Khanh Hoa Province - The Land of Natural Resources

Khanh Hoa, among very few localities nationwide with a high budget contribution, building strongly through its two target economic sectors of tourism and industry. The province of Khanh Hoa plays an increasingly important role for Vietnam and for the Central region in particular.

Gift of nature

Khanh Hoa has been naturally bestowed with a valuable gift - a system of well-known gulfs and lagoons including the gulfs of Van Phong and Cam Ranh, Ben Goi pool, and Nha Phu lagoon which are ranked among 29 most captivating gulfs in world.  Van Phong gulf is the largest in Vietnam and is close to the international shipping route linking East Asia to other continents. The 20-27 metre deep gulf makes it possible to develop seaports, international transport and trading services.

The weather is pleasant in Khanh Hoa. It is not as scorching as in neighbouring areas. Hon Ba mountain peak is located in a similar temperate zone to that of Da Lat. With a 200km long coast, Khanh Hoa is home to some charming bathing beaches with blue water, gentle waves and a safe swimming depth. Some 200 islands such as Hon Tre, Hon Mun, Hon Tam, Hon Chong, Hon Ong and Hoa Lan are renowned near and far. The provincial tourism sector has been flourishing for a long time with international standard hotels and restaurants, and diverse recreation areas and tourism resorts. Notably, it’s the source of high-content mineral mud which is very good for health. Some of the fascinating tourism sites it boasts are Ponagar Tower, Dien Khanh Ancient Citadel, Yersin Mausoleum, Dai Lanh, Van Phong Gulf, Duc My Hot Spring, Hon Ba, Song Lo, Doc Let, the islands of Hon Tam, Tri Nguyen, and Bich Dam. In addition, the Khanh Hoa-owned Spratly Islands are a huge archipelago with a variety of rare species, playing a key role in Vietnam’s territorial waters.

Khanh Hoa possesses numerous minerals, specifically 140 million tonnes of white sand (99.7 per cent of SiO2) and one billion tonnes of gold dust. It also has ilmenite, kaolin, granite, gold and about 10 mines containing natural mineral water.

Infrastructure meets the development demand

Khanh Hoa is situated on the National Road No.1A, 448 km from Ho Chi Minh City, 510 km from Da Nang and 1,280 km from Hanoi. The North - South railway runs across the province and Nha Trang has a large railway station. It has two airports: Cam Ranh Military Airport and Nha Trang Civil Airport.

A network of ports for economic development:

Ba Ngoi Port has the capacity of 300,000 tonnes per annum. Once upgraded, it is estimated to reach the annual capacity of 700,000 tonnes and ships of less-than-12m draught can pass through.

Nha Trang Port has a capacity of 500,000 tonnes per annum. An investment of US$15 million is being injected to make it a container and tourism port.

Hon Khoi Port allows ships with a loading capacity of 1,000 tonnes. Through the port, salt can be transported to the North and exported via Nha Trang Port.

Dam Mon Port, which is big enough for 30,000-tonne ships, is the largest deep-water port in the Central and Southern region, specialising in sand export.

Vigorous economic growth

The Tourism sector makes up the highest proportion in the provincial economic structure. Khanh Hoa focuses investments on improving the tourism infrastructure, especially sea tourism resorts with beautiful landscapes and unique locations. Khanh Hoa province’s Nha Trang city is viewed as the destination in the Central region. High quality tourism services including hotels, restaurants and recreation areas appeal to a crowd of both domestic and foreign tourists. Notably, Hon Mun island provides diving services to local corals and allows tourists to discover underwater life in the area.

Provincial industrial production concentrates on exploiting local raw materials, its main products being seafood, mineral water, beer, unrefined salt, construction sand, garments and fine handicrafts.  Seafood makes a significant contribution to the provincial GDP growth rate and export turnover. In particular, dried seafood with its original flavour is seen as the province’s best known product for local consumption and export. Khanh Hoa has so far set up the industrial parks of Suoi Dau, Ninh Thuy, Bac Nha Trang, Cam Ranh and Van Ninh, and the industrial group of Dien Phu. A wide range of foreign-invested projects from more than 20 countries including Japan, the Republic of Korea, ASEAN and European Union countries have become operational here.

Thanks to the high quality water source, Khanh Hoa’s area and productivity of aquaculture are being progressively enhanced. Thanks to its natural advantages, the province focuses on production of breeding fisheries to provide for fishery farms nationwide. The immense fishing area, its large capacity and diverse species enable it to harvest around 60,000 tonnes of marine products per annum. Remarkably, every year, the province can reap 2,100 kilos of birds’ nest – a special product of high economic value for export.

The Government has just approved the master plan of Van Phong by 2020. It will act as a multi-purpose economic area with a stress on tourism and services, in combination with its port, industry and aquaculture. A part of Cam Ranh Airport will be used as a civil airport. Ba Ngoi Port will be upgraded while Cam Ranh will be made into a large economic hub including a seaport, airport, tourism and other services.

Sociable people

One cannot help talking about Khanh Hoa’s inhabitants. Its young provincial labourers have been trained for better qualifications, which greatly contributes to local economic growth. Nha Trang University of Fisheries has supplied highly qualified technical manpower for the fisheries sector.

Khanh Hoa’s people are kind, open - hearted and friendly. Domestic and foreign travellers are always pleased with the behaviour of local people and tourism businesses. It is the truly cultural beauty of the locality, even in business.

• Thi Oanh