10 infrastructure works put into use in border EZ

As many as 10 infrastructure works in the Cau Treo International Border Gate Economic Zone in the central province of Ha Tinh had been put into operation by the end of April.
As many as 10 infrastructure works in the Cau Treo International BorderGate Economic Zone in the central province of Ha Tinh had beenput into operation by the end of April.

Accordingto Tran Bau Ha, Head of the zone’s management board, the works includedtraffic roads and water supply systems in the EZ and several nearbycommunes.

The State and Ha Tinh province have so farinvested in 93 infrastructure projects in the EZ with a totalinvestment of 2 trillion VND (95 million USD).

TheEZ, which boasts a favourable traffic route to Laos and northeasternThailand, is now home to 110 licensed enterprises and nearly 800household businesses that paid over 20 billion VND in import-exporttaxes in the first four months of this year./.

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