Decision No. 1114/QD-Ttg of July 9, 2013, Approving the Master Plan on Socio-Economic Development of the Central Vietnam's

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14 Issue nos 11-12/July 2013 (Công Báo nos 435-436/July 25, 2013)

DECIDES:

Article 1. To approve the master plan on socio-economic development of the Central Vietnam’s northern and coastal region through 2020 (below referred to as the master plan), with the following principal contents:

I. POSITION AND ROLE The Central Vietnam’s northern and coastal region (below referred to as the region) is a strategic area of special political, economic, social, national defense and security importance; THE PRIME MINISTER LVRIVWUDWHJLFVLJQL¿FDQFHDQGKDVLPSRUWDQW advantages in the expansion of economic Decision No. 1114/QD-TTg of July exchange, and is concurrently a center for 9, 2013, approving the master cargo transshipment with the Central Highlands plan on socio-economic provinces, Laos, Cambodia, the northeastern development of the Central region of Thailand, and Myanmar, and the door of the East-West economic corridor to Vietnam’s northern and coastal international maritime routes and for exchanging region through 2020 cargo with other countries in the world.

THE PRIME MINISTER II. DEVELOPMENT VIEWPOINTS Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on - The region’s socio-economic development Organization of the Government; must conform with the national socio-economic Pursuant to the Government’s Decree development strategy and Vietnam’s marine No. 92/2006/ND-CP of September 7, strategy, and ensure consistency with sectoral 2006, on formulation, approval and development master plans. management of socio-economic - To bring into full play the potential and development master plans, and the advantages of localities in the region, especially Government’s Decree No. 04/2008/ND-CP industrial, service and marine economic of January 11, 2008, amending and advantages; to step up economic restructuring supplementing a number of articles of and change the growth model toward effectively Government’s Decree No. 92/2006/ND-CP using natural resources and protecting the eco- of September 7, 2006; environment; to take solutions for proactively preventing and responding to climate change. At the proposal of the Ministry of Planning and Investment, - To synchronously develop urban centers, residential areas and technical and social

© Vietnam Law & Legal Forum Issue nos 11-12/July 2013 15 (Công Báo nos 435-436/July 25, 2013) infrastructure systems to be environmentally cultural and spiritual lives of people and step friendly. To focus on building urban centers up hunger elimination and poverty reduction, with conditions and advantages as the core of especially for ethnic minority people and spill-over effect to promote development and people in extremely disadvantaged communes into economic centers of each sub-region. and former resistance bases; to intensify - To closely combine economic development protection and improvement of people’s with development of social welfare, education health. To minimize effects of natural disasters, and training, health and culture in association ÀRRGVVWRUPVDQGGURXJKWDQGSURWHFWWKHHFR with realization of social progress and justice environment; to effectively respond to climate in order to step by step improve people’s lives; change, especially sea level rise. to step up hunger elimination and poverty 6SHFL¿FWDUJHWV reduction and reduce the social development a/ Economically: gaps among different areas and ethnic groups in the region. - The region’s GDP by 2020 will be around 2.2 times the figure in 2010 (calculated - To focus on training and development according to comparative prices); the economic of human resources, especially high quality human resources, to meet market demands, growth rate will reach 7.5%/year during 2011- and associate development of human resources 2015 and 9%/year during 2016-2020; per-capita with development and application of advanced GDP will reach around VND 53 million (USD sciences and technologies. 2,500) by 2020, equal to around 76% of the country’s per-capita GDP. - To closely combine socio-economic development with assurance of national defense - To restructure the economy toward and security, maintenance of political stability intensive development, focusing on tapping and social order and safety, and assurance of comparative advantages of the region; the defense of land and marine borders. proportions of industries and services in GDP will increase from 35.7% and 37.2% in 2010 III. DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES to 38.6% and 38.1% by 2015 and 41.9% and 1. Overall objectives: 39.9% by 2020, respectively; the proportion of agriculture in GDP will decrease from 27.1% in To build the region into the one which will 2010 to 23.2% by 2015 and 18.2% by 2020; the develop in a dynamic, rapid and sustainable manner, an important bridge of the whole rate of agricultural labor in the total workforce country in international exchange and will drop to around 32% by 2020. cooperation; to maintain political stability - By 2015, the region’s export turnover will and social order and safety, associate marine reach over USD 10 billion, an increase of 16- economic development with assurance of 18%/year; during 2016-2020, the export growth national defense and security and protection rate will be maintained at over 20%/year and of sovereignty over the sea and islands of the rate of technology renewal will reach 20- the country. To basically improve material, 25%/year on average.

b/ Culturally and socially: - By 2020, urban centers of grade 4 or - The region’s population growth rate will higher grade and all industrial parks and be maintained at 1.1%/year on average by export processing zones will have centralized 2020. The region’s population will be around wastewater treatment systems; 95% of ordinary 20 million by 2015 and around 21.2 million solid waste, 85% of hazardous waste and by 2020. The region’s rate of poor households 100% of medical waste will be treated up to according to the new poverty line will decrease environmental standards. 2-3%/year on average. - To increase forest coverage from 47.8% in - By 2020, to reach preschool education 2010 to 58% by 2020. To prevent and contain universalization standards for 5-year children; the increase of environmental pollution, 95% of children in eligible age will go to degradation and incidents caused by human primary schools; 100% of primary schools activities and natural impacts; to protect marine will satisfy national standards; the region’s and coastal ecosystems and biodiversity as education and training and vocational training well as national parks and nature reserves; to sector will reach development indicators of proactively prevent and minimize the impacts educational disciplines and levels equal to the RIVWRUPVÀRRGVQDWXUDOGLVDVWHUVDQGFOLPDWH change. country’s average levels. d/ National defense and security: - To reduce the malnutrition rate among under-5 children to below 10% by 2020, and - To completely build roads to the borderlines, the mortality rate among under-1 children to border belt roads, border guard posts and 19.3‰ by 2015 and 11‰ by 2020. stations, defense zones, border residential areas and infrastructure facilities to serve socio- - To create jobs for around 400,000 people economic development. (including around 180,000 during 2011-2015 and around 220,000 during 2016-2020). By - To increase national defense and security 2020, the rate of unemployment in urban areas potential; to maintain political stability and will be below 4.5%; the rate of spent working social order and safety, protect territorial time in rural areas will increase to 85%; the integrity and create a favorable environment rate of trained labor will reach 45% by 2015 for socio-economic development. To closely and over 65% by 2020. associate socio-economic development, especially development of marine and island - The rate of urbanization will reach 32% economies, with protection of the Fatherland’s by 2015 and 42% by 2020. The region’s urban sovereignty and sovereignty rights over the sea population will be around 6.5 million by 2015 and islands. and 9 million by 2020. - To promote public information and c/ Environmental protection: education work and mobilize people to strictly - By 2020, over 95% of rural population and observe state laws with a view to limiting 100% of urban population will have access to DQGUHGXFLQJWUDI¿FDFFLGHQWV7RVWHSXS hygienic water. WKHSUHYHQWLRQDQG¿JKWLQJRIVRFLDOHYLOV

© Vietnam Law & Legal Forum Issue nos 11-12/July 2013 17 (Công Báo nos 435-436/July 25, 2013) and build a new cultured life in villages and land; to manage the quality of breeds and hamlets. feeds in aquaculture. To promote aquaculture in coastal lagoons from southern Quang Binh IV. SECTORAL DEVELOPMENT to Tam Giang lagoons (Thua Thien - Hue), ORIENTATIONS and estuarial areas from Quang Nam to Binh 1. $JULFXOWXUHIRUHVWU\DQG¿VKHULHV Thuan. - Agricultural development: To restructure To build dry docks, piers and storm shelters plants and animals suitable to natural conditions in small gulfs, estuaries and onshore islets. To of each sub-region toward increasing production VWHSE\VWHSXSJUDGHODUJHFDSDFLW\¿VKLQJ VDIHW\SUHYHQWLQJÀRRGVDQGUDLVLQJHI¿FLHQF\ ÀHHWVHTXLSSHGZLWKPRGHUQFRPPXQLFDWLRQ per hectare of cultivation land. and navigation systems, fishing gears and To build zones specialized in fruit trees, cooling preservation systems to raise offshore short- and long-term industrial trees and ¿VKLQJFDSDFLW\7RSURSHUO\RUJDQL]HORJLVWLFV advantageous subsidiary crops toward services (supply of water, ice and lubricants, concentrated commodity production suitable to PDLQWHQDQFHDQGUHSDLUHWF IRU¿VKLQJVKLSV soil and climate conditions of each locality in the operating at sea for many days. region; to develop cattle and poultry rearing on - Forestry development: To establish stable a rational scale in association with developing forest estates and guard protection forests and the processing industry, apply new breeds and headwater forests; to zone off land areas for appropriate technologies to production and regeneration and planting of protection forests processing, and associate production with outlet in crucial headwater areas of big rivers for markets to form agriculture-processing-service- SUHYHQWLQJÀRRGDQGUHVHUYRLUEHGGHSRVLWLRQ market links in the region. in areas having reservoirs and hydropower To focus on building and expanding salt reservoirs, and plant coastal forests. To enhance ¿HOGVLQ7LQK*LD 7KDQK+RD 4XDQ7KH protection and development of national parks, (Ninh Thuan), Binh Nam in Thang Binh (Quang conservation of biodiversity and protection Nam), and Hon Khoi (Khanh Hoa) to supply RIUDUHDQGSUHFLRXVIDXQDDQGÀRUDJHQHWLF salt for consumption. sources. - Fisheries development: To develop - Building a new countryside: To focus on industrial and semi-industrial aquaculture building a new countryside; to restructure plants associated with environmental protection and animals and develop commodity production and eco-safety assurance in coastal areas. zones for increasing incomes and stabilizing To develop the farming of specialty aquatic lives of people. To regard agriculture and rural species of high value (lobster, sea-horse and economy as a development satellite of economic molluscs, etc.) suitable to natural conditions zones and urban centers in the region. of the region. To build infrastructure facilities 2. Industries: for development of large-scale aquaculture To strongly develop advantageous industries in localities, including aquaculture on sand of the region such as ship building and repair,

© Vietnam Law & Legal Forum 18 Issue nos 11-12/July 2013 (Công Báo nos 435-436/July 25, 2013) mechanical engineering and manufacturing, at over 20%/year during 2016-2020. textile and garment, leather and footwear, To upgrade existing trade centers in Vinh cement production, aquatic product processing, city (Nghe An), Hue city (Thua Thien Hue), sugarcane, etc. To form large industrial centers Da Nang city, Quy Nhon city (Binh Dinh) and in Thanh Hoa, Ha Tinh, Quang Nam, Quang Nha Trang city (Khanh Hoa); to form trade Ngai and Binh Dinh provinces. To step by step centers and department stores in provinces build and develop electronic and information and cities in the region; to complete domestic technology industries to support development trade networks from urban to rural areas, from of other industries. To concentrate resources delta to mountainous and coastal areas. To on accelerating development of petrochemical effectively exploit trade services in operating industry into a key industry of the region and border-gate economic zones (Cau Treo, Lao the whole country. Bao, Cha Lo, etc.). To attach importance to development of - Tourism: By 2020, the region will have medium- and small-sized industries and use many tourist attractions which can link with advanced technologies suitable to specific the tourist networks of regional countries like conditions of each locality. To develop small and Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, cottage industries through promoting traditional etc., and can become a regular destination of trades and occupations like production of international tours. handicrafts, fine art articles, construction To focus on tapping advantages in historical, materials, and civil-use woodwork products, cultural and marine convalescent tourism in and food and foodstuff processing. coastal provinces and cities from Thanh Hoa To focus on completing infrastructure to Ha Tinh. To tap advantages of cultural relics facilities in economic zones for attracting and historical places, especially coastal natural enterprises to invest in production and business places associated with the world heritages like development. To develop industrial complexes Phong Nha grotto and Phong Nha-Ke Bang along the roads linking the region’s provinces eco-tourist zone (Quang Binh), cultural and with the Central Highlands provinces to supply architectural relics of Hue royal city, Hoi An consumer products for the Central Highlands old town, My Son relic and Cham culture (Da and receive agricultural and forest materials Nang, Quang Nam), historical place (Quang for processing industry; to associate industrial Tri), and natural values along Hue-Lang Co- development with the formation of urban spots Bach Ma-Hai Van-Son Tra-Ba Na-Da Nang in rural areas. road, coastal areas from Nam O bay to Hoi An 3. Service and tourism development: old town. To bring into play the advantages of - Services: The gross retail sales of goods marine eco-tourism and cultural identities of will increase year on year and reach 13%/year ethnic groups to form large and modern marine by 2015 and 16% during 2016-2020. The export tourist zones such as Dai Lanh, Van Phong value will reach over USD 10 billion by 2015 bay, Nha Trang (Khanh Hoa), Ninh Chu, Ca and the export growth rate will be maintained Na (Ninh Thuan), Phan Thiet, Mui Ne (Binh

Thuan), Vung Ro (Phu Yen), and Phuong Mai- To develop and enhance the training Nui Ba (Binh Dinh). capacity of medicine and pharmacy universities 4. Cultural-social development: and research institutes in the region. To build Hue Medicine University into a key university - Education and training: To maintain of the region; to establish Hue Pharmacy and raise the quality of primary education University; to establish Nghe An Medical universalization and illiteracy elimination. To University after 2015 on the basis of upgrading intensify construction of physical foundations of Nghe An Medical College. To open medical schools and classrooms; to step up socialization faculties in Da Nang, Qui Nhon and Nha Trang of education and training activities. universities. To step up training in general and vocational training in particular, especially training of high- - People’s health care: To consolidate and quality human resources to meet the region’s develop preventive health networks to be development requirements. To prioritize capable of forecasting, supervising, detecting, investment in development of human resources controlling and eliminating epidemics, including for high-quality services and tourism, and for new dangerous epidemics. To gradually electronics, software production, information increase investment in preventive health, technology and automation, etc. proactively prevent and control epidemics and basically eliminate infectious diseases; to To exploit to the utmost existing tertiary eradicate leprosy and neonatal tetanus; to take and collegial training institutions; to focus on the initiative in preventing and controlling building some high-quality training centers in cardiovascular, blood pressure, diabetes and Da Nang city, Vinh and Hue, and Nha Trang mental diseases, HIV/AIDS, etc.; to assure University, Khanh Hoa province, to be on par environmental sanitation and food hygiene with high-quality universities and colleges and safety. in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and regional countries; to build in Da Nang city a high- To complete the construction of the region’s quality human resource training center for the specialized health centers in Hue and Da Nang whole region. cities to provide high-quality health care services. To expand and upgrade specialized To establish and build vocational schools hospitals to detect and effectively treat non- in economic zones; to expand networks of communicable diseases. vocational training establishments in districts so that each district will have at least 1 To consolidate and improve grassroots vocational training establishment. To build a health networks with a view to raising the number of hi-tech vocational colleges in Thanh TXDOLW\DQGHI¿FLHQF\RISHRSOH¶VKHDOWKFDUHWR Hoa, Vinh (in combination with Vinh Technical provide health care services for each household, Pedagogic University), Hue, Da Nang, Dung and increase people’s access to quality health Quat, Quy Nhon (in combination with Quy services. Nhon Technical Pedagogic College), and Nha - Culture and physical training and sports: Trang. To conserve, embellish and promote traditional

© Vietnam Law & Legal Forum 20 Issue nos 11-12/July 2013 (Công Báo nos 435-436/July 25, 2013) cultural values as a foundation for cultural 5. Infrastructure development: exchanges among ethnic communities in the To synchronously develop economic and region; to build and develop new cultural values social infrastructure systems as a motive engine and form a civilized lifestyle and new cultured for socio-economic development of the region. families in the region; to step up the construction To closely combine investment in transport of culture and information institutions from the infrastructure with investment in irrigation and provincial to grassroots level in the provinces sea dikes. To synchronously develop networks and cities in the region. of urban areas and rural residential spots. To build, upgrade, expand and step by step -Transport development: modernize physical foundations for physical Roads: To prioritize the upgrading and training and sports activities. To build a expansion of national highway 1A with 4 lanes, standard culture-sports center in each province; median strips and motorcycle lanes; to basically to build, upgrade and expand physical exercise complete some key sections by 2015 and and sports facilities in localities in the region. complete the upgrading of the whole highway - Poverty reduction, job creation and by 2016. To upgrade roads on the East-West social security assurance: To synchronously, economic corridor; to build border belt roads comprehensively and effectively implement and western roads of the provinces from Thanh poverty programs and projects; to enable the Hoa to Quang Nam; to completely build coastal poor to access support policies on land, credit, roads; to build Truong Son Dong road from Da vocational training, job creation, industrial Nang to Lam Dong; to upgrade and improve all and agricultural-forestry-fishery extension remaining national highways in the region. and product sale; to support poor households Expressways: To step by step build the to develop production, increase incomes and QRUWKVRXWKH[SUHVVZD\ZLWKODQHV¿UVWO\ stabilize lives. giving priority to Ninh Binh-Bai Vot section To assure implementation of social security (Ha Tinh), Da Nang-Quang Ngai section, and and child protection and care policies; to Dau Giay-Phan Thiet-Nha Trang section. mobilize the entire population to participate Railways: To renovate and upgrade the in “gratitude” activities and care for people north-south railway up to national-railway with meritorious services to the country; to technical standards. To provide technical pay attention to education, vocational training equipment to ensure the train speed of 90-120 and job creation for children of social policy- km/h; to study feasible plans on construction benefiting families; to step up charity and of the north-south high-speed railway. humanitarian activities to support the poor Seaports: To review the master plan to integrate into the community. To ensure on seaport systems and further invest in children’s rights to care and protection; to create comprehensive development of wharves, a healthy and safe environment for children to navigable channels, port support services and develop all-sidedly; to prevent and repel risks transport systems linking ports with the national of child abuse. transport system to meet socio-economic

© Vietnam Law & Legal Forum Issue nos 11-12/July 2013 21 (Công Báo nos 435-436/July 25, 2013) development requirements of localities in the To build thermo-power plants of Nghi Son region. To step up the application of information (Thanh Hoa), Vung Ang (Ha Tinh), Song Cau technology to the management and operation (Phu Yen), etc.; to build hydropower projects of ports and port service activities. (Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien Hue, Da Airways: To basically complete the Nang, Quang Nam and Quang Ngai, etc.); to upgrading, expansion and construction of build nuclear power plant (Ninh Thuan No. 1) a number of airports. To synchronize and under the national electricity development master modernize Da Nang, Phu Bai and Cam Ranh plan to supply electricity for the entire region international airports. To further upgrade and add power sources for the whole country. Chu Lai airport into an international cargo To build 110 KV, 220 KV and 500 KV power transshipment airport of the region; to upgrade transmission systems and power distribution and expand Thanh Hoa, Vinh, Dong Hoi, Phu systems to meet increasing electricity use Cat and Tuy Hoa airports. demands of industrial parks, urban areas and people. - Irrigation development: - Information and communication: To build capacity to study and assess water sources, plan, design and build irrigation works To build modern telecommunications and manage water resources in river basins, infrastructure with large capacity and high speed. ensuring rational exploitation and use of To develop telecommunications to properly and water resources in association with sustainable timely serve socio-economic development, development. security, national defense and social order and safety, effectively serve search and rescue at To consolidate and upgrade river and sea and in areas frequently affected by storms sea dikes; to grow and protect breakwater DQGÀRRGV7RGHYHORSWHOHFRPPXQLFDWLRQV forests along dikes to serve socio-economic services for marine economic development, development of coastal localities. To upgrade, RIIVKRUH¿VKLQJPDULWLPHDFWLYLWLHVDQGVDIHW\ improve and effectively operate existing and rescue at sea. irrigation systems (Bai Thuong, Muc river, Hoat river and Yen My (Thanh Hoa); Do Luong, - Water supply and drainage and Nghi Quang, Ben Thuy, Thanh Chuong, Sao environmental sanitation: river, Vuc Mau, and southern irrigation system To completely build water supply systems to (Nghe An); Linh Cam, Ke Go, Tiem river and meet production and daily-life demands in urban Rac river (Ha Tinh); Phu Vinh, Vuc Tron, An centers; to study and formulate appropriate Ma, Cam Ly and My Trung (Quang Binh); Nam water supply projects in rural, coastal and island Thach Han, Truc Kinh and Bao Dai (Quang areas. To build systems for observation of the Tri); and Truoi (Thua Thien-Hue). To further quality of surface water and groundwater in build and complete big reservoirs in river basins the entire region to examine and supervise the IRUUHJXODWLQJÀRRGDQGVXSSO\LQJZDWHUIRU degree of pollution of water sources. production and residential activities. To upgrade and build wastewater and - Electricity supply: rainwater drainage systems in urban centers;

© Vietnam Law & Legal Forum 22 Issue nos 11-12/July 2013 (Công Báo nos 435-436/July 25, 2013) to ensure that household wastewater and development: production wastewater in industrial parks, To manage and effectively exploit natural hospitals and craft villages will be treated up resources, ensuring environmental protection to prescribed standards before being discharged and eco-balance. To attach importance to into concentrated systems. development of green and environmentally To collect and treat garbage in a concentrated friendly economies. To realize sustainable manner to limit environmental pollution; to production and consumption; to step by step build at least one solid waste treatment zone develop “clean energies”, “clean production” with advanced technologies in each province in and “clean consumption.” the region in order to recycle wastes and reduce To economically, rationally and effectively waste dumping for saving land and ensuring use agricultural land areas and raise the use environmental sanitation. HI¿FLHQF\RIH[LVWLQJODQGDUHDVWRPDLQWDLQ 6. Science and technology development: areas under wet rice at around 230,000 ha to 7RGLYHUVLI\VFLHQWL¿FDQGWHFKQRORJLFDO ensure food security. To exploit to the utmost potential; to apply high technologies to unused land areas for growing perennial information technology, biotechnology, industrial trees and fruit trees; to make use material technology and economic sectors. To of waste land and coastal sand land areas GHYHORSVFLHQWL¿FDQGWHFKQRORJLFDOSRWHQWLDOLQ LQFDSDEOHRIDJULFXOWXUDOIRUHVWU\DQG¿VKHU\ provinces; to upgrade Nha Trang Oceanography production for development of industrial Institute and the research division of Nha Trang complexes and tourist sites and formation Fisheries University. of new urban centers. To rationally use To focus on research and application of water resources; to protect ecosystems of sciences and technologies on plant varieties and headwater forests and vegetational covers of animal breeds which are of high productivity and protection forests. To protect existing forest adaptable to the eco-conditions of the region; land areas and grow more economic forests firstly, to upgrade agricultural and aquatic and protection forests; to grow trees in bare hi-tech product research establishments so as land and barren hills and effectively prevent to create aquatic breeds of high productivity, forest destruction and fires; to maintain especially specialty breeds, for export and and step by step expand nature reserves. To domestic consumption. exploit aquatic resources in a sustainable and To effectively associate training, research, effective manner in association with marine production and transfer. To promote application environmental protection, etc. of modern equipment and technologies to To step up research, forecast and impact key and large-scale industries and industrial assessment for effectively implementing products and stages which are decisive to natural disaster prevention solutions and product quality. the national program on response to climate 7. Natural resource use associated with change, especially sea level rise; to enhance environmental protection and sustainable international cooperation to take coordinated

© Vietnam Law & Legal Forum Issue nos 11-12/July 2013 23 (Công Báo nos 435-436/July 25, 2013) actions and attract international assistance in with a view to effectively exploiting land environmental protection. resources. 8. Combination of socio-economic To develop complete and gradually development with national defense and security modernized infrastructure systems in regional- maintenance: level core cities like Da Nang city, Hue city To plan and build national defense economic (Thua Thien Hue), Vinh city (Nghe An), and zones and closely combine the two strategic Nha Trang city (Khanh Hoa); to upgrade and tasks of socio-economic development and develop medium urban centers (provincial cities national defense and security consolidation; to and towns), small urban centers (townships) build all-people national defense posture and and urban centers which have become new people’s security posture to be ready to frustrate growth cores of the region. all plots and tricks of hostile forces. To build urban infrastructure systems To accelerate the upgrading and expansion associated with trade service infrastructure facilities in urban centers; to form in urban of border roads; to build border patrol roads centers a number of large trade centers offering for combining economic development with a wide range of commodities to meet the security and national defense consolidation. demands of locals and tourists. 7REXLOG¿VKSRUWVFRDVWDOPRELOHURXWHVDQG socio-economic infrastructure facilities on 2. Development of economic sub-regions islands with a view to creating infrastructure a/ The central key economic sub-region and service systems from onshore areas to (Thua Thien Hue, Da Nang, Quang Nam, RXWSRVWLVODQGVWRVHUYHRIIVKRUH¿VKLQJVWRUP Quang Ngai and Binh Dinh): prevention and fighting, and protection of - To accelerate the development of economic security, national defense and sovereignty over zones into development cores or centers of the sea and islands. the region. To build Da Nang, Hue and Quy Nhon cities into trade, tourist and international V. DEVELOPMENT SPACE exchange centers of the region. ORGANIZATION ORIENTATIONS - To basically complete economic and 1. Urban space development: social infrastructure facilities such as seaports, To develop urban networks associated tourist zones and sites, economic zones, with industrial parks and multiple trade and industrial parks and border-gate economic service centers; to create networks closely zones; as well as irrigation, transport, post and linking localities in the region and adjacent telecommunications, electricity supply, urban regions. and rural infrastructure facilities. To develop urban networks associated - To intensify cooperation and linkage with economic zones, industrial parks and among localities in the region for implementing complexes, border-gate economic zones, trade socio-economic development master plans zones, tourist zones and rural residential spots and plans. To apply and concretize national with comprehensive infrastructure networks socio-economic development mechanisms and

© Vietnam Law & Legal Forum 24 Issue nos 11-12/July 2013 (Công Báo nos 435-436/July 25, 2013) policies suitable to the region’s characteristics telecommunications. To step up the development to create breakthroughs in the region’s socio- of advantageous types of marine tourism such economic development. as sea and island convalescence, sightseeing, b/ The northern central sub-region (Thanh mountain climbing, eco-tourism in national Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh and parks and nature reserves, and tours to natural Quang Tri): and cultural heritages. - To step up the development of Nghi Son, - To build provincial urban centers into southeastern Nghe An, Vung Ang and Hon La HFRQRPLFFXOWXUDOVFLHQWL¿FDQGWHFKQLFDO economic zones, and Cau Treo, Cha Lo and centers to promote rural development. To build Lao Bao international border-gate economic Vinh city into an economic and cultural center zones in association with marine economic of the sub-region. development to turn them into development c/ The southern central sub-region (Phu Yen, centers of localities in the sub-region. .KDQK+RD1LQK7KXDQDQG%LQK7KXDQ : - To effectively tap mineral resources (iron, - To accelerate the construction of Van Phong tin, kaolin, petroleum oil, etc.); to step up the and Nam Phu Yen economic zones. To develop development of mechanical, shipbuilding, shipbuilding, production of construction construction material, textile, leather and materials and electric tools, agricultural and footwear, garment, sugar production, electricity aquatic product and food processing, production and agricultural-forestry-aquatic product of consumer goods, textile, sugar and other light processing industries toward maximizing industries. To prepare conditions for building the integrated use of material sources. To RLOUH¿QHU\1RLQ9XQJ5RDQG1LQK7KXDQ accelerate the construction of Nghi Son oil nuclear power plant No. 1. refining and petrochemical plant, Fomosa 7RVWHSXSRIIVKRUH¿VKLQJDTXDFXOWXUH industrial park and Thach Khe metallurgy and rearing of breeding giant tiger prawns complex (Ha Tinh). for effectively tapping climate and water- - To expand areas under industrial trees and body advantages. To focus on development food crops, develop animal husbandry and form of industrial aquaculture under planning in specialized production zones associated with association with environmental protection processing industry. To develop agriculture and eco-safety assurance in coastal areas. To toward raising the yield per hectare of cultivation build dry docks and piers in estuarial areas and land. To protect and zone off land areas for RQVKRUHLVOHWVWRVHUYH¿VKLQJDFWLYLWLHVDQG development of headwater forests, protection VWRUPVKHOWHULQJIRU¿VKLQJVKLSVWRGHYHORS forests and special-use forests. To promote RIIVKRUH¿VKLQJVXSSRUWVHUYLFHVLQFRPELQDWLRQ RIIVKRUH¿VKLQJDQGGHYHORSDTXDFXOWXUHLQ with at-sea security protection. To step up the coastal lagoons so as to increase products for development of science and technology transfer export. VHUYLFHVDQGDJULFXOWXUDOIRUHVWU\DQG¿VKHU\ - To develop such services as seaports, extension services for agricultural, forestry and airways, banking, finance and post and ¿VKHU\SURGXFWLRQKRXVHKROGV

- To tap advantages in marine, ecological to associate economic development with and ethnic cultural tourism. To build trade social security assurance and environmental centers in Tuy Hoa city (Phu Yen), Nha Trang protection. To determine the core functions city (Khanh Hoa) and Phan Thiet city (Binh for each economic zone on the basis of Thuan) and in some provinces in the region. promoting local advantages; and effectively To develop information technology application use natural resources according to the region’s DQGLQWHUQHWVHUYLFHVDVZHOODV¿QDQFLDODQG development orientations in each period. banking services in economic zones, seaports, - To focus on implementing key projects airports and urban centers of the region. and works of national importance under the - To zone off land areas for tending, master plan in appropriate steps. To develop protection and plantation of forests in crucial economic zones into economic, urban, trade headwater areas. To develop agriculture toward and international exchange centers of the UDLVLQJHI¿FLHQF\LQDVVRFLDWLRQZLWKSURFHVVLQJ region. industry; to focus on the development of fruit trees as well as short-term and long-term VI. LIST OF PROGRAMS AND advantageous industrial crops. To build a PROJECTS PRIORITIZED FOR QXPEHURILQGXVWULDOVDOW¿HOGVLQ1LQK7KXDQ INVESTMENT STUDY Khanh Hoa and Binh Thuan. (See the attached Appendix). d/ Socio-economic development of western mountainous areas of the provinces and cities VII. MAJOR SOLUTIONS FOR THE in the region: MASTER PLAN IMPLEMENTATION To promote economic growth and 1. Fields prioritized for development restructuring to basically improve people’s - To focus on building and completion of lives; to associate economic development of infrastructure systems in the region, regarding western mountainous areas with social stability and national defense and border security the central key economic sub-region as the core. assurance. To early complete the projects mentioned in the Political Bureau’s Resolution No. 39-NQ/TW of To ensure focal development, giving priority August 16, 2004, and the Government’s action to construction of socio-economic infrastructure program for implementation of Resolution IDFLOLWLHV¿UVWO\WUDQVSRUWV\VWHPVDQGIRUP No. 39-NQ/TW, especially the framework urban centers in highland areas. To associate infrastructure system linking the region with the socio-economic development with building and Central Highlands provinces, Laos, Cambodia LQWHQVL¿FDWLRQRIDOOSHRSOHQDWLRQDOGHIHQVH and the northeastern region of Thailand; posture and people’s security posture and coastal roads, expressways and airports; to strengthening of the political system. renovate and upgrade existing railways to 3. Development of economic zones: ensure uninterrupted transport during the rainy - To develop economic zones along with DQGÀRRGLQJVHDVRQDQGOLQNDJHZLWKDGMDFHQW restructuring the economy of each locality; areas.

- To build and renovate important irrigation - To make and issue a list of investment- and fishery works to serve production and calling programs and projects through 2020, and proactively prevent and adapt to climate change; on that basis to step up advertising, introduction to improve urban and tourist infrastructure and investment promotion in order to attract systems; to diversify services and improve capital from different economic sectors; to service quality. make the fullest use of different capital sources - To develop urban centers, industrial parks for development of large-scale, synchronous and economic zones to boost socio-economic and modern infrastructure facilities. development in localities in the region in 7RGHYHORSDWUDQVSDUHQW¿QDQFLDOPDUNHW association with eco-environmental protection to step up socialization of health, education, and sustainable development. culture and sports activities with a view - To raise the quality of education and to mobilizing to the utmost resources for vocational training and develop highly development. TXDOL¿HGKXPDQUHVRXUFHVWRPHHWHFRQRPLF 3. Mechanisms and policies restructuring requirements in the region. To - Policies to support development of step up the application of high technologies to infrastructure of economic zones and border- agricultural production with a view to raising gate economic zones to create breakthroughs product productivity and quality and increasing for localities: To further improve the investment production value. environment to better attract domestic and foreign 2. Investment capital resources. To diversify forms of investment and - To strive to increase state budget revenues step up investment in the form of public-private and prevent revenue losses; to strictly handle partnership (PPP), with a focus on investment in cases of tax evasion and fraud and trade fraud; economic and social infrastructure systems. To to ensure correct, full and timely collection of adopt capital support policies to develop selected state budget revenues. economic zones. To attract to the utmost ODA - To reserve state budget funds for works and FDI sources and effectively use ODA funds and projects of strategic importance to the for development of key large-scale technical region which are incapable of recovering infrastructure works. capital, such as remedying environmental - Policies to develop natural disaster pollution, essential social infrastructure prevention and mitigation works: The region facilities and agricultural and rural has been hit by natural disasters more frequently development projects; to balance state budget and with greater damage as compared to other funds for implementation of social security regions in the country, so it is necessary policies, especially for the poor and social to make master plans for forest protection policy-benefiting households; to intensify and development and development of large control of expenditures to ensure effective irrigation works to reduce consequences use of state budget funds for socio-economic of flood and drought and supply water for development of the region. production and daily-life activities.

- Policies toward ethnic minority people - To prioritize research and application in in the western mountainous sub-region: To VFLHQWL¿FDQGWHFKQRORJLFDOSURMHFWVWRGLUHFWO\ study and formulate policies toward people serve key sectors and spearhead products, in the western mountainous sub-region, contributing to economic restructuring of the especially ethnic minority people in extremely region, especially research and application of disadvantaged areas, with a view to step advanced technologies on plant varieties and by step stabilizing production and people’s animal breeds, and product preservation and lives. processing technologies. 4. Human resources - To formulate plans to train hi-tech human resources capable of participating in technology - To formulate and issue policies to promote transfer cooperation projects, and strive to master the capacity of and attract talents and highly WHFKQRORJLHVLQWKH¿HOGVRIELRWHFKQRORJ\ TXDOL¿HGWHFKQLFDOZRUNHUVWRZRUNSHUPDQHQWO\ electronics and information technology, in localities in the region, and at the same etc., in order to step by step raise economic time to accelerate the training of local human competitiveness to meet international and resource as suitable to the region’s socio- regional economic integration requirements. economic restructuring progress. - To encourage enterprises to invest in new - To increase investment in education and and environmentally friendly technologies training, health and culture to raise public in advantageous sectors like agricultural- awareness and improve people’s health care. forest-aquatic product and food processing. To enhance vocational training and place To expand forms of linkage and cooperation jobs in appropriate forms; to adopt vocational between production establishments and training policies for laborers who shift to VFLHQWL¿FUHVHDUFKDQGDSSOLFDWLRQDJHQFLHVDQG non-agricultural trades and occupations; to universities in order to apply sciences to life. formulate training plans and provide training to 6. Administrative reform improve skills of laborers working in industrial 7RUDLVHWKHHI¿FLHQF\RIDGPLQLVWUDWLYH parks and economic zones. reform toward publicity and transparency and - To reserve land areas for non-public concurrently improve the quality of cadres and schools to implement the policy of socialization civil servants in order to create a favorable of education and training activities; to increase environment for investment attraction and investment in grassroots health networks and properly carry out administrative procedures. preventive health activities. - To formulate and fully and timely issue 5. Science and technology: regulations, mechanisms and policies to ensure - To focus on research and application democracy, innovation and creativity and activities to create new and effective ensure proper operation of administrations at all development steps in research and application levels to meet development requirements. RIVFLHQWL¿FDQGWHFKQRORJLFDODFKLHYHPHQWVWR 7RUDLVHHI¿FLHQF\LQPDQDJHPHQWDFWLYLWLHV production, business and state management. of local administrations at all levels; to clearly

GH¿QHWKHFRPSHWHQFHDQGUHVSRQVLELOLWLHVRI master plans on socio-economic development agencies for avoiding overlapping functions of localities in the region. and tasks and at the same time promote 2. The Ministry of Planning and Investment the prevention and fighting of red tape, shall assume the prime responsibility for, and corruption and waste in the performance of coordinate with other ministries, sectors and state agencies. localities in: &RRSHUDWLRQLQWHQVL¿FDWLRQDQGPDUNHW - Publicizing the master plan and organizing development investment promotion, public information and - To expand cooperation in forecasting advertising activities to engage domestic and work, industrial development, training, health, foreign investors and different economic WRXULVPVFLHQWL¿FUHVHDUFKWHFKQRORJ\WUDQVIHU sectors in the implementation of the master and human resource supply between localities plan; in the region and adjacent regions with a view - Monitoring, urging, supervising and to effectively bringing into play the region’s examining the implementation of regional potential. master plans and master plans of ministries, - To intensify cooperation among localities sectors and localities in the region; supervising in the region in investment promotion and the implementation of key investment programs expansion of outlet markets; common use and projects of regional scale; of the region’s industrial, solid waste and - Studying and proposing mechanisms and wastewater treatment, water supply and policies to enhance linkage and coordination wholesale market infrastructure facilities; among localities in the region and other regions; to coordinate in introducing and advertising and attracting investment in the region’s key tourism and organizing sightseeing tours; projects. to exploit, use and protect water resources 3. Related ministries and sectors shall in a sustainable manner and protect the formulate and submit for approval sectoral environment. master plans and master plans on key sectors - To further cooperate with the People’s and products in the region in line with the Democratic Republic of Laos on cross-border development objectives, tasks and orientations trade development, develop border-gate stated in Article 1 of this Decision, and shall: economic zones, and build transport and electricity supply networks between localities - Study, formulate and submit to competent of the two countries. state agencies for promulgation specific mechanisms and policies mentioned in Article 1 Article 2. Organization and supervision of of this Decision for successfully accomplishing the master plan implementation the objectives and tasks set out in the master 1. The approved master plan serves as a basis plan. for formulation, approval and implementation - Coordinate with the Ministry of Planning of sectoral development master plans and and Investment in organizing and supervising

© Vietnam Law & Legal Forum Issue nos 11-12/July 2013 29 (Công Báo nos 435-436/July 25, 2013) the implementation of the master plan, and quality human resource training center of the supervise the implementation of key regional- whole region. scale investment programs and projects d/ The Ministry of Industry and Trade in a priority order under their respective shall: management with a view to promoting the regional socio-economic development. - Ensure the construction of power plants and electricity supply networks in the region Ministries and sectors have the following as scheduled. VSHFL¿FWDVNV - Assume the prime responsibility for, and a/ The Ministry of Transport shall direct coordinate with related localities in, building the construction and completion of important regional-level wholesale marketplaces and transport works in the region on schedule; and trade centers. propose mechanisms for raising capital for large transport development projects in the dd/ The Ministry of Natural Resources region. and Environment shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with related b/ The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural localities in, responding to climate change Development shall: and sea level rise; protecting and exploiting - Complete the formulation and organize the natural resources and conserving biodiversity; implementation of master plans on irrigation guide and direct localities in the region to and key agricultural and aquatic products in elaborate land use master plans and plans so as the region. to prepare land areas for programs and projects - Propose mechanisms and policies and to implement the master plan. support localities in the region in building hi- e/ The Ministry of Construction shall tech agricultural zones. examine and supervise the construction of c/ The Ministry of Education and Training regional-level hazardous waste treatment shall: sites, cemeteries and water supply systems; - Study and propose mechanisms and coordinate with localities in building water policies to promote links between training drainage and wastewater treatment systems in institutions and enterprises; create conditions for urban centers. universities to modernize physical foundations, 4. The People’s Committees of provinces develop lecturing staffs and training programs and cities in the region shall: on par with those of advanced regional - Take the initiative in reviewing, adjusting, countries. supplementing and submitting to competent - Coordinate with the Ministry of Planning authorities for approval their local socio- and Investment, the Ministry of Labor, economic development master plans through War Invalids and Social Affairs and related 2020 in conformity with the objectives and agencies in building Da Nang city into a high- tasks approved under this Decision.

- Coordinate with ministries and sectors Article 3. This Decision takes effect on the in organizing investment promotion, public date of its signing. information and advertising activities to engage domestic and foreign investors and economic Article 4. The chairpersons of the People’s sectors in the implementation of the master Committees of provinces and centrally run cities plan. in the region, ministers, heads of ministerial- level agencies and heads of government-attached - Supervise and examine the implementation agencies shall implement this Decision. of development investment projects in their localities according to their assigned functions, Prime Minister and report it to the Prime Minister. NGUYEN TAN DUNG

Appendix LIST OF PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS PRIORITIZED FOR INVESTMENT STUDY IN THE CENTRAL VIETNAM’S NORTHERN AND COASTAL REGION THROUGH 2020 (To the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 1114/QD-TTg of July 9, 2013)

No. NAMES OF PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS

I Transport infrastructure

Roads: - Upgrading and expanding national highway 1A; - Building the expressways of Ninh Binh-Thanh Hoa, Thanh Hoa-Ha Tinh (Bai Vot), La 1 Son-Da Nang, Da Nang-Quang Ngai, Nha Trang-Phan Thiet, and Dau Giay-Phan Thiet; - Coastal roads from Thanh Hoa to Binh Thuan; - Border patrol roads adjacent to the People’s Democratic Republic of Laos.

2 Airways: Upgrading Da Nang, Phu Bai, Chu Lai and Cam Ranh airports.

Seaports: Upgrading and completing Da Nang, Nhon Hoi, Ky Ha and Nghi Son ports and 3 Ha Tinh port complex.

Railways: - Upgrading the north-south railway to national grade-I railway standards; 4 - Studying construction of Hanoi-Vinh and Ho Chi Minh City-Nha Trang high-speed railway sections.

II Electricity supply infrastructure

- Building the thermo-power plants of Nghi Son (Thanh Hoa), Vung Ang (Ha Tinh) and Song Cau (Phu Yen); - Building medium- and small-sized hydropower plants (Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien Hue, Da Nang, Quang Nam and Quang Ngai, etc.); - Building a nuclear power plant (Ninh Thuan No. 1); - Building the third 500 kV electric line of Nghi Son-Thai Binh; - Building 220 kV transformation stations of Bim Son, Do Luong, Quynh Luu, Thach Khe and Vung Ang; - Forming a 220 kV dual-line circuit of Di Linh-Bao Loc-Song May; - Building a coastal double-circuit 220 kV electric line of Quang Ngai-Quy Nhon-Tuy Hoa-Nha Trang; - Building new 220/110 kV stations of Tuy Hoa, Duc Pho, Hoai Nhon and Song Cau.

III Irrigation infrastructure

- Consolidating, protecting and upgrading existing sea dikes and river dikes in the provinces from Thanh Hoa to Binh Thuan. - Further completing and putting into use the reservoirs of Cua Dat (Thanh Hoa), Rao Quan (Quang Tri) concurrently serving hydropower generation, Ta Trach (Thua Thien Hue), Dinh Binh (Binh Dinh), Phu Ninh (Quang Nam), and Thach Nham (Quang Ngai), and other reservoirs supporting Thach Nham (Quang Ngai) reservoir. - Implementing the irrigation projects north of Chu river and south of Ma river, and Dong Dien irrigation project.

IV Natural disaster warning and prevention and salvage and rescue

- Developing synchronous, advanced and modern observation systems in the whole region. %XLOGLQJDFRPSOHWHVSHFLDOL]HG¿VKHULHVLQIRUPDWLRQV\VWHPIRFXVLQJRQPDQDJHPHQW RI¿VKLQJVKLSVDQGDPDULQHHQYLURQPHQWREVHUYDWLRQDQGZDUQLQJFHQWHU 6XSSRUWLQJGHYHORSPHQWRIRIIVKRUH¿VKLQJDQGEXLOGLQJRIVWRUPVKHOWHUVFRPELQHG ZLWKSURWHFWLRQRIVHFXULW\DWVHDRQWKHEDVLVRIGHYHORSPHQWRISRUWVDQG¿VKLQJORJLVWLFV service zones. V Education and training:

- Building Vinh University, Hue Medicine University and Nha Trang University into high-quality universities. - Building a high-quality human resource training center in Da Nang city.

VI Health:

- Building intensive healthcare centers in Hue city (Thua Thien Hue) and Da Nang city. - Expanding and upgrading provincial-level general hospitals.

Note: The locations, sizes, land areas and total investment amounts of the above works and projects will be calculated, selected and specified in the stages of formulation and submission of investment projects, depending on the capacity of balancing and raising investment capital in each period.