2. Coastal land in North Central and Central Coast region

Develop Thanh Hoa - Nghe An - Ha Tinh area into a marine economic centre associated with seaports, export processing zones and international logistics centres and concentrate resources on development of potential seaports into special seaports, with the centre that is Nghi Son, Vung Ang, Cua Lo seaport area.

Develop petrochemical and chemical refining industry in South Thanh Hoa - North Nghe An area; an international centre for eco-tourism, marine recreation and world natural heritage tourism in Quang Tri province. Develop aquaculture with a focus on products that have high economic value in order to serve export processing and fisheries centres.

Develop Hue - Da Nang into a marine economic centre associated with Lien Chieu - Chan May seaport - urban centre. Develop a coastal tourism zone of ​​Southern Hue and Da Nang into an international centre for eco-tourism, marine recreation and world cultural heritage tourism. Develop fisheries centres in Da Nang province and high-tech aquaculture in Hue, Da Nang, and Quang Ngai. Expand and build a national oil refinery, petrochemistry and energy centre in Dung Quat Economic Zone and effectively implement the Blue Whale project. Strengthen and promote connection between Chu Lai Open Economic Zone and Dung Quat Economic Zone to establish a key coastal industrial centre of the region and the whole country.

Overview of the Cai Mep - Thi Vai International Terminal (Photo: congan.com.vn)

Develop Khanh Hoa – Dak Lak – Gia Lai area into a marine economic centre connected with Van Phong - Cam Ranh - Quy Nhon seaport areas, and study and develop Bai Goc - Dong Hoa area. Develop the area from Gia Lai to Lam Dong into an international centre for recreation, entertainment, sports and marine exploration, a large renewable energy industry centre, a large fishery centre and a high-tech marine aquaculture centre; establish a marine science and technology park and a national marine research centre in Khanh Hoa province.

3. Southeastern coastal land

Develop ​​the coastal zone of Ho Chi Minh City into an international marine economic centre with leading position in Vietnam and the Southeast Asia region and prioritised sectors and fields, including seaports, logistics services, oil and gas exploitation, petrochemicals, marine tourism, fishing, aquaculture and fishery processing. Modernise and develop Cai Mep - Thi Vai international gateway port into an international transshipment port of the Asian region, and build Can Gio international transshipment port.

Complete a coastal road system connecting with the national road system; research on investment in the Bien Hoa - Vung Tau freight railway connecting with Cai Mep - Thi Vai seaport.

Develop coastal protection forests; strengthen protection and conservation of biodiversity in mangrove forests, special-use forests and Can Gio biosphere reserve.

(To be continued)

PHAM BINH