo Reo and Ia Rang. There are also folk festivals of long-inhabiting minority ethnic groups, the Highland s Gong culture that was recognized by UNESCO as an oral masterpiece and non-material cultural heritage of the human beings, and other ethnic tourism treasures such as wood sculpture art, folk music, and folk dances. 3.6 Human resources N/A 4 Education and health care 4.1 Education The rate of communes attaining the universalization of secondary level education is 92.8%. In the school-year , there are 230 primary schools, 230 secondary schools, 39 high schools, and 340,000 pupils. One school of 3 levels from primary to high schools has been operated in the school-year. In addition, the province has 5 intermediary level schools and colleges, one subsidiary of the HCMC University of Agriculture and Forestry which trains about students a year. 4.2 Health care Please see Annex 2: Health data , page 18. Doctors are available in 48.2% of communal health stations, reaching the rate of 5 doctors/10,000 inhabitants. National health care programmes have been implemented successfully, thus, reducing significantly diseases. 5 Infrastructure Transportation + Roads 7 Gia Lai is a convenient position when it is situated in the immense Pleiku Plateau, likened to a roof of the Binh Dinh and Phu Yen Delta and Kampuchea. The province is an intersection of many importants national roads (NR) with a total length of 503 km

8 - A 112-km section of NR no. 14 running in the north-south direction is an artery linking Gia Lai with Kontum, Quang Nam and Da Nang City in the north, Dak Lak, Dak Nong and southern provinces in the south. - A 196-km section of NR no. 19 running in the east-west direction links Gia Lai with Quy Nhon Port, Binh Dinh Province in the east and the Le Thanh International Border Gate in the west. This important national road has been built on the basis of the most ancient communication between people in the Central Coast and northern Highlands provinces before the 20 th century. - A 111-km section of NR no. 25 links NR no. 1 belonging to Tuy Hoa City, Phu Yen Province with NR no.14 in My Thach, Chu Se District, crossing southeastern districts such as Krong Pa, Ayun Pa Town, Phu Thien and the east of Chu Se District. - The Ho Chi Minh Highway runs through the province. NR no. 14C and NR no. 25 link Gia Lai to provinces of the Central Highlands. - And finally, Truong Son Road is very convenient for transporting goods to ports for export and other economic centers of the country. Gia Lai has 11 important provincial roads (PR) with a total length of 473 km. - PR no. 662 (76 km): from NR no. 19 in Da Che, Dak Po District to the south, it links with NR no.24 in the west of Ayun Pa Town. - PR no. 663 (23 km): from the extended NR no. 19 (Bau Can Section) running through Chu Pong District and linking with PR no. 675 in Phu My, Chu Se District. - PR. No 664 (53 km), from NR no. 14 in Pleiku City to Ia Grai District, heading to the west and linking with NR no. 14C in the Se San River. - PR no. 668 (17 km): from NR no 25 to the south, heading to AyunPa Town, Phu Thien District, then Dak Lak province. - PR no. 669 (90 km): from NR no. 19 in An Khe Town to then orth along districts Kbang and Kon Plong, Kon TumProvince - PR no. 670 (46 km), from NR no. 19 in Kon Dong, Mang Yang District, linking with NR no. 12 at the section crossing Ia Khuol Commune, Chu Pah District, a border between two provinces of Gia Lai and Kon Tum. - PR no. 671 (24 km): from NR no. 14, linking with PR no. 670 in Nam Yang Commune, Dak Doa District. - PR no. 672 (29 km) is the beltway of Pleiku City. - PR no. 673 (23 km): from NR no. 14 in Phu Hoa Townlet to Ia Ly Hydropower Station. - PR no. 674 (32 km) links NR no. 19 at the center of An Khe Town with Krong Chro District. - PR no. 675 (60 km): from NR no. 19 in Pleiku City, linking with NR no. 14 C in Ia Men. Most roads connecting to the district centers of Gia Lai are asphalted. One-hundred percent of the communes have roads to commune centers. + Railways There is no railway in Gia Lai Province. + Waterways N/A + Airways 8

9 The small Pleiku Airport, also known as Cu Hanh Airport, was built during the French colony. It is about 5 km from the city. There are 7 flights a week from Pleiku City to Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang City, Ha noi and vice versa. The airport is upgraded to accommodate larger plane of A Electricity and Water 8 + Electricity With high terrain, many rivers and streams, Gia Lai is one of the provinces endowed with small and medium hydroelectric plants. There are 82 hydropower projects, 7 of which are invested by the Electricty of Vietnam (EVN) Group. Hydropower station and Site Starting - Finising time 1 Ia Ly Se San River, Chu Pah District Se San 3 Se San River (Ia Mnong Commune, Chu Pah District, Gia Lai Province and Ia Ly Commune, Sa Thay District, Kon Tum Province) Se San 3A Ia Khai Commune, Ia Grai District, Gia Lai province and Mo Rai Commune, Sa Thay District, Kon Tum Province 05/04/2003 to 29/12/ Se San 4 On the Se San River 26/11/2004 to 04/ Song Ba Ha On 15 mountainous communes of Song Hinh District, Phu Yen Province and Krong Pa District, Gia Lai Province An Khe Ka Nak In Kbang District, AnKhe Town and Tay Son District, Binh Dinh Province Design Capacity and Annual Power Output 720 MW Generating 3.7 billion kwh a year 260 MW Generating billion kwh a year 180 MW Generating kwh a year 3 generating units with total capacity of 360 MW Generating 1.5 billion kwh a year 2 generating units with total capacity of 200 MW Generating 825 million kwh a year 173 MW Generating kwh a year Note The second largest in Vietnam after the Song Da Hydropower. The former s reservoir zone lies in Sa Thay District, Tay Ninh Province, belonging to the basin of Po Ko and Dak Bla Rivers Situated at the last step of the Song Ba cascade hydropower system, Song Ba Ha is one of the largest hydropower stations in the Central. In addition to power generation, this station has taken part in flash flood reduction and irrigation for the lower courses, contributing the socioeconomic development of two provinces of Phu Yen and Gia Lai. Its main duty is power generation together with flash flood limitation, provision of water source to the Kon River, and water control for the basin behind the An Khe Dam. 7 Se San 4A 3 generating units This is the last work in the cascade 8 9

10 Hydropower station and Site Starting - Finising time Ia O Commune, Ia Grai District Design Capacity and Annual Power Output 63 MW Generating 300 million kwh a year Note hydropower system in the Se San River. Besides, Gia Lai has adopted many policies to attract investors for building of 75 hydropower works of medium- and small-scale with a total capacity of nearly MW, comprising 21 hydropower stations under operation with a total capacity of MW, 17 projects already started, 27 projects awaiting for construcion start, and 10 projects under planning. + Water supply The water supply is sourced mainly from rivers, streams, and lakes. In Pleiku City, towns have water plants to serve production and people needs. Ninety percent of the households in the city, 75% of the rural households have clean water. 5.3 Communications There are 379 Base Station Subsystems (BTS) and 22,000 internet subscribers. The telecom infrastructure has been extended from provincial center to districts, townlets, and communes. Almost all households have land-line telephones, attaining the rate of 15 sets/100 people. The 3G-internet has been put into operation. In addition to free television programmes, the province has operated the pay-tv network and started to introduce TV waves to satellite. 6 Economy 6.1 Economic results implemented in 2011 and Indicators Implementation in Economic indicators - Gross Domestic Product (billion VND) (at current price) 27, N/A - Gross Domestic Product (billion VND) (at constant price 1994) 7, N/A - Gross Domestic Product growth (%) Increased output value of agriculture forestry fishery (%) Increased output value of construction and industry (%) Increased output value of service (%) Average per-capita GDP (US$) 1,242 - GDP structure (at current price) + Sector I : Agriculture Forestry Aquaculture (%) Sector II: Construction and industry (%) Sector III: Service (%) Total export value (mil. USD) Total import value (mil. USD) Total revenue in area (billion VND) 3,200 3,400 Revenue from tax and fees N/A N/A Revenue by financial measure N/A N/A Revenue from import and export tax N/A N/A - Total budget expenditure in area (billion VND) 6,184 7,574 Expenditure for development investment N/A N/A 9 Socio-Economic Reports of Gia Lai Province, 2011 and

11 Indicators Implementation in Frequent expenditure N/A N/A - Tourism activities N/A N/A Tourism turnover (estimated, billion VND) N/A N/A Total visitor (thousand visitor arrival), of which N/A N/A International visitor (estimated, thousand visitor arrival) N/A N/A Domestic visitor (thousand visitor arrival) N/A N/A - Investment activities Newly registered enterprises Newly regsitered capital (billion VND) 2,145 18,521 Accumulative number of operating enterprises N/A N/A Accumulative registered capital (billion VND) N/A N/A - Skilled labor rate (%) N/A N/A - Job creation (men) 23,000 24,000 of which export labor (men) N/A N/A - Population growth rate ( o / oo ) N/A N/A 6.2 Agriculture Aquaculture - Forestry 10 Please see Annex 3: Data of Agriculture, Forestry, Fishery, 1995, , page 19. Inspite of the economic downturn, the province s agriculture has seen good performance over the period from 2011 to Agriculture output in 2011 is 7, billion VND (at constant price 1994), accounting for 36.4% of the province s GDP. In 2012, it rose to 8,197 billion VND, an increase of 6.7% compared to the year 2011, in which the vast majority belongs to cultivation (7,617 billion VND). Data for livestock, forestry and fishery are 402, 127 and 25.2 bil. VND respectively. The land-use of agricultural production of Gia Lai was 546,000ha, of which 500,000 ha is for developing long-term industrial crops. Main components of the province s agriculture sectors include cultivation of rubber with total area of 95,704 ha, coffee (77,568 ha), wet rice (70,449 ha), corn (50,700 ha), cassava (63,352 ha), sugar cane (29,268 ha) and pepper (8,000 ha), tobacco (3,500 ha). In addition, Gia Lai has a strong labour force for agricultural production development, the province had some 563,341 labourers working in the agricultural sector (2008), in which 405,000 people were involved in agriculture, aquaculture and forestry production. These resources are enough for the province to develop an agricultural processing industry to serve both domestic and export markets. Item Value % Increase Note (bil VND) (as of 2011) Cultivation 7, New area for coffee, pepper and rubber are 326 ha, 1,096 and 8,657 respectively) in Food output stood at 552,448 tons (10.3% increase compared to 2011) in which wet rice comprise of 333,648 tons with an average yield of 4,560 tons/ha Livestocking The climate is quite suitable for increasing grasslands for livestock, especially cattle. The populations of buffaloes, cows and pigs are 12,000, 336,000, and 354,000, respectively - Poultry stock: 1.5 million - Cattle: 333,000 - Goat: 48,000 Forestry 127 (55.1) - Newly planted protection forest: 125ha 10 Economic Reports 2011 and

12 - Newly planted production forest: 1,445ha - Natural forest exploitation: 6,200m 3 of wood - Planted forest: 80,000m 3 of wood Fishery N/A Gia Lai has built over 265 irrigation works to water over 35,000 ha of crops and carried out many projects to rationalise crop and livestock structures. The province attaches much importance to farming activities, technological transfer, weather forecast, market forecast and disease prevention. Besides, the province has called for investment capital for the agricultural sector. In parallel with agricultural production, Gia Lai also attracts capital for agricultural processing sectors such as sugarcane processing, manioc processing and animal feed production. 6.3 Export and Import N/A 6.4 Tourism N/A 6.5 Industry The sector of industry and construction has developed strongly. Investment attraction into Industrial Parks (IPs) and key economic zones such as Pleiku, An Khe, Ayun Pa, Chu Se as well as advantageous industrial sectors including hydro power, agro-forestry processing, mineral mining and construction material production have contributed actively to accelerate socioeconomic development, assisting agricultural development and commodity circulation. Several key industrial products of the province include cement, commercial electricity, MDF wood, coffee, pepper and granite stone have gained high competitiveness in the market. The provincial industrial value reached VND trillion in 2012, an increase of 31.8% comparing to In addition, the system of big rivers including Sesan, Ba, numerous streams and sloping topography have created great hydropower source for medium and big sized hydro power plants. Statistics show that the provincial electricity production in 2010 reached 3,800 million KWh. In the next several years, its electricity production will increase sharply as numerous hydro-power plants are under construction. Processing sector Hydropower and energy sector Value (bil. % Increase Note VND) 2012 (yoy) 3, Some main products include: - Sugar, with total output of 127,460 tons, increasing 34.1% as of Tapioca production reached 66,148 tons, a year-on-year increase of 92.2%. - Cashew nuts with the output of 3,391 tons, mainly exported. - Garment: 966,000 pieces, increasing 10.8% - Wood: 30,713 m 3, mostly exported. - Granite: 733,171 m 3, increasing 28.2% - Fertilizer: 86,453 tons, increasing 8.2% - MDF wood: 43,183 m 3, decreasing 11.1% - Cement: 47,483 tons, decreasing 47.9% 2, Power output: 5,663.5 million kwh in which Ia Ly plant has the capacity of 720MW, supplying about 3.6 million Kwh to the Vietnam s electricity grid. - Other hydropower plants include Sesan 3 (capacity: 260MW), Sesan 3A (180MW), Sesan 4(360MW), An Khe (173MW), 12

13 Construction material production Sesan 4A(63MW) and 85 small hydropower plants with total capacity of 200 MW which are under construction (2.1) - 2 cement factories with capacity of 142,000 tons per year - 7 granite factories, capacity of 700,000m 2 year 6.6 Investment 11 Gia Lai has drawn 39 ODA projects funded by the Government of Japan since 1995, with total pledged capital of 24.1 million US$, accounting for 15 % of total ODA in the province. Particularly, 29 projects got loans of 13.1 million US$ and 10 projects got non-refundable support of 11 million US$. So far, 34 projects have been completed and put into use and five projects are underway. As much as 18.5 million US$ has been disbursed, reaching 76.8 % of the pledged value. The Japanese Government financed infrastructure, health and agricultural technique projects. ODA projects have produced certain effects, especially in infrastructure development, poverty reduction, equipment supplement, capacity-building training, and medical checks for the poor. These projects have indeed contributed to the social and economic growth and improved quality of life Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) - Outward FDI Permitted by the Vietnam Ministry of Planning and Investment in recent years, enterprises in Gia Lai have invested 7 projects in Kampuchea with a registered capital of 367 million US$, 7 projects in Laos a registered capital of 436 million US$. In addition, Gia Lai has constantly cooperated with the provincial authorities of Rattanakiri, Preah Vihear, Stung Treng of Kampuchea and Attapeu Province of Laos to carry out many projects related to social works such as Vocational Training Schhool of Natural Village Hun Xen, Vietnamese Voluntary Army Memorial. Hoang Anh Gia Lai Groups commited a non-refunding aid of 30 million USD worth to build the 200-bed hospital, Se Su Bridge, 250 houses for resettlement people, and new construction of the administrative center of Phu Vong - Attapeu, Laos Thai investment in Gia Lai N/A 6.7 Border economy 14 + Le Thanh International Border Gate (IBG) The construction of Le Thanh IBG started in 2001 in communes of Ia Kla, Ia Pnô, Ia Nan, Ia Dom and Chu Ty Townlet of Duc Co District, Gia Lai Province, 75 km from Pleiku City. The toral area is 42,000 ha (accounting for 58.3% of Duc Co District), inhabited by about 28,000 people. This gate is located on the Vietnam-Kampuchea border, linking Gia Lai to Ratanakiri Province of Kampuchea. Amenities will include an interfacing checking point, commercial center, warehouse system, and comprehensive infrastructure. It saw a high rate of urbanization and received a total amount of 140 billion VND for construction of infrastructure system and / 13

14 including 25 buildings (of which 22 had been completed). Land granting for more than 19 organizations and 169 individuals who invested or settled in the IBG completed. Construction of Road 78 (Kampuchean side) has been implemented and was expected to foster the economic situation of the economic zone and facilitate trade activities when finished. According to the master zoning of socio-economic development of Le Thanh IBG, it is projected to invest a capital of about 6,000 billion VND for the period (600 billion VND/year), of which the infrastructure development budget accounts for about 64%. The mentioned fund is allocated into 2 phases: (i) 2,300 billion VND for (average 460 billion VND/year), (ii) 3,700 billion VND for (average 740 billion VND/year). However, the implementation process has been retarded and the budget investment capital could not ensure the progress of approved planning. The total accumulative fund invested so far reached only 160 billion VND, including about 130 billion VND for the trade center and service warehouses such as administrative buildings, parking area, ground levelling, communication roads, public illumination system, water drainage system, etc. The investment is too low as compared to the investment of 1,400 billion VND for Bo Y Economic Zone (EZ). The EZ shares boundary with under-developed areas (O Ya Dav) of Kampuchea. As a result, its performance and trade activities are very limited and unsatisfactory, leading to the fact that business opportunities and investment attraction are facing a great number of challenges. Moreover, the poor infrastructure has affected considerably the investment attraction into this area. Only 5 out of 19 investors and 41 out of 169 individuals implemented their projects. The Le Thanh IBG has lured 84 domestically-invested projects, mainly in Chu Ty Townlet (49 enterprises), the border economic center (14 enterprises), and in Ia Nan, Ia Pnol, Ia Dom, Ia Kla. The total production value of the economic area has achieved 1,300 billion VND since its establishment, accounting for 5% of the total provincial production value. The striving targets are 13% and 17% of the total provincial production value in respective year 2015 and 2020, of which the export value increases 19 20% and the inward and outward immigration increases 23 27%. + Overview - Campuchia side: Andong Pech - Under the management of Customs Department of Le Thanh IBG. - Type: International - Characteristic: Route. - Geographical distance: to Pleiku City: 75km, to Qui Nhon Port: 238km, to Da Nang Port: 400km - Type of import & export: * Re-entry,commercial, investment export and export for processing * Commercial re-entry import - Main commodities * Export: re-entry petroleum, groceries, batteries, construction materials, machinery (temporarily export for re import), seedlings, fertilizers. * Import: Agri-products such as cashew, cassava, soybean, forest products such as lumber, carved wood. There were active changes cocerning the import-export and immigration, especially since the upgrading of Le Thanh IBG to international standard in The total export and import 14

15 turnover in 2012 is million US$, increasing 34 times as of 2005, and 10 months of 2013 is nearly 200 million US$. Main exports products are cement, stell, construction materials, fuel, fertilizer, consumer goods, etc. Imports products are wood, rubber latex, agricultural products. Accordingly, the import-export tax has increased considerably, achieving 6.38 billion VND in 2012, increasing 10 times as of 2005, 5 billion VND in the 6 initial months of Performance Quarter Import-Export Import 46,380,000 47,600, ,000,000 35,700,000 turnover (US$) Export Automobiles Inbound 948 Outbound 873 n/a Travellers Inbound 43,670 n/a Outbound 43,106 Unit Amount Value ($) Amount Value ($) Petroleum Ton 15,200 16,200,000 26,098 28,690,000 Gloceries Ton 1, ,223,827 n/a 4,008,000 Seedlings Pcs 1,111, ,221 n/a n/a Fertilizers Ton 10, ,338,185 n/a 2,780,000 Treated wood m 3 146, ,121,562 n/a 33,900,000 Cassava Ton 8, ,129, ,060 26,530,000 Soybeans Ton 7, ,862,927 n/a n/a 7 Industrial Parks (IP) and Industrial Clusters (IC) 15 Please see Annex 4: Industrial Parks and Industrial Clusters in Gia Lai Province, page 21. Several operative IPs have brought high-economic effect which contributes to the provincial economic growth and development. The planning of IPs has been developed carefully with farsighted, stable and sustainable vision with the concentration on advantageous industrial sectors such as processing, energy industry, mining, construction material production and mechanical engineering. The province will develop industrial sectors serving for agriculture, rural areas, agoforestry production and processing, fertilizer production and castle food. The industrial production from industrial zones accounting for approximately 16% of provincial production, while exports account for 15% of local exports. Additionally, industrial zone development has also produced great social benefits, including cutting the unemployment rate and creating a strong foundation for the formation of urban area. The Vietnamese Government has approved a plan for the period of to expand Tra Da Industrial Zone and add eight more industrial zones and complexes of 1, ha around towns and districts in the province. Of these new industrial zones, Western Pleiku, Le Thanh Border Gate and An Khe are three industrial zones which are on the way to completion and seeking investment

16 Additionally, there are other industrial clusters (IC) such as: Dien Phu Handicraft Cluster (in (Pleiku), North Bien Ho IC, Chu Se IC located next to the junction of road 14 and 25, Ayun Pa IC located on NR no. 25, and Mang Yang IC on NR no. 19 between Pleiku City and Quy Nhon City. 8 Date: 29 November 2013 Updated: 25 April 2014 Prepared by: Mai Viet Hung The report is prepared mainly on the basis of publicly available information, analysis, and comments retrieved from the internet and available provincial documents. All sources are cited and data stated in this report are for information purposes only. Users of this report should note that in the event of any inconsistency of data and facts between the English translations and the original Vietnamese text the latter shall prevail. 16

17 Annex 1: Population of Gia Lai Province, 1995, Source: General Statistics Office (*) Population 850,700 1,026,300 1,174,600 1,200,500 1,225,500 1,251,300 1,281,000 1,301,600 1,322,000 Male 428, , , , , , , , ,200 Female 421, , , , , , , , ,800 Urban 191, , , , , , , , ,900 Rural 658, , , , , , , , ,100 Total Fertility Rate (TFR): no. of children per woman Crude birth rate ( o / oo ) Crude death rate ( o / oo ) Natural increase rate ( o / oo ) Death rate of newborn under 1 ( o / oo ) Population increase rate (%) In immigration rate ( o / oo ) Out immigration rate ( o / oo ) Net immigration rate ( o / oo ) Labor over ,0 662, ,7 710,5 742,8 783,9 years old (1,000) Labor over years old working in the State sector (%) Labor over years / total population (%) Labor over 15 years old being trained (%) Note (*): Preliminary data 17

18 Annex 2: Health data Source: General Statistics Office of Vietnam Health care unit Total Hospital Regional polyclinic Convalescent and Functional Rehabilitation Hospital 1.4 Health stations at communes. Wards, agencies, enterprises Hospital bed Total 2,420 2,580 2,660 2,660 2,915 3,140 3, Hospital 1,410 1,560 1,580 1,580 1,610 1,960 2, Regional polyclinic Convalescent and Functional Rehabilitation Hospital 2.4 Health stations at communes. wards, agencies, enterprises ,035 1,040 1,040 3 Medical staff 3.1 Doctor Assistant doctor Nurse ,047 1, Midwife Pharmacist 4.1 Pharmacist of university graduate 4.2 Pharmacist of high school level 4.3 Druggist HIV Patient in Newly acquired cases AID patients detected HIV patient living until /12/2011 (accumulated) 5.4 AID patients living until /12/2011 (accumulated) 5.5 HIV death cases 18 18

19 Annex 3: Data of Agriculture, Forestry, Fishery, 1995, Source: General Statistics Office Item (*) 1 No. of farm 1,200 2,107 2,128 2,144 2,194 2,349 2, Production value of 784 2, , , , , , , ,218.4 agriculture (bil. VND) (at constant price 1994) 3 Area of cereals (ha) 69,200 82, , , , , , , , Output of cereals 130,5 239,8 424,4 477,6 483, ,6 528,8 500,7 (1,000 ton) 4 Food output per capita (kg) 5 Paddy planted area 54,800 59,200 64,400 68,700 67,600 68,400 69,900 70,400 70, Paddy yield (quintal/ ha) 5.2 Paddy output (1,000 tons) 6 Paddy planted area 7,4 14,2 19,5 20,9 21,5 22,3 23,1 24,0 24,4 (1,000 ha). Spring Crop 6.1 Paddy yield (quintal/ ha) Spring crop 6.2 Paddy output (1,000 35,0 72,0 95,2 117,5 120,1 125,9 128,7 135,0 112,6 ton. Spring Crop 7 Paddy planted area (1,000 ha). Autumn crop 7.1 Paddy yield (quintal/ ha) Autumn crop 7.2 Paddy output (1,000 tons) Autumn crop 8 Paddy planted area (1,000 ha) Winter crop Paddy yield (quintal/ ha) Winter crop Paddy output ( ,9 103,1 138,5 163,7 159,1 166,9 159,5 175,1 180,6 tons) Winter Crop 9 Corn area (1,000 ha) 14,4 23,5 56,0 54,3 57,6 55,4 57,2 56,9 50,7 9.1 Corn yield (quintal/ha) 9.2 Corn output (1,000 tons) 10 Sweet potato area 3,7 2,6 1,8 1,5 1,5 1,5 1,6 1,7 1,4 (1,000 ha) 10.1 Sweet potato yield (1,000 tons) 11 Manioc area 15,8 17,7 31,9 47,7 51,1 60,8 56,4 52,9 63,4 (1,000 ha) 11.1 Manioc output 83,6 157,1 383,4 605,7 679,9 821,0 816,2 833, ,7 (1,000 tons) 12 Sugarcane area (1,000 ha) 12.1 Sugarcane output

20 Item (*) (1,000 tons) 13 Peanut area (1,000 ha) 13.1 Peanut output (1,000 tons) 14 Soybean area (1,000 ha) 14.1 Soybean output (1,000 tons) 15 Buffalo 14,500 16,400 13,500 12,000 12,000 12,200 12,400 13,200 13, Cattle 226, , , , , , , , , Pig 238, , , , , , , , , Poultry 1,033 1,142 1,202 1,237 1,35 1,479 1,695 1,762 (1,000 heads) 19 Forest status 19.1 Total forest area 717,4 715,7 610,5 (1,000 ha) 19.2 Natural forest 682,3 680,4 567,9 (1,000 ha) 19.3 Planted forest 35,1 35,3 42,6 (1,000 ha). of which 19.4 Newly planted forest 2,2.. 13,1 (1,000 ha) 19.5 Forest coverage rate (%) 20 Planted forest area 2,1 3,5 5,3 4,5 4,0 2,8 2,1 2,0 1,7 (1.000 ha) 21 Forestry production 106,80 81,60 117,50 119,50 123,90 130,10 140,70 150,00 162,80 value (bil. VND) 22 Wood output 84,40 137,20 118,00 167,20 181,10 181,30 106,00 220,70 326,50 (1.000 m 3 ) 23 Burnt forest area 475,0 6,0.. 27,4 158,6 62,9.. 65,3 207,6 (1.000 ha) 24 Deforestation area 760,0 52,1 212,9 176,6 98,3 72,7 23,0 28,7 36,7 (ha) 25 Fishery area 0,10 0,10 0,20 0,20 0,30 0,40 0,50 1,20 1,30 (1,000 ha) 26 No. of fishing boat (boat) 27 Horse power (HP) 28 Production value of fishery (bil VND) 29 Fishery output ,061 2,544 2,717 (tons) 30 Maritime Fish output (1,000 tons) 31 Aquaculture output ,972 1,933 ( tons) 32 Fish Farming output ,971 1,931 ( tons) 33 Shrimp farming output (ton),,,,,,,, 0,4 0,4 0,5 1 1 Note: (*): Preliminary data 20

21 Annex 4: Industrial Parks and Industrial Clusters in Gia Lai Province No. Industrial Park Location Infrastructure and Investment sector 1 TRA DA IP Tra Do and Bien Ho, - Area ha Pleiku City - Projected enlargement (in 2020) 213 ha - Invetsment projects 42 Operating projetcs 29 Developping projects 13 - Occupancy rate 100% - Investment capital 818 bil VND 2 LE THANH INTL BORDER GATE ECONOMIC ZONE - Area 110 ha - Projected enlargement (in 2020) 210 ha - Operating enterprises 3 - Business housholds 20 The border gate area is a major economic entity for the province. Amenities include an interfacing checking point, commercial center, warehouse system, and comprehensive infrastructure. On NR no.19 at Ia Commune, Duc Co District Distance from - Pleiku City 75 The border gate links Gia Lai Province with Ratanakiri Province, Kampuchea Cambodian NR 78 has been completed, connecting Duc Co NR 19 to Ban Lung Town, Ratanikiri Province of Cambodia. Le Thanh International Border Gate together with Cambodian NR 78 will be a trade focal, promoting the exchange of economic development cooperation with regional countries such as Laos, Cambodia and Thailand. This also means that Gia Lai is a most attractive destination of Vietnam s tourism industry with the advantage of three countries for one destination. 3 WEST PLEIKU IP - Area 284 ha - Projected enlargement (in 2020) 400 ha 4 AN KHE IP - Area ha - Projected enlargement (in 2020) ha On NR no. 19 between Pleiku City and Quy Nhon province - Agricultural and forestry product processing, - Rubber product processing, - Fertilizer factories, - White pepper processing plants, - Consumer goods production, - Construction material production, - Mining and interior decoration Ditto 21