The Vietnamese prime minister has approved a plan to develop Van Don Economic Zone (EZ) in the northern province of Quang Ninh from now through 2020 with a vision for further development until 2030.
Under the plan, Van Don EZ will be located on a total area of 2,171 square kilometers by 2020, consisting of 551 square kilometers of natural land and the remaining 1,620 square kilometers of sea.
By 2020, Van Don is aimed to become an international trade center, a driving force for northern Vietnam’s economic development.
It is also expected to be an international tourism, trade, green industrial and financial hub with expected population of 80,000-90,000 people by 2015 and 150,000 people by 2020.
It is forecast to receive 1.5 million tourist arrivals per year by 2020.
(Saigon Liberation)
