Development plan for Van Don economic zone approved

The Van Don Economic Zone in northern Quang Ninh province will be built into an international trade point and a high-class tourism and entertainment centre to serve the development of the northern key economic region.
The Van Don Economic Zone in northern Quang Ninh province will be built into an international trade point and a high-class tourism and entertainment centre to serve the development of the northern key economic region.

Under a newly-approved master plan, the 2,171sq.m zone is expected to accommodate 150,000 people and receive 1.7 million tourists in 2020.

It will house a tourist site, an international financial and trade centre, an environmentally-friendly industrial zone, a logistics centre and an agro-forestry and fisheries area.

The zone, which will be surrounded by an administrative centre and a number of office, service and trade blocs, will have a hospital, a school, a university and other infrastructural facilities.

The Van Don seaport, which will be capable of receiving 5,000-10,000 DWT ships, will be built on northeastern Cai Bau island.

Additionally, a highway crossing Cai Bau island will be built together with a road connecting Highway 18 and the Noi Bai-Mong Cai Highway at the Mong Duong and Tien Yen sections./.

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