Lao Cai, Yunnan seek sustainable border development
Solutions to achieve sustainable development for border areas of Vietnam’s Lao Cai and China’s Yunnan provinces were the focus of a workshop held in Hanoi in April 18.
The international border gate of Lao Cai province. (Photo: laocai.gov.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) ♉– Solutions to achieve sustainable developmentfor border areas of Vietnam’s Lao Cai and China’s Yunnan provinces were thefocus of a workshop held in Hanoi in April 18.
President of the Vietnam Social Science Academy Nguyen QuangThuan said the Lao Cai-Yunnan border area has many advantages as the key gatefor linkages between Vietnam’s northern mountainous region and China’ssouthwest region. Dr. Nguyen Dinh Liem from the Institute of China Researchlaid stress on the area’s role as the bridge of the Two Corridors-One Belt, connectingthe markets of Vietnam, China and the ASEAN. Lao Cai and Yunnan are concentrating their resources on buildingthe Lao Cai-Hekou international border gates to meet the demands of goodstransit between Vietnam, China and ASEAN countries. At the same time, the two localities are investing inexpanding their border economic zones. The Kim Thanh trade-industrial economic zoneat Lao Cao border gate and the Beishan economic zone at Hekou are graduallydeveloped into a cross-border economic zone to attract more investment andtrade. Participants shared their ideas on how to develop the borderarea, while calling on the State to assist with the development throughsuitable policies. Lao Cai and Yunnan share 184km of border line, with 131kmalong rivers.-VNA
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The international border gate of Lao Cai province. (Photo: laocai.gov.vn) 
