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The Vietnam Maritime Administration (Vinamarine) has focused on administrative reform as part of efforts in international integration.

The Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang held a meeting with Japanese firms on January 25 to introduce its potential, strengths, and preferential policies.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has affirmed that the Government will continue partnering with the transport sector to promptly clear its obstacles, making it a vanguard in socio-economic development.

The Ministry of Construction and authorities of the central province of Thanh Hoa announced on January 9 the adjustments to the planning of Nghi Son Economic Zone (EZ) until 2035, with a vision to 2050.

Economic and industrial zones in the central province of Quang Tri boast huge potential for attracting domestic and foreign investors. The attraction of investment in these fields is one of the locality’s top priorities.

The Van Don Economic Zone (EZ) in northeastern Quang Ninh province needs 70.2 billion USD by 2050 for its investment demands, according to the provincial People’s Committee.

The real estate market is expected to gain momentum in 2019 thanks to the heat from several billion-USD property projects that received investment certificates in previous years.

The maritime sector should pay more attention to seaport planning, especially in the central and the Mekong Delta regions, said Transport Minister Nguyen Van The.

There are nearly 3,000 overseas Vietnamese (OV)-owned businesses with total registered capital of about 4 billion USD in 2018, heard a conference to connect OVs and localities in the central province of Nghe An on December 27.

The Cambodian authorities said on December 16 that they had seized more than 3.2 tonnes of elephant tusks at a seaport in the capital city of Phnom Penh, marking the country’s largest ivory bust.

Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong asked the northern port city of Hai Phong to develop a strong sea-based economy during a meeting between the Politburo and the municipal Party Committee in Hanoi on December 13.

A conference in Soc Trang province on December 12 underlined the need for transport infrastructure connectivity in the Mekong Delta to fuel local development.

The Prime Minister has approved the expansion of the Nghi Son Economic Zone (EZ) in the central province of Thanh Hoa by 2035 with a vision to 2050.

Authorities of Vung Tau city in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau have approved adjustments to the city’s development plan to 2035.

The sixth Vietnam Logistics Forum convened in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh on December 12, with businesses and authorities exchanging ideas and measures to increase investment in green logistics and connections among economic regions.

The fees for container loading and unloading services from ships to port yard at Vietnamese seaports will be adjusted from January 1, 2019, according to new regulations of the Ministry of Transport.

An international seminar to seek ways to develop cruise tourism was held in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh on December 7.

The southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau has set a goal to develop logistics into a major service sector with a focus on seaport development.

Improved infrastructure and simplified administrative procedures have made border-gate economic zones in the northern provinces of Quang Ninh and Lang Son bordering China stand out in attracting a large amount of goods through the border gates.

A Vietnam trade promotion office, the second of its kind in China, was inaugurated in Hangzhou city in the eastern province of Zhejiang on November 5.