Dong Thap to become Mekong sub-region economic centre

Hanoi (VNA) - The Prime Minister has approved a project to develop the Dong Thap
border gate economic zone into a border urban area that will be a new economic hub
in the Mekong sub-region.

Covering a total area of over 319 sq.km and sharing 48.7 km of border lines with
Cambodia the Dong Thap border gate EZ includes two international border gates,
namely Thuong Phuoc and Dinh Ba. It also comprises of five secondary border gates,
11 communes, and two towns.

Under Decision 166/2008/QD-TTg on the EZ's area and operation rules, the PM
encourages all economic sectors, Vietnamese people living abroad and foreign
investors to invest in the EZ in areas of import-export, cargo transport,
infrastructure, tourism, finance and banking.

All projects invested in the EZ's industrial and commercial areas will be entitled
to perferential treatment in regard to investment incentives, tax and foreign
trade that are applied for areas with specially difficult socio-economic
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