Phu Quoc island of Kien Giang province (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has exerted efforts to tap into its immense maritimepotential to become a strong, prosperous country based on its marine economy.
On February 9, 2007, the 10th Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committeeadopted Resolution No. 9 on the country’s maritime strategy towards 2020,looking to further enhance its sea-based economy and protect nationalsovereignty over its islands and sea territories.
In the strategy’s outlined goals, sea-basedeconomic sectors will make up 53-55 percent of the country’s gross domesticproduct (GDP), while per capita income in coastal areas is expected to reach doublethe national average by 2020.
Assessing the 10-year implementation of the strategy, Deputy Minister ofNatural Resources and Environment Tran Quy Kien said that after the resolutionwas issued, the National Assembly passed the 2012 Law of the Sea of Vietnam,the 2015 Law on Sea and Island Natural Resources and Environment, the 2015Maritime Code of Vietnam, and the Law on Fisheries (amended in 2017), togetherwith many regulations for sectors relating to seas and islands.
More than 10 Government decrees and over 100 resolutions from the PrimeMinister on State management and the implementation of policies, strategies,planning schemes, and programmes on sea and island socio-economic developmentand defence-security have been issued, he added.
Following the Party and State’s policies and decisions over the past decade,ministries, central agencies, and coastal localities have made every effort toconcretise the strategy in marine economy development programmes and projects.
According to statistics by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism(VNAT) under the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, internationalarrivals to Vietnam have increased by over six times in the last 17 years, from2.14 million in 2000 to 12.9 million in 2017. Domestic holidaymakers also rose sharplyduring the period, from 11.2 million in 2000 to 73.2 million in 2017. Of the domesticand foreign vacationers, about 60 million visited the 28 coastal cities andprovinces last year.
Data from the VNAT also showed that the tourism sector had made significantcontributions to the national economy during the period, with total tourist revenuereaching 510.9 trillion VND (22.6 billion USD) in 2017. Of the figure, the 28coastal cities and provinces made up 70 percent.
The maritime economic sector saw remarkable development, with the value of maritimetransport, seaport services, and shipbuilding growing at an annual pace of 22percent during 2007-2010 and 13 percent during 2011-2015. By the end ofNovember 2017, the fleet of seagoing vessels had a total load of 7.8 milliontonnes, ranking fourth in ASEAN and 30th in the world. Total goods cleared atseaports increased year-by-year, hitting 511.6 million tonnes last year.
Seafood catching and processing surged 50 percent over the 10 years, from 2.07million tonnes in 2007 to 3.19 million tonnes in 2017. The seafood export valuehas also tended to increase in recent years, reaching 7.05 billion USD in 2016.
Futhermore, by the end of 2017, the country had 17 coastal economic zones witha total area of nearly 845,000ha, attracting around 78.6 billion USD ininvestment. In 2016, the coastal economic zones earned 8 billion USD in revenueand over 5 billion USD in exports, as well as contributing 30 trillion VND(1.28 billion USD) to the State budget. The coastal economic zones createddirect jobs for 130,000 labourers.
Over the past 10 years, the management and exploitation of natural resourcesand maritime environment have recorded certain results, but some fields have failedto meet expectations. Although the per capita income of coastal residents rose,it was not much higher than the country’s average increase. The contribution ofthe maritime economy to the national GDP remained modest and tended todecrease, at 0.97 percent in 2017.
Meanwhile, contributions from the oil and gas sector – including oil and gasexploration, exploitation, and processing – to the GDP was relatively high and stable during the period from 2007 to 2010, at10.83 percent on average. However, the figure gradually dropped to 2.67 percentin 2017.
The contribution of seafood catching and processing to the GDP was not high andwas on downward trend to 1.8 percent in 2016-2017. –VNA
On February 9, 2007, the 10th Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committeeadopted Resolution No. 9 on the country’s maritime strategy towards 2020,looking to further enhance its sea-based economy and protect nationalsovereignty over its islands and sea territories.
In the strategy’s outlined goals, sea-basedeconomic sectors will make up 53-55 percent of the country’s gross domesticproduct (GDP), while per capita income in coastal areas is expected to reach doublethe national average by 2020.
Assessing the 10-year implementation of the strategy, Deputy Minister ofNatural Resources and Environment Tran Quy Kien said that after the resolutionwas issued, the National Assembly passed the 2012 Law of the Sea of Vietnam,the 2015 Law on Sea and Island Natural Resources and Environment, the 2015Maritime Code of Vietnam, and the Law on Fisheries (amended in 2017), togetherwith many regulations for sectors relating to seas and islands.
More than 10 Government decrees and over 100 resolutions from the PrimeMinister on State management and the implementation of policies, strategies,planning schemes, and programmes on sea and island socio-economic developmentand defence-security have been issued, he added.
Following the Party and State’s policies and decisions over the past decade,ministries, central agencies, and coastal localities have made every effort toconcretise the strategy in marine economy development programmes and projects.
According to statistics by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism(VNAT) under the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, internationalarrivals to Vietnam have increased by over six times in the last 17 years, from2.14 million in 2000 to 12.9 million in 2017. Domestic holidaymakers also rose sharplyduring the period, from 11.2 million in 2000 to 73.2 million in 2017. Of the domesticand foreign vacationers, about 60 million visited the 28 coastal cities andprovinces last year.
Data from the VNAT also showed that the tourism sector had made significantcontributions to the national economy during the period, with total tourist revenuereaching 510.9 trillion VND (22.6 billion USD) in 2017. Of the figure, the 28coastal cities and provinces made up 70 percent.
The maritime economic sector saw remarkable development, with the value of maritimetransport, seaport services, and shipbuilding growing at an annual pace of 22percent during 2007-2010 and 13 percent during 2011-2015. By the end ofNovember 2017, the fleet of seagoing vessels had a total load of 7.8 milliontonnes, ranking fourth in ASEAN and 30th in the world. Total goods cleared atseaports increased year-by-year, hitting 511.6 million tonnes last year.
Seafood catching and processing surged 50 percent over the 10 years, from 2.07million tonnes in 2007 to 3.19 million tonnes in 2017. The seafood export valuehas also tended to increase in recent years, reaching 7.05 billion USD in 2016.
Futhermore, by the end of 2017, the country had 17 coastal economic zones witha total area of nearly 845,000ha, attracting around 78.6 billion USD ininvestment. In 2016, the coastal economic zones earned 8 billion USD in revenueand over 5 billion USD in exports, as well as contributing 30 trillion VND(1.28 billion USD) to the State budget. The coastal economic zones createddirect jobs for 130,000 labourers.
Over the past 10 years, the management and exploitation of natural resourcesand maritime environment have recorded certain results, but some fields have failedto meet expectations. Although the per capita income of coastal residents rose,it was not much higher than the country’s average increase. The contribution ofthe maritime economy to the national GDP remained modest and tended todecrease, at 0.97 percent in 2017.
Meanwhile, contributions from the oil and gas sector – including oil and gasexploration, exploitation, and processing – to the GDP was relatively high and stable during the period from 2007 to 2010, at10.83 percent on average. However, the figure gradually dropped to 2.67 percentin 2017.
The contribution of seafood catching and processing to the GDP was not high andwas on downward trend to 1.8 percent in 2016-2017. –VNA
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