1. Industry
Industry covers an area of
346.42 ha, including Go Dau industrial park and 28 companies and factories
that are effectively operating and developing. Some typical enterprises include:
- Vedan Vietnam Joint Stock
Company;
- Gia Hung Private Enterprise, in
building materials;
- Van Phat Private Company, in
transportation;
- Kim Phat Private Company, in
fertilizers.
Long Thanh district is in the
process of implementing the project of building an international airport, which
will open up favorable opportunities to Phuoc Thai commune in the future,
especially industry, with its available potential, along with the relatively
abundant labor force being the momentum to take the industry to new heights,
targeted to reach 50 percent by 2025.
2. Agro-forestry and Fishery
Agriculture: the entire commune
has 916.02 ha of agricultural land. There are 6 livestock and poultry farms.
Although they have fully implemented disease prevention measures in the past 5
years there have been several epidemics such as swine blue-ear, swine cholera
and H5N1.
- Forestry: covering 356.98 ha,
most of which is used for planting protective forests.
- Fishery: 91 ha of water surface
area is used for aquaculture, mainly for shrimp farming, the rest 6.4 ha for
freshwater fish farming. In recent years, fishery production has been unstable,
due to current water pollution, and unusual weather, causing considerable
damage. When with bumper crops, the yield of aquatic products hit 3 tons per ha
per crop.
By 2030 Phuoc Thai commune is set
to become an urban area, so its agricultural land will only occupy about 10
percent.
3. Trade, Services and Tourism
In the year the value of trade
and services reaches 87.2 percent and industry 77 percent. Phuoc Thai commune is
set to achieve 38 percent until 2025.
4. Education
There are 5 schools in the
commune, including 3 schools of national standards.
One secondary school, with 85
teachers and 2,096 students;
3 primary schools, with 127
teachers and 3,256 students;
One kindergarten, including one
main facility and other secondary facilities, with 45 teachers and 430 children.
In order to meet the learning
needs of students and people, the commune has built 4 school libraries, and 7
law bookcases located in hamlets’ culture houses.
5. Health
To provide medical examination
and treatment for people, the commune has one Health Station with 3 doctors, 3
physicians, one nurse, one traditional physician and one pharmacist. Thereby, in
2014 the commune met the national standards on healthcare.
6. Culture
To satisfy the needs of amusement
and entertainment, the commune has built all 7 hamlet culture houses, and one
Center for Culture, Sports and Community Learning. The commune has a post office
located near the commune center.
Unions and organizations are
active in propagating the Party policies and the State law, propagating local
socioeconomic political tasks, the historical significance of the nation’s major
holidays and national programs, and the missions of unions and organizations.
Cultural activities, performances
and sporting events are held to celebrate the nation’s major national holidays.