PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved the suspension of a master plan to develop the Bac Van Phong special economic zone in Khanh Hoa Province until the National Assembly agrees to pass the law on special administrative and economic zones.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The prospect of establishing three special economic zones is more likely than ever, but future administrations there are at risk of being unconstitutional.

 VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly deputy Tran Anh Tuan tells the Viet Nam News Agency how special economic zones can boost national development.

Dr. Chung A, member of a consulting group for Chairman of the National Committee for AIDS, Drugs and Prostitution Prevention and Control discusses with the Suc Khoe & Doi Song newspaper on prostitution.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – While international economists have pointed out that the special economic zone (SEZ) model has failed in many countries in the world, Vietnam still vows to develop SEZs to attract more investors.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Developing successful special economic zones will benefit Vietnam’s economy, but the challenge is huge, requiring the nation to learn carefully from the experiences of other countries to avoid failure.

 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.