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Potentials & advantages for development
Located in North Central Vietnam, Quang Tri province has some of basic advantages for economic and social development. Apart from advantages of 75km long coastline and Con Co island with large fishery, abundant seafood, fishing ports, Cua Viet port, for marine economic development, Quang Tri possesses an outstanding advantage about economic-geographical location- the beginning of EWEC, Lao Bao special trade economic zone, cultural space for memorial, that are so convenient for developing on investment, trade, service and tourism.
The inauguration of the second Friendship Bridge linking the Lao province of Savanakhet with Thai Lan’s Mukdahan province on December 12th 2006 has marked the opening of the EWEC route, moreover cooperation for economic development of countries in this corridor is reinforced, especially in tourism development.
The three provinces on the EWEC Quang Tri- Savanakhet - Mukdahan signed an agreement relating to cooperation in tourism development. In specially, the Prime Minister has recently ratified to add Southwest Quang Tri to the system of Vietnam coastal economic zone as well as My Thuy port to the National ports system. This will be an important impressive point in the EWEC and open up a new way in the marine- economic development in Quang Tri as well as some provinces in Central Laos and Northeast Thailand.
Key sectors calling for investment: to be updated
Economic Zones: Dong Nam- Quang Tri(237,71 km2),Lao Bao Border GateSpecial Economic- Commercial Area(15,804 ha) - http://bqlkkt.quangtri.gov.vn
Industrial Parks: Nam Dong Ha (98,6 ha), Quan Ngang (205 ha)