Gov’t calls for fast development of coastal economic zones

VGP – PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng has assigned the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) to propose proper mechanisms and policies to spur the building and development of coastal economic zones.

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MPI will also present a revised Master Planning Scheme for coastal economic zones towards 2020 to the Government chief.

Since the first one-Chu Lai Zone- was established in 2003, Việt Nam has 14 coastal economic zones with total area of 627,633 hectares.

Currently, the Government is considering to add the economic zones of Đông Nam (Quảng Trị Province), Thái Bình (Thái Bình Province), and Ninh Cơ (Nam Định Province) to the Planning Scheme.