VIETNAM BOOSTS BORDER ECONOMIC ZONE DEVELOPMENT

摘要

Border gate economic zones (EZs) have become the backbone for Vietnam's interregional development as the Vietnam-China's two economic corridors and one belt programme; Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia triangle development project and Trans-Asian road project linking Vietnam with Thailand, Myanmar and the south of China are implemented.rnBorder gate economic zone model in Vietnam started in 1996 with Mong Cai EZ being the first. In the 1997-2000 period, the government decided to build eight additional EZs in eight localities. During four-year operation, EZs have served as the backbone for the country's border area economic development and contributed to ensure social security.rnTherefore, the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 53 on policies for the zones on April 19, 2001, forming an operation network of EZs. To date, Vietnam has 23 EZs in 19 border provinces, including eight adjacent to China, seven to Laos and eight to Cambodia.