Introduction of Thanh Hoa 

Natural resources
Human resources
Infrastructure and services
Lists of projects for investment attraction
Industrial Zones in Thanh Hoa
Orientations and policies to attract investors.

Potentials and investment opportunities

Natural resources

Marine resources

According to the survey results and practices since 1986, Thanh Hoa marine resources were assessed as follows:

The area of Thanh Hoa's sea territories is 17,000 sq km with a reserve of between 100,000 and 120,000 tones of seafood, including Day fish, shrimp, cuttlefish, shellfish and crab.

Great potential in brackish and seawater aquaculture.
+A tidal flat of over 8000 ha (excluding tidal flats in Nga Son and Hau Loc districts….) is a big resource in aquaculturing brackish and saltwater creatures such as prawn, tiger prawn, crab and edible seaweed…

+The sea water area is about over 5000 ha, mainly in Me and Bien Son islands, suitable for feeding Song fish, Cam fish, pearl oyster, lobster on rafts. The province has great potential in sea water aquaculture.

+Thanh Hoa has a thousands ha coastal area of sea water which is used to raise 2 pieces bivalve mollusc such as arca…

Potential in salt production
Thanh Hoa sea water has a high salt content of between 2.5 and 2.8% from Octobers to Junes the following years, which reaches the highest of between 3.2 and 3.3% in January. Salt fields are located in Hau Loc (Hai Loc and Hoa Loc communes), Quang Xuong (Quang Trach and Quang Chinh communes), Tinh Gia (Hai Chau, Hai Binh, Hai Thuong and Hai Ha communes). The total area is 344 ha. Productivity can reach over 30,000 tones.

The system of managing, research, science and technology developing agencies

The service of science, technology and environment

Address: 17 Hac Thanh road, Thanh Hoa city; Tel: 037.852.590

Scientific and technological research and application organizations

Thanh Hoa center for Supporting agriculture and forestry (Under the Province’s Department of agriculture and rural development)
Thanh Hoa center for Supporting Fishery (Under the Department of Aquaculture and Fishery)
Thanh Hoa technological station on forest protection (Under the department of forestry)
The center for consultation and transfer of science, technology and environment (Under Thanh Hoa Department of science, technology and environment)
The center for consultation, investment and development of science, technology and environment (Under Thanh Hoa Union of scientific and technological associations)
The center for growing botanical tissues (Under Thanh Hoa Department of science, technology and environment)
The center on biotechnology (Under the association on biotechnology)
The union for informatics and technology transfer (private sector)
The center for research and application of information technology (Thanh Hoa city - private sector)
The center for research and application of new technologies (Under the Union of Thanh Hoa science and technology associations)
Nong Cong center for research and experiment of sugar cane varieties (Under Thanh Hoa sugar and sugar cane federation)
Roads and bridges technology consulting center (Under Thanh Hoa Association for Scientific and Technical Construction of Bridges and Roads).
Tho Xuan Experiment Center for Sugarcane Strains (Under Lam Son Sugar and Sugarcane Company)
Center for Mushroom Strains (Under Thanh Hoa food services company)
Ngoc Lac Center for Forestry Studies
Center for Pharmaceutical Material studies (Under Thanh Hoa Pharmaceutical Company)
Dinh Binh farm for First-category Rice Strains
Trieu Son Farm for Rice strains
Tho Xuan farm for Rice Strains
Cam Thuy Farm for Maize strains
Dong Tan-Dong Son Experiment Center for Plants’ Strains
Quang Thang Farm for Plants’ Strains
Hoang Hoa Company for Pig Breeds
Trieu Son Company for Pig Breeds
yen Dinh Company for Pig Breeds
Tho Xuan Company for Pig Breeds

Scientific and technological cadres:

Scientific and technological cadres categorized in economic sectors: (Updated to April 1st, 1999)

Unit: person

Total
Categories

Graduate from higher school
Bachelor
Master
Under doctor
Doctor

Total (A+B)
44174
21949
21835
338
51
1

A. Working (I+II)
36012
18422
17249
308
32
1

I. In state sector, collectives, private enterprises and limited companies
32905
16845
15730
299
30
1

II. In individual sector
3107
1577
1519
9
2
-

B. Retired and unemployed
8162
3527
4586
30
19
-