Tuyen Quang is a mountainous province in the North of Vietnam, 165 kilometers away from the nation’s capital, Hanoi, with geographical position of 21o30' to 22o40' of the Northern latitude and 103o53' to 105o40' of longitude. The area of Tuyen Quang is 5,867 km2, of which more than three fourths of the province consists of mountainous and craggy hills. Tuyen Quang province borders with Ha Giang province in the North, Bac Kan and Thai Nguyen provinces in the East, Yen Bai province in the West and Phu Tho province in the South. It consists of five districts and one town, with 141 communes, wards and townships.
Vietnam’s prime minister's decision (Decision No. 100/2008/QD-TTg July 15, 2008) on approving the overall planning of economic development which includes Tuyen Quang. The plan indicates that the said province will reach the following goals by 2020: rapid economic growth and sustainable development, efficient utilization of the potential resources of the province, narrow gradually the gap between fiscal developmental level of the province and to the average of the country, immediate getaway from the less developed provinces ensuring organic relationship with economic development all through out the country, and fast integration with nationwide and regional implementation .
Economic development is inextricably linked with cultural development because of a balance of both will yield a strong fiscal standing of the nation, thus, improving the quality of human resources. Balanced development between regions focusing on developing key economic region is a driving force behind other developing regions and reduces the gap in living standards between the strata. To well implement the national policies and poverty reduction policies for disadvantaged areas, there should be a cooperation between the government and the citizens in order to gradually improve the quality of life. (Decision no. 100/2008/QĐ-TTg July 15, 2008 of Prime Minister Approving the overall planning of economic development - Tuyen Quang province in to 2020 )
In achieving these objectives, there should be measures to improve the environment in order to attract investors through the country’s tourism sector in which capital has important implications in both theory and practice. Other factors affecting the growth of Vietnam’s economy are labor, and capital intensive technology are also important. Practices that are involved in improving the role of the environment attract investment which stengthens the process of economic and social development in Tuyen Quang province.
