With the desire for being Type II City with about 400.000 people of population by the year 2007, Hai Duong City has concentrated on investing in infrastructure actively and effectively. These right moves not only make a more beautiful face for Hai Duong City but also contribute an important part on improving the socio-economy of the City.

For the last 5 years, Hai Duong City has reached many encouraged achievements: Annual average economic increase rate is 14.5%; average production value increase rate is 20.55%; economic structure makes an actively shift: agriculture, forestry, aquiculture: 2.07% - industry, handicraft, construction: 53.37% - trade, service: 44.56%; annual average income till 2005 is 15.642 million VND per capita.

            Urban plan

Timely urban plan is very important for a City. Hai Duong City has completed a general plan until the year 2020, and so have many other particular plans.

For the last 5 years, 310 particular plans with total area of nearly 1000ha has completed such as: Viet Hoa commune, Western and Northern Urban Areas; Dai An Industrial Zone; Viet Hoa, Tu Minh, Thanh Binh industrial complexes; Ha Hai ecological tourism area; plans for building public welfare... Thanks to those speeded -up plans, the activities of building and investment have been actively took place.

            Infrastructure Construction

Investment on infrastructure construction has been pushed up with high speed; almost all old infrastructure items have been upgraded; many works have been built; thus the urban architecture is basically changing.

Noticeably, 3 big works: Western and Eastern urban areas and Ha Hai ecological tourism area with estimated more than 3000 billion VND are main point to bring a new and model face for Hai Duong City. The Western and Eastern urban areas, total area of 541 ha, are invested by Nam Cuong Trade and Tourism Company. Coming to Hai Duong City at night, you'll see these them clearly through high-tension light system along 30 - 62 - meter roads. The central square, 75ha in area, is highlighted with 25-storey high building; and 100-