After more than half a century of construction and development, especially in the context that the development space of the Southeast region is being reorganized in a more closely linked direction after the process of arranging provincial-level administrative units, Tay Ninh today is gradually affirming its role as the western border economic gateway of the expanded Ho Chi Minh City region, holding an important position in connecting trade between Vietnam and Cambodia. This transformation not only reflects the post-war recovery process but also demonstrates the effectiveness of the development strategy associated with border geo-economic advantages and regional integration.
The journey of reconstruction from war zones to regional linkage development space
In the early years after liberation, Tay Ninh focused on restoring production, stabilizing people's lives and gradually rebuilding essential infrastructure. A low starting point caused the development process to be prolonged, posing many challenges. In this period, agriculture played a leading role but was mainly self-sufficient. Industry was almost not clearly formed, inter-regional transport infrastructure was still limited, especially border connection routes.
The turning point was only really clear from the renovation period, when Tay Ninh began to promote its advantages on the strategic trade axis between Ho Chi Minh City and Cambodia. National Highway 22 became a vital transport route directly connecting to Moc Bai international border gate - the largest land border gate in the South on the Vietnam - Cambodia border line. At the same time, Xa Mat international border gate was upgraded, contributing to expanding border trade activities, creating a foundation for economic restructuring towards increasing the proportion of industry, trade and services.
Moc Bai border gate economic zone - growth engine in the new development structure
In the current development orientation, Moc Bai border gate economic zone continues to play the role of strategic growth engine of Tay Ninh in the development space of the Southeast region.
According to the plan approved by the Prime Minister, Moc Bai border gate economic zone has a scale of more than 21,000ha, oriented to develop according to the model of a comprehensive economic zone including industry, trade, services, logistics and modern border gate urban areas. In the context of regional linkage infrastructure being promoted, especially the Ho Chi Minh City - Moc Bai expressway project, this area is expected to become a logistics center at the western gateway of the Southern key economic region, playing an important commodity transshipment role in the Vietnam - Cambodia cross-border supply chain.
Along with Moc Bai, Xa Mat international border gate continues to play a role in connecting trade with the eastern provinces of Cambodia, contributing to the formation of an increasingly clear border trade axis in the regional economic corridor.
Border gateway role in the Ho Chi Minh City - Phnom Penh economic corridor
In the current regional development structure, Tay Ninh holds an important position on the Ho Chi Minh City - Moc Bai - Phnom Penh economic corridor, one of the key trade connection routes of the expanded Mekong sub-region cooperation. The geo-economic advantage helps Tay Ninh gradually become a transit point for goods, logistics services and border trade of the Southern region. This is also an important foundation for the locality to attract investment in industrial parks, border gate economic zones and import-export support services.
Along with that, promoting the deployment of the Ho Chi Minh City - Moc Bai expressway is creating expectations for the formation of a new strategic traffic axis, shortening travel time between the country's largest economic center and the border area, thereby improving competitiveness and expanding development space for Tay Ninh in the coming period.
From "fire coordinates" to the growth pole of the western border region of the Southeast region
51 years after the country's reunification, Tay Ninh has transformed from a fierce battlefield into an important border economic gateway of the Southern region. Not only playing a strategic role in defense and security on the Southwest border line, the locality is now also an important trade connection point between Vietnam and Cambodia, and participates more deeply in the ASEAN regional economic linkage network.
In the new development space after the arrangement of provincial-level administrative units, along with promoting investment in regional linkage infrastructure and developing Moc Bai border gate economic zone, Tay Ninh is gradually affirming its position as an important growth pole in the western border area of the Southeast region. This is also the foundation for the locality to continue to promote its role as a cross-border economic bridge in the new development phase.
