Son La: 367 projects included in the investment attraction list for the 2021 - 2025 period

DNHN - Decision No. 2467 on amending and extending the province's investment attraction list for the years 2021–2025 was released by Son La province on November 22 to encourage and assist investors in their investigation of potential investment in the area.

The Department of Planning and Investment of Son La province has announced the List of investment attractions in Son La province for the period 2021 - 2025, including 367 projects in the following fields as Agriculture: 102 projects; Industry: 26 projects; Trade - services - tourism: 122 projects; Health: 01 project; Education: 07 projects; Infrastructure: 03 projects; Environment: 06 projects; Water supply: 08 projects; Industrial parks, industrial clusters: 15 projects; Development of commercial housing, urban areas, residential areas: 77 projects.

Of the 63 projects in the Moc Chau area, 24 have received planning approval from the Son La Provincial People's Committee. Moc Chau has 12 agricultural projects, some of which are large in scope, area, and capital investment. For example, one project aims to produce safe, high-quality vegetables on 100 hectares of land in Nong Truong town, Dong Sang commune, Chieng Hac, Tan Lap, and Muong Sang at a scale of 20,000 tonnes annually. The project aims to establish 100 hectares of superior temperate fruit trees in the towns and communes of the Moc Chau district. The project's goal is to create a 2,000-hectare raw material area for bamboo and lumber. The Centre for Plant Propagation by Tissue Culture Technology is working on a 20-ha project to produce one million seedlings annually in the communes of Chieng Hac, Dong Sang, and Muong Sang. the construction of a facility for the preservation of agricultural products, which will include biological preservation, freezing, irradiation, drying, and sterilisation. The project is being carried out in Nong Truong town, Moc Chau town, and the following communes: Dong Sang, Muong Sang, Phieng Luong, and Tan Lap. Application of information technology, biotechnology, new material technology, automation technology, and high technologies are prioritised for investment and development in agricultural, forestry, irrigation, and aquaculture production. Moc Chau is a region with 20 invested projects in the trade, services, and tourism sectors. These projects have large scales, areas, and expected investment capital. For example, the Moc Chau Trade Centre Project, located in the district centre of Moc Chau, has a scale of grade 3, an area of 2 ha, and an expected investment capital of 150,000 billion VND. The project implementation area of the Logistics Centre Project in Moc Chau and Van Ho, which has a grade II size, is 20 hectares. The following communes—Dong Sang, Tan Lap, Chieng Huc, and Moc Chau town—are participating in the cooperative project of establishing community cultural tourism villages: Ta So, Doi, Vat, Ang, Ca Dac, Ta Phinh, Pieng Sang, Pieng Lan, and Pa Khen sub-region, with an area of 10 ha/village. The resort project located in the commune of Phieng Luong, covering 550 hectares, has its planning approved by Decision No. 46/QD-UBND, dated January 12, 2021. Moc Chau district features four industrial projects, one of which is a high-tech tea processing factory located in Nong Truong town, Moc Chau. This project is 20 hectares in size and will produce 15,000 tonnes annually.

The investment attraction list for the Van Ho district for the year 2021–2023 consists of 59 projects, of which 12 are in the agriculture sector; 30 are in trade, tourism, and services; 13 are in commercial housing, residential areas, and urban areas; and 2 are in industrial parks and clusters. The project aims to construct and operate the infrastructure of Van Ho Industrial Park in Van Ho commune; the land area that is attracting investment and business is 148.07 ha, while the planning area is 216.6 ha. Specifically, the 800-ha Van Ho Outdoor Film Studio Project in Chieng Xuan commune. The project will create an outdoor film studio to support the growth of the film industry and tourism. The province of Son La is planning a cable car service, amusement park, and cultural tourism. Three communes totalling 1,800 hectares—Van Ho, Chieng Xuan, and Xuan Nha—are involved in the project's implementation.

Thirty projects in Son La City are listed as investment magnets between 2021 and 2025. It contains ten projects in the Trade, Services, and Tourism sectors. With a total project area of 60 hectares, the Hoang Van Thu Industrial Cluster Project is situated in Hoang Van Thu village, Hua La commune, Son La City. Its size includes factory construction infrastructure measuring 46.2 ha, technical areas measuring 0.6 ha, transportation infrastructure measuring 13.2 ha, and green trees totalling 13.2 ha. There are nine projects in the areas of commercial housing, residential areas, and urban areas; the Son La Provincial People's Committee has approved investments in five of the eight urban area projects. Businesses and investors are interested in Son La City's urban area initiatives. One such project is The Southwest Urban Area, which is located in Hua La commune and would create a new urban area with 4,000 residents on 46.21 hectares of land. The Phieng Kha Urban Area Project occupies 28.47 hectares and is situated in Buon Village, Chieng Coi ward, Son La City. The project creates a new urban neighbourhood with 650 residents and an upscale entertainment district. Roughly 2,500 people are living in urban area No. 2, Phuong Village, Chieng Ngan commune, which occupies 55 hectares.

In addition, the projects in the list of investment attractions for the years 2021–2015 in Mai Son, Yen Chau, Phu Yen, Thuan Chau, Bac Yen, Quynh Nhai, Muong La, Song Ma, and Sop Cop concentrate on the area's strengths and potential industries, including trade, tourism, agriculture, and services.

The provincial government of Son La is in the process of putting its investment attraction plan into effect for the years 2021–2025. To entice investors, the province has established favourable policies like these: establishing optimal conditions for investors to obtain knowledge about the province's planning, policy systems, and attitude towards socio-economic growth. reducing the amount of time needed to settle administrative procedures. openly, honestly, and regularly updating business and investment-related administrative processes. being prepared to assist with legal processes, give complete information, and improve the spirit, sense of duty, and service mentality of civil officers and cadres. pledging to support companies in resolving issues that arise during the execution of investment projects in the province of Son La.

The Son La Provincial People's Committee's Decision No. 2476 makes it very evident that the planning that has been authorised by the appropriate authorities is what defines the investment attractions on the List, which is oriented in that direction. The selection of the project's name, scope, implementation area, total investment capital, investor selection method, identification of cases that fall under or do not fall under the state's land recovery case, land allocation method, land lease, land use purpose conversion, and other relevant legal frameworks for each project at the time of project implementation.

Hong Bai