Three special economic zones (SEZ) in Van Don (Quang Ninh province), Van Phong (Khanh Hoa) and Phu Quoc (Kien Giang) are still on paper, while HCM City is moving ahead with a plan to set up an SEZ there.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Investors, both foreign and domestic, have been flocking to the northeastern province of Quang Ninh province as it is expected to be an international urban area by 2050.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved the construction of an international airport in Van Don District in Quang Ninh province, at a cost of VND5 trillion ($238 million).

VietNamNet Bridge – The development of large-scale casinos nationwide has raised concerns over the growth of a future Van Don Special Economic Zone.

The Quang Ninh provincial authorities have vowed to develop the Van Don Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in the locality. But they still don’t know how to find the $12 billion worth of capital needed to build the SEZ.

VietNamNet Bridge – A conference on special economic zones will be held in the northern province of Quang Ninh this week to prepare for the development of the model in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam began thinking of developing special economic zones many years ago, but it still has not had any special economic zone in the true sense of the word.

 VietNamNet Bridge – During a recent visit to Vietnam, Sheldon Adelson, chairman and CEO of US-based LasVegas Sands, expressed his group’s interest in an integrated resort in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vienna-headquartered Casinos Austria, one of the largest casino operators in the world, has joined the list of foreign firms eager to invest in an integrated casino resort in Quang Ninh Province,

 VietNamNet Bridge - 50km north-east of Van Don, Co To appears with its wild beauty and one of the longest white sandy beach in the Gulf of Tonkin.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese government may allow Vietnamese to enter a casino planned in the special economic zone of Van Don, signaling that it is considering whether such gaming in Vietnam should be opened to more than just foreigners.