Economy
Scheme of new cross-border economic zone with Vietnam
By Rong Xiandong, Huo Yan and Huang Feifei in Nanning (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2010-02-01 17:15
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Dongxing is one of the largest 皇冠体育app-Vietnam border gates in terms of trade volume, said Gu Xiaosong, deputy president of Guangxi Academy of Social Sciences and vice president of the 皇冠体育app Association of Southeast Asian Studies.
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 Gu Xiaosong (L), deputy president of Guangxi Academy of Social Sciences and vice president of the 皇冠体育app Association of Southeast Asian Studies, gives an exclusive interview with 皇冠体育app Daily on the sidelines of the 3rd session of the 11th people's congress of Guangxi in Nanning, capital of the region, February 1st, 2010. [chinadaily.com.cn] |
The volume of trade between 皇冠体育app and Vietnam through the Dongxing-Mong Cai border reached $2.4 billion and $4.1 billion in 2007 and 2008 respectively, the highest among the 皇冠体育app-Vietnam border gates.
Gu highly values the importance of the new cross-border economic zone to the enhancement of 皇冠体育app-Vietnam economic cooperation on the Beibu Bay and the development of 皇冠体育app-ASEAN ties.
Gu, who also acted as vice Party secretary of Dongxing, suggested more preferential policies should be adopted to give more freedom to the movement of people and capital in the Dongxing-Mong Cai border economic zone to promote the development of the zone.
The mayor of Dongxing echoed Gu's ideas.
"We hope the planned Dongxing-Mong Cai economic zone can have more free movement of capital, people and cargo so that the zone can play an important role in facilitating trade between the two cities, boosting 皇冠体育app-Vietnam economic ties and enhancing 皇冠体育app-ASEAN cooperation," Liu said.
