จ ดท าโดยสถานกงส ลใหญ ณ นครโฮจ ม นห พฤษภาคม 2556

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HO CHI MINH CITY จ ดท าโดยสถานกงส ลใหญ ณ นครโฮจ ม นห พฤษภาคม 2556 1 Basic information 1.1 Geography 1 Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), a municipality at the same level as province, is the biggest city of Vietnam, having favorable condition in terms of road transport, navigation, railway, aviation and playing the role of a major hub for commercial, tourist, cultural and scientific activities in the South East and the Southern Key Economic Zone. HCMC borders Tay Ninh and Binh Duong provinces to the north, BA RIA - VUNG TAU Urban districts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Bình Tân, Bình Thạnh, Gò Vấp, Phú Nhuận, Tân Bình, Tân Phú, Thủ Đức. Rural districts: Cần Giờ, Nhà Bè, Bình Chánh, Hóc Môn, Củ Chi Dong Nai and Ba Ria Vung Tau provinces to the east, Long An Province to the west and the East Sea to the south with a coast 15 km long. With a natural area is 2,095 km 2 (accounting for 0.83% of total area of Vietnam, and about 12% of the South Eastern region), the city is divided into 19 urban districts (140km 2 ), 5 rural districts (1,916km 2 ). The city is situated on the banks of the Sai Gon River, 60 km from the East Sea and 1,760 km south of Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. The average elevation is 6 m, with higher topography in the north-east, lowering to the south and south-west. 2 1.2 Brief history of the city HCMC began as a small fishing village known as Prey Nokor, a swampland inhabited by Khmer people for centuries before the arrival of the Vietnamese. In 1698, Nguyen Huu Canh, a Vietnamese noble, was sent by the Nguyen rulers of Hue to establish Vietnamese administrative structures in the Mekong Delta and its surroundings. Control of the city and the area passed to the Vietnamese, who gave the city the official name of Gia Dinh. This name remained until French conquest in the 1860s, when the occupying force adopted the name Sai Gon for the city. After the communist takeover of South Vietnam in 1975, the city was renamed after Ho Chi Minh on 2 July 1976, the late North Vietnamese leader. However, the informal name of Sai Gon remains in daily speech, especially among the Vietnamese diaspora (overseas Vietnamese, Viet Kieu). 1 http://economicalerts.com/int/?&t202id=300269&t202kw=vcvietnam&match=&c3=&ne= 2 http://www.hepza.hochiminhcity.gov.vn/web/guest/tong-quan-ve-tphcm 1

1.3 Population 3 The result of the 2009 Census shows that the city's population was 7,162,864 people, making it the highest population-concentrated city in the country. The majority of the population are ethnic Vietnamese (Kinh) at about 93.52% and the largest minority ethnic group are the Chinese (Hoa) with 5.78%. Cho Lon in District 5 and parts of Districts 6, 10 and 11 is home to the largest Chinese community in Vietnam. Other ethnic minorities, include Khmer 0.34% and Cham 0.1%. The city's population is expected to grow to 13.9 million in 2025. 4 The inhabitants of HCMC are usually known as "Saigonese" in English, "Saigonnais" in French and "dân Sài Gòn" in Vietnamese. The Hoa, in addition, speak Cantonese, Teochew (Chaozhou), Hokkien, Hainanese, and Hakka dialects of Chinese, with only a few speaking Mandarin Chinese. A varying degree of English is spoken especially in the tourism and commerce sectors where dealing with foreign nationals is a necessity, so English has become a second language for some Saigonese. The religious makeup of HCMC is as follows: Buddhism (all sects and/or including Taoism, Confucianism) 80%, Roman Catholic 11%, other groups (Hoa Hao, Cao Dai, Islam, Hinduism, Bahá i Faith) 2%, and no religion/unknown 7%. Table 1: Population of HCMC Year 5/1975 1/10/1979 1/4/1989 1/10/2004 1/4/2009 1/4/2010 1/4/2011 Population by 3,498,120 3,419,977 5,037,155 6,117,251 7,162,864 7,382,287 7,549,341 Population Census Population Vietnamese Chinese (Hoa) 2009 6,699,124 414,045 (93.52%) (5.78%) Khmer Cham India, France, Other ethnic Pakistan, minorities 24,268 7,819 1,128 Inconsiderable Population Pop. Census 1/4/2009 Household Male Female Immigrants from Urban area Rural area other cities 1,509,930 314,892 3.435.734 3.727.130 Nearly 30% of total (47.97%) (52.03%) population Year 5 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Laborer (million) 3.46 4.17 4.34 4.38 3.9 4.19 4.04 4.26 4.36 N/A 4.88 N/A Unemployment rate (%) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 5.5 5.4 5.3 5.18 5 The population distribution is irregular. The population density in districts 3, 4, 10, and 10 reaches 40,000 inhabitants/m 2, but there are only 98 inhabitants/m 2 in Can Gio District. The natural growth rate is 1.07%, meanwhile the mechanical population increase is 2.5%. In recent years, the population in inner districts has decreased while there was an increasing population in suburban newly-established districts where many immigrant workers from provinces settled. It is estimated that the total daily visitor in HCMC is about 1 million in 2005, increasing to 2 million in 2010. During the 1970s, Vietnamese government planners emphasized agricultural development in the rural areas to aid in providing for country s basic food needs rather than industrial 3 http://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/th%c3%a0nh_ph%e1%bb%91_h%e1%bb%93_ch%c3%ad_minh#gi.c3.a1o_ d.e1.bb.a5c 4 Wendell Cox (22). "THE EVOLVING URBAN FORM: HO CHI MINH CITY (SAIGON)". New Geography. New Geography. http://www.newgeography.com/content/002738-the-evolving-urban-form-ho-chi-minh-citysaigon. Retrieved 15 October 2012. 5 Source: Statistical Office in HCMC 2

development. After 1986, the government turned to attracting foreign investment. HCMC has then been shifting from a government-controlled to a more private economy. The low cost of labor is the main attraction for investors to invest in textile, garment, and rubber industries. These industries are mainly labor intensive. However, HCMC is currently facing problems of housing shortage, environmental pollution, traffic jams, and unemployment. 2 Administration 2.1 People's Committee (See Annex 2: Political & Administrative System, page 15) The HCMC People s Committee is a 13-member executive council for the city. The current chairman is Lê Hoàng Quân. There are 4 vice chairmen and chairwomen on the committee with responsibility for various city departments. The legislative branch of the city government is called the People's Council and it consists of 95 deputies. Both the committee and the council are subordinate to the city's Communist Party, currently led by Party Secretary Lê Thanh Hải. The chairman of the People's Committee is the No. 2 position in the city government while chairman of the People's Council is No. 3 2.2 Provincial People s Committee (since 2011) + Chairman: Mr. Lê Hoàng Quân - DOB: 10/02/1953 - Native place: Tân Bình Commune, Dĩ An District, Bình Dương Province - Nationality: Kinh - Education: University graduated (Bachelor of Law, Bachelor of Politics) - Position: Member of the Central Party Committee, Vice Secretary of HCMC Party Committee, Chairman of HCMC People s Committee - Admission to the Communist party of Vietnam (CPV): 06/7/1978 - Official admission date: 06/01/1980 - Award: Resolute Victory Medal (Class 1), Resistance Medal (Class 3), Labor Medal (Class 2), Labor Medal (Class 3) - Member of the National Assembly, tenure X (1997-2002), Member of the Economic and Budget Committee - Member of the People s Council: - Chairman of the People s Council of Dong Nai Province (term 5, 1994-1996) - Chairman of the People s Council of Dong Nai Province (term 5, 1996-1999) - Chairman of HCMC People s Committee (term 7, 2006-2011) - Chairman of HCMC People s Committee (term 8, 2011-2016) - Service record * 6/1967-1973 Student, performing liaison task for district army and district Party Committee of Di An District, Bien Hoa Town * 1974-1994 Leaving home to participate in the revolution, working at Bien Hoa Town Party Committee, holding positions: - Vice Head of People s Committee Office - Head of People s Committee Office - Secretariat Member. Standing Vice Chairman of Bien Hoa City People s Committee (term II, III, IV, V, VI) - Chairman of Bien Hoa City People s Council - Member of the Executive Committee, Standing Member of Bien Hoa City Party Committee. Secretary of Bien Hoa City Party Committee - 1994-2004 - Member of the Executive Committee, Standing Member of Provincial Party Committee, Vice Secretary of Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of Dong Nai People s Council (term V, 1994-1996) 3

- Chairman of Dong Nai Provincial People s Council (term VI, 1996-1999) - Standing Vice Secretary of Dong Nai Provincial Party Committee (2000) - Member of the Central Party Executive Committee (term 9, 2001-2005) - Secretary of Dong Nai provincial party Committee (2000-2004) - Member of the National Assembly (term 10, 1997-2002), Member of the Economic and Budget Committee of the National Assembly - 11/2004-7/2006 Member of the Central Party Committee (term 10, 2006-2010), Standing Vice Secretary of HCMC Party Committee - 7/2006-10/2010 Member of the Central Party Committee, term 10, Standing Vice Secretary of HCMC Party Committee (term 8), Chairman of HCMC People s Committee, Member of HCMC People s Council (term 7. 2004-2011). - 10/2010-present Member of the Central Party Committee (term 11), Standing Vice Secretary of HCMC Party Committee (term 9), Member of HCMC People s Council (term 8, 2011-2016), Chairman of HCMC People s Committee (2011-2016) + Vice Chairman: Hua Ngoc Thuan + Vice Chairman: Nguyen Thi Hong + Vice Chairman: Nguyen Huu Tin + Vice Chairman: Le Manh Ha 2.3 HCMC Communist Party Committee + Secretary: Mr. Lê Thanh Hải 3 Topography feature The topography is relatively flat, with some hills and mountains in the north and northeast, inclining towards the south-east. The city topography can be divided into 4 main forms relevant to selection of elevation for construction: (i) High corrugated mounds: elevations from 4 to 32 m, of which elevation from 4-10 m accounts for 19% of total area, from 10 m and higher: 11%, distributed mainly in districts of Cu Chi and Hoc Mon, and a part of Thu Duc and Binh Chanh Districts, (ii) Flat low ground: elevations from 2 to 4 m, accounting for 15% of total area, with favorable drainage conditions, distributed mainly in a part of Thu Duc and Hoc Mon districts along Sai Gon River and the south of Binh Chanh District, (iii) Low and sunken area: elevations from 1 to 2 m, accounting about 34% of total area, (iv) Low and swampy area: in the south-east coast, elevation from 0 to 1 m, under daily tidal effects, accounting for 21% of total area. The city is situated at the lower course of Dong Nai and Sai Gon the river system, being free from storm and flood effects. The water level is affected considerably by the East Sea tidal regimes and the exploitation of reservoirs in the upper course (reservoir of Trị An, Dầu Tiếng, Thác Mơ, etc.) The city lies between two big rivers of Sai Gon and Vam Co Dong, suffering deep intrusion of salinity during the dry season. Dong Nai River is the main supply of fresh water to HCMC with a yearly volume of nearly 15 billion m 3. 4 Climate The city has a tropical wet and dry climate, with an average humidity of 75%. The year is divided into two distinct seasons. The rainy season, with an average rainfall of about 1,800 mm. annually (about 150 rainy days per year), usually begins in May and ends in November. The dry 4

season lasts from December to April. The average temperature is 28 C, reaching its peak of 39 C in late April, while the lowest is under 16 C in late December and January. 5 Natural resources 5.1 Land resource: The rural soil can be divided into the following types 6 (i) Average to excessive acidic soil, accounting for 27.5 of total area, is for development of paddy, sugar-cane, pineapple, and rush. (ii) Alluvial soil with less or without acidic contamination, accounting for 12.6 of total area, is for paddy cultivation. (iii) Grey soil developed on ancient alluvial soil, accounting for 19.3% of total area, is suitable to develop annual industrial trees, short-day crops, and vegetable (iv) Saline soil in Can Gio District, accounting for 12.2% of total area, is for afforestation, especially planting mangrove. (v) Red and yellow soil in two districts of Cu Chi and Thu Duc, accounting for 1.5% of total area, is for construction. (vi) Sand dunes and sea sand area, accounting for 3.2%. (vii) Others, 23.7% 5.2 Mineral resource Clay, raw materials used in ceramic and porcelain production, sand, gravel, and peat. Other of ferrous and non-ferrous mineral, coal, etc have not been detected. 6 Education 7 Administratively, the HCMC Department of Education manages educational units from preschool to high school level. Universities and colleges are under the management of the Ministry of Education and Training. There are 1,169 educational units being the public and semi public, the remaining belongs to the private sector. Foreign language s provide training course on not only popular languages but also Chinese Vietnamese and Esperanto. Table 2: Number of pre-school and secondary high school in HCMC 8 Year Preschool Schools Elementary Secondary High school Mixed secondary & high school Illiteracy eradication Education s Special education Foreign Language & Informatics 2000-2001 520 735 2005-2006 533 809 2006-2007 598 813 2007-2008 617 831 2008-2009 638 843 2009-2010 696 467 239 81 55 20 12 139 There are 80 universities and colleges in HCMC, mostly managed by the Ministry of Education and Training. Two universities, i.e. the Medicine and the Pham Ngoc Thach Medicine, are under the management of HCMC. Table 3: Number of university, college, and professional secondary school in HCMC 9 Year 10 College University Professional Secondary School Total 6 http://intelexs.com/modules/cms/uploads/users/212/documents/ix%20-ktxh%20tphcm%202011.pdf 7 http://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/th%c3%a0nh_ph%e1%bb%91_h%e1%bb%93_ch%c3%ad_minh#gi.c3.a1o_d.e1.bb.a5 c and HCMC Statistics Office 8 Source: Statistical office in HCMC 9 Source: Statistical Office in HCMC 5

2005 19 38 27 84 2006 20 38 32 90 2007 29 41 34 104 2008 31 41 34 106 2010 31 49 36 116 7 Health care The number of hospital is increasing in the private sector. Graph 1 Hospital number in HCMC Source Statistical Office in HCMC Hospital Total State Private 8 Tourism 11 HCMC welcomed 2.52 million tourists in 2009. There are 1,425 hotels and residential facilities with 29,001 rooms, of which 8,559 rooms belong to 3 to 5-star hotels. Majority of the hotels are managed by international groups such as Caravelle, Sheraton, Moevenpick, New World, Equatorial, Legend, Renaissance Riverside, Windsor Plaza, Sofitel Plaza, Park Hyatt, and Majestic. The Department of Tourism is a professional agency helping the City People s Committee to implement the state management function regarding tourism activities and services in HCMC area and for all economic sectors. The deepartment is under the direct and comprehensive management of the People s Committee and the guidance, monitoring of Vietnam Tourism Authority in terms of profession and proficiency. Over 1.000 pagodas, communal houses, joss-houses, temples which have been built for many centuries are the precious assets in terms of culture, architecture and arts. There are typical pagodas of southern style and ancient communal houses associating with the history of land reclamation, and the largest innovated pagodas that combine modern style with those of tradition. Nearly half a million of Chinese residents in the city have increased the number of Chinese pagodas. The French have left many buildings of western style in HCMC: the HCMC People s Committee has the French 3 rd Republic style, the Children s House with its neo-classic style, the State Bank is of neo-art style, Nhà Rồng (Dragon House) has an Indochina style, the Post office of eclectic style, the Church of Notre Dame de Saigon of Roman art, neo-gothic style Huyện Sĩ Church. Today, the city's core is still adorned with wide elegant boulevards and historic French colonial buildings. The most prominent structures in the city are Reunification Palace, City Hall, the Municipal Theatre, City Post Office, State Bank Office, City People's Court and Notre-Dame Cathedral. HCMC ranks the first in Vietnam in term of museum number. There are 11 museums, mainly on historical topics. The biggest and oldest is Vietnam History Museum, containing 30,000 objects. War Remnants Museum is the most 10 Source: HCMC Statistics Office 11 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ho_chi_minh_city#economy 6

frequented site of foreigners, meanwhile, domestic visitors prefer to visit Ho Chi Minh Museum. Table 4: Pagodas and tourist sites in HCMC Ancient pagoda Giác Lam Giac Vien Phung Son Newly-built pagoda Vinh Nghiem Xa Loi Nam Thien Nhat Tru Communal house Phong Phu Phu Nhuan Chinese pagoda Ngoc Hoang Madame Thien Hau Nhi Phu Temple Church Museum Hung Vuong Tran Hung Dao Tomb of Le Van Duyet Notre Dame de Saigon Huyen Si Cha Tam Cho Quan Vuon Xoai Vietnam History War Remnant Ho Chi Minh Ton Duc Thang Southeastern Army Force Museum of Arts 9 Economy 12 9.1 During the process of development Ho Chi Minh City and integration, HCMC always remains a of economy, finance, trade, and services of the whole country. HCMC is the kernel of the Southern Key Economic Zone, one the three biggest economic zones of Vietnam. With a high economic growth, the city has contributed 20.6% of the national GDP, 26.1% of the industrial output, and 44% of total foreign direct investment (FDI) despite of accounting for only 0.6% and 8.3% of area and national population. HCMC is the biggest financial because the revenue through city banks accounts Graph 2: GDP of HCMC as of the national 13 for 33% of the whole country. The budget revenue in 2009 is 135,362 billion VND. There are 3,526 FDI projects of validity until the end of 2009 with a total capital of $27,390 million. There are 28 shopping s, 92 supermarkets, and 230 traditional markets in HCMC. Ben Thanh market is the symbol of city trade for over a century. New and modern trade s such as Saigon Trade Centre, Diamond Plaza, etc. have appeared recently. Table 5: Summary of socio-economic reports from 2007 to 2011, Ho Chi Minh City Items 2010 14 2011 15 1 GDP (billion USD) (1 $ = 20,850VND) 20.9 24.6 Sector + Service + Industry and construction + Agriculture 13.07 11.36 0.24 2 GDP per-capita ($) 2,800 3 Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) (adjusted from GDP) 4 Export-Import through HCMC ports (bil. $) 5 Trade service, import - export 5.1 Total retail and service revenue (bil $) 21.99 5.2 Total export turnover (bil. $) 20.967 27 12 http://www.vpub.hochiminhcity.gov.vn/tabid/147/default.aspx 13 Source: General Satistics Office and Statistical Office in HCMC 14 http://www.bsc.com.vn/news/2011/1/4/128448.aspx 15 http://moitruongxanhhcm.org.vn/index.php.van-ban/bao-cao-tinh-hinh-kinh-te-xa-hoi-tphcm 7

Items 2010 14 2011 15 5.3 Total import turnover (bil. $) 21.063 27.52 6 Activities of credit and remittance 6.1 Total mobilized capital (bil. $) 42.53 6.2 Overseas Vietnamese s remittance, estimated (bil. $) 5 7 Total turnover from tourism sector (hotel, restaurant, and tourism services) 2.39 7.1 Total tourist arrival (million visitor) 3.6 8 Transport service 8.1 Transport turnover (bil. $) 1.71 9 Post and telecom 9.1 Total telephone subscriber (mil. people) 20.72 9.2 Telephone density (unit/100 people) 218 9.3 Internet subscriber (mil. people) 0.975 9.4 Post and telecom turnover (bil. $) 1.685 10 Industrial product value (bil. $) 29.25 35.4 10.1 Export Processing Zone (EPZ) and Industrial Park (IP) 10.1.1 Total FDI capital attraction (new projects + current project increasing capital) 1.450 10.1.2 Total Vietnamese laborers working at EPZ, IP (laborer) 268,576 10.1.3 Foreigner working in HCMC (laborer) 2,150 10.2 Hi-tech Zone 10.2.1 Newly invested projects 10 10.2.2 Invested capital of new projects (mil. $) 168,891 10.2.3 Current projects increasing capital (mil. $) 15 10.2.4 Accumulative number of projects 56 10.2.5 Total accumulative investment capital (bil. $) 2,026 10.2.6 Total Product Value (bil. $) 1.01 10.3 Quang Trung Software Park 10.3.1 Total revenue (mil. $) 47.16 10.3.2 Total export turnover (mil. $) 49.2 11 Agriculture 11.1 Total production value (bil. $) 0.43 0.47 11.2 Farming 11.2.1 Paddy area (ha) 22,057 11.2.2 Paddy output (tons) 86,428 11.2.3 Vegetable area (ha) 9,804 11.2.4 Decorative plant area (ha) 2,010 11.3 Hi-tech Agriculture Zone 11.3.1 New investment project 3 11.3.2 Accumulative number of project 12 11.3.3 Total investment capital (mil. $) 21.6 11.3.4 Total revenue (mil. $) 1.745 12 Development investment 12.1 Infrastructure development (bil. $) 9.66 12.2 Newly established enterprise 23,237 12.2.1 Total registered capital (bil. $) 7.20 12.3 Number of dissolution enterprise 9,088 12.4 Total accumulative number of operating enterprises 263,297 12.4.1 Total registered capital (bil. $) 100.215 12.5 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) 12.5.1 Newly-invested project 356 370 12.5.2 Total investment capital (bil. $) 1.831 2.17 12.5.3 Number of FDI projects increasing investment capital 106 130 12.5.4 Total increased capital (bil. $) 0.315 0.46 12.5.5 Total accumulative FDI project 3,887 12.5.6 Total accumulative investment capital (bil. $) 30.9 12.5.7 Total export turnover of FDI projects (bil $) 3.7 12.5.7 Total import turnover of FDI projects (bil $) 3.1 12.6 Official Development Aid 12.6.1 Project under implementation 21 8

Items 2010 14 2011 15 12.6.2 Total investment capital (bil. $) 5.61 12.7 Investment promotion activities 12.7.1 Foreign delegations seeking investment information 64 13 CPI 16% The economy consists of industries ranging from mining, seafood processing, agriculture, and construction, to tourism, finance, industry and trade. The state-owned sector makes up 33.3% of the economy, the private sector 4.6%, and the remainder in foreign investment. Concerning its economic structure, the service sector accounts for 51.1%, industry and construction account for 47.7% and forestry, agriculture and others make up just 1.2%. The economy of HCMC is still facing many difficulties. Only 10% of the city industrial units possesses the modern technology, of which only 21/212 garment and textile units, 4/40 leather and footwear units, 6/68 chemical units, 14/144 food processing units, 18/96 rubber and plastic units, 5/46 machine manufacturing units have modern production standard. The infrastructure of HCMC is poor in the context of high CPI and complicated administration together with social evils. 9.2 GDP Graph 3 Gradual growth of GDP Source Statistical Office in HCMC Thousand billion VND The GDP growth by economic sector has increased rapidly in three sector with the strongest in service. The industry ranks the second and the agriculture increases slightly. Graph 4 GDP growth by sector Source Statistical Office in HCMC Agriculture, forestry, fisheries Industry and construction Service Thousand billion VND 9.3 Industry The industry production value has increased gradually. Billion VND Graph 5 9

Industry production value 1995-2011 Source Statistical Office in HCMC Production value by sector: In 2011, the state-owned sector accounts 14% of total output, an increase of 1.9%, the non-state sector: 48% an increase of 13.3% from 2101, and the FDI sector: 38%, an increase of 14.4 as of 2010 State Non-state FDI Graph 6 Structure of industry production value of HCMC, 1995-2011 Source Statistical Office in HCMC 9.4 Import Export The export and import turnover has increased considerably. Million $ Export Graph 7 Import and export turnover of HCMC by years Source Statistical Office in HCMC Table 6: Structure of export product, 2011 2011 Rice Fisheries Garment Footwear Crude oil Milk Other goods Structure (%) 5 2 8 2 27 1 55 Table 7: Import products, 2011 10

Products Milk and dairy products Fuel Garment accessories จ ดท าโดยสถานกงส ลใหญ ณ นครโฮจ ม นห พฤษภาคม 2556 Footwear accessories Steel Drug Oil Plastic Value (mil. $) 479,4 2,109.3 958,4 199,5 227 928,5 177,8 195,5 9.5 Foreign Direct Investment Until 2006, 3 Export Processing Zones (EPZ) and 12 Industrial Parks (IP) have attracted 1,092 investment projects, of which 452 projects are invested by foreign direct investment (FDI) with a total capital of 1.9 billion $ and 19.5 thousand billion VND. HCMC ranks 20/63 provinces and cities in the Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI) in 2011. (See Annex 1, Page 11) Graph 8 Number of FDI projects by years Source Statistical Office in HCMC Project number In 2010, HCMC lured over $1.92 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI), up 67.5 per cent against the same period last year. Nearly $1.7 billion came from 356 new FDI projects licensed in the period, up 110 per cent, and the rest was the additional capital of 85 ongoing projects. A large amount of FDI was poured into projects relating to real estates, trade s and industrial production. Korean group Lotte spent $100 million on building its second trade in District 11. Meanwhile, Nidec Copal Precision Vietnam, affiliated to Japanese group Nidec, is investing $70 million in the HCMC Hi-Tech Zone to produce compact motors and their components. Graph 9 FDI investment capital by years Source Statistical Office in HCMC Investment capital 11

Annex 1: Industrial Park in HCMC Source: http://www.hepza.hochiminhcity.gov.vn/web/guest/khu-cong-nghiep-an-ha No. IP and Rental price Infrastructure 1 AN HA - Total area 123.51 ha. - 23.22% Binh Chanh Commune, Binh Chanh District - 22 km from the of HCMC - 20 km from Tan son nhat airport - 27 km from Hiep Phuoc port 2 BINH CHIEU - Total area 27.34 ha. - 100% 65-75$/m 2 - Peak time(18:00-22:00) 1,999VND/kWh - Off-peak time (22:00-06:00) 683 VND/kWh - Normal time (06:00-18:00) 1,093VND/kWh + Water 0.5$/m 3 /month + Maintenance cost 0.052$/m 2 /month + Sewage treatment fee 0.325$/m 3 /month 65-75$/m 2 - Normal time (06:00-18:00) 0.08$/kWh - Transport: The internal roads are asphalted - Load: 30 tons - Width of main axis road north-south: 30 m - Width of main axis road north-south: 75 m - Width of other roads: 20-30m national grid - Voltage: 22-15/0.4 kv ( ±10%) - Frequency: 50 (± 0,5) Hz - Capacity: 80 MVA + Water supply: Cho Lon Water Supply Joint-stock Co. - Volume: 300,000m 3 /day-night - Underground water from two communes of Vinh Loc A, Binh Loi + Drainage: 5,000m 3 /day-night - Transport: complete internal roads HCMC grid, from Thu Duc Bac 110/15KV Station 12

No. IP and Rental price Infrastructure Thu Duc District + Water 0.5$/m 3 /month + Water supply: Cho Lon Water Supply Joint-stock Co. - 15 km from the + Sewage treatment fee - Water supplying pipe: Ф350cm of HCMC 3 CAT LAI 2 - Total area 124 ha. - 88.74% District 12-11 km from the of HCMC 4 DONG NAM - Total area 286.18 ha. - 27.68% Two communes of Binh My and Hoa Phu, Cu Chi District 5 HIEP PHUOC - Total area Phase 1 311.4 ha. 91.61% Phase 2 597 ha. 6% Nha Be District 6 HOA PHU - Total area 100 ha. 12% - Available workshop 26,000m 2 Provincial Road 8, Hoa Phu Commune, Tan Thanh Dong District - 40 km from HCMC - 30 km from Tan son nhat airport - 44 km from sea port 7 LE MINH XUAN - Total area 100 ha. 100% Binh Chanh District - 18 km from HCMC 8 LINH TRUNG 1 - Total area 62 ha. 100% 0.38$/m 3 /month 65-75$/m 2 - Normal time (06:00-18:00) 1,700VND/kWh + Water 6,500VND/m 3 /month + Sewage treatment fee 3,500VND/m 3 /month 65-75$/m 2 - Peak time(18:00-22:00) 0,1064$/kWh - Off-peak time (22:00-06:00) 0,0354$/kWh - Normal time (06:00-18:00) 0,00574$/kWh + Water 0.35$/m 3 /month + Maintenance cost 0.052$/m 2 /month + Sewage treatment fee 0.27$/m 3 /month 115$/m 2 - For production 0,07$/kWh - For service 0,1$/kWh + Water 0.24$/m 3 /month + 65$/m 2 /47 yrs - Workshop for rent 2.5$/m 2 /month 0,065$/kWh + Water 0.35$/m 3 /month 1,700VND/kWh + Water 4,000VND/m 3 + Sewage treatment: 2,700VND/m 3 0.07$/kWh + Water 0.38$/m 3 + Sewage treatment: 2,700VND/m 3 + Drainage: 1,500m 3 /day-night - Transport: complete phase 1 Thu Thiem Power Authority + Water supply: HCMC Water Supplying System, Thu Duc Bien Hoa Branch + Drainage: Phase 1: 6,000m 3 /day-night - Transport: under construction Projected road width: 8 m and 15 m national grid - Station: 1 x 16 MVA - Tan Quy Station: 110/22KV, 2 x 63MVA + Water supply: - Binh Duong Water Plant Volume: 200,000m 3 /day-night - Tan Hiep Water Plant: Volume: 300,000m 3 /day + Drainage: - Phase 1: 10,000m 3 /day-night - Phase 2: 15,000m 3 /day-night, Elevation: 1.8m Hiep Phuoc Power Co., Ltd. And HCMC Power Corporation + Water supply: Sai Gon Water Supplying Co. Volume: 200,000m 3 /day-night; and Long Hau Underground Water Plant, Volume: 300,000m 3 /day + Drainage: - Phase 1: 3,000m 3 /day-night - Phase 2: 6,000m 3 /day-night - Transport: easily connected with Provincial Road (PR) 15, PR 9, Natioal Road (NR) 22, NR 23 - High voltage line 110 KV and intermidiary station 110/22KV, Capacity: 40 MVA - Medium voltage line: 22KV, providing additional capacity of 20MVA - Tranformer station 22/0/22KV and lower voltage network of 1.2MVA + Water supply: Underground water plant supplying 2,500m 3 /day-night + Drainage: 2,150m 3 /day-night - Phu Lam Transformer Station + Water supply: From HCMC Water supplying system + Drainage: 2,150m 3 /day-night - HCMC grid from Thu Duc Bac Station 110/15KV + Water supply: Water supplying pipe: Ф350cm 13

No. IP and Rental price Infrastructure Thu Duc District + Drainage: 6,000m 3 /day-night - 16 km from HCMC 9 LINH TRUNG 2 - Total area 61.7 ha. 0.07$/kWh + Water 0.38$/m 3 100% Thu Duc District - 15 km from HCMC + Drainage: 6,000m 3 /day-night 10 TAN BINH - Total area 129.96 ha. Phase 1 105.95 Phase 2 21.04 ha 100% Tan Binh District - 10 km from HCMC 11 TAN PHU TRUNG - Total area 542.64 ha. 24% - Workshop for rent 10,000m 2 Cu Chi District - 10 km from HCMC 12 TAN TAO - Total area 380.15 ha. 87.7% - Workshop for rent 10,000m 2 Binh Tan District - 12 km from HCMC 13 TAN THOI HIEP - Total area 28.41 ha. 100% - Workshop for rent 10,000m 2 District 12-15 km from HCMC 14 TAN THUAN - Total area 300 ha. 81% - Workshop for rent 10,000m 2 District 7 1,700VND/kWh + Water 4,000VND/m 3 + Sewage treatment 3,950VND/m 3 85-92$/m 2 until 2054 - Peak time 0.11$/kWh - Off-peak time 0.03$/kWh - Normal time 0.05$/kWh + Water 0.459$/m 3 + Sewage treatment fee 0.25-0.3$/m 3 / 242-286$/m 2 until 205 - Peak time 0.1$/kWh - Off-peak time 0.03$/kWh - Normal time 0.05$/kWh + Water 0.63$/m 3 + Sewage treatment fee 0.1893$/m 3 + IP maintenance cost 0.0175/m 2 /year + Infrastructure maintenance cost 0.63-0.67$/m 2 /year 242-286$/m 2 until 2054 0.07$/kWh + Water 0.40$/m 3 260$/m 2 For workshop, office 500$/m 2 0.075$/kWh + Water 0.35$/m 3 - HCMC grid from Thu Duc Bac Station 110/15KV + Water supply: Water supplying pipe: Ф350cm - National grid through Tan Binh transformer station of 110/22KV + Water supply: HCMC water supplying system and underground water: 6,000m 3 /day-night + Drainage: 2,000m 3 /day-night - HCMC grid through Cu Chi transformer station of 110/15KV + Water supply: - at IP, 4,500m 3 /day-night - Kenh Dong Water Plant under construction 300,000m 3 /day-night + Drainage: 4,000m 3 /day-night to be upgraded to 7,000m 3 /day-night - National grid through Phu Lam transformer station of 110/15, 22KV + Water supply: - 10,000m 3 /day-night - Underground water: 5,000m 3 /day-night + Drainage: 12,000m 3 /day-night - HCMC grid through Hoc Mon transformer station of 110/15 + Drainage: 2,000m 3 /day-night - Hiep Phuoc Power Plant, 375 MW + Water: Thu Duc Water Plant - 35,000m 3 /day-night + Drainage: 10,000m 3 /day-night 14

No. IP and Rental price Infrastructure - 4 km from HCMC 15 NORTH-WEST CU CHI - Total area 220 ha. 97.3% - Workshop for rent 10,000m 2 Cu Chi District - 4 km from HCMC 16 VINH LOC - Total area 203.18 ha Phase 1: Binh Hung Hoa Ward, Binh Tan District - 12m from HCMC 100% - Total area 56.06 ha 2.2$/m 2 For workshop, office 500$/m 2 - Peak time 0.102$/kWh - Off-peak time 0.031$/kWh - Normal time 0.05$/kWh + Water 0.21$/m 3 250$/m 2 For workshop, office 500$/m 2 - For production 0.07$/kWh - For service 0.105$/kWh + Water 0.21$/m 3 - National grid 110/22/15KV + Water: Thu Duc Water Plant - 5,000m 3 /day-night + Drainage: 3,000m 3 /day-night - 15kV source from Binh Chanh and Binh Phu Power Authority + Water: - 5,000m 3 /day-night + Drainage: 3,000m 3 /day-night Phase 2: Binh Chanh District - 12 km from HCM 17 SAIGON HI-TECH PARK - Total area 300 ha District 9-12km from HCMC 18 QUANG TRUNG SOFTWARE CITY - Total area 43 ha : District 9-15km from HCMC 80$/m 2 /50 years - Peak time 1,645VND/kWh - Off-peak time 815VND/kWh - Normal time 445VND/kWh + Water 4,500VND/m 3 + Transport - Main axis system:33-m width, 4 vehicle lanes - Internal road: 18-m width, 2 vehicle lane - National grid, 40 MW + Water: - Supply: 9,000m 3 /day-night + Drainage: 6,000m 3 /day-night 15

Annex 2: Political & admin. system People s Council Legislature: 95 deputies จ ดท าโดยสถานกงส ลใหญ ณ นครโฮจ ม นห พฤษภาคม 2556 Communist Party of Vietnam Standing Member Vice Chairman Legislation Cultural & Social Affairs Economic Budgetary Legal system People s Courts of 1 st & 2 nd instance People s Committee Executive: 25 departments Joint management between Ministries and HCMC First Vice Chairman Peo. Com. Office Justice Planning & Investment Science & Tech. Infor.-Telecom Interior Peoples Councils 24 districts Peoples Councils 322 wards, communes, towns Vice Chairman Industry & Trade Agriculture Idustrial Park & Export Processing Zone Management CPV District level CPV Commune level Vice Chairman Construction Land Housing Zoning Natural. Resources Communications Fire Brigade People s Committees 24 districts PEOPLE Vice Chairwoman Finance Tax Bureau Customs Bureau State Treasury People s Committees of 322 wards, communes, towns Vice Chairwoman Education Health Labor Culture Sports & Tourism Standing Members Peo. Com. Office Justice Finance Planning-Investment Police Military Inspectorate - Police - Military - Post Office - Power - External Relations Office - State Bank - State Treasury - Tax Bureau - Customs - Statistics 16

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