Sunday, September 26, 2010

Vietnam, Laos, Thailand boost trade, investment

Vietnam, Laos, Thailand boost trade, investment

Vietnam, Laos and Thailand put forth measures to effectively use
Roads No. 8 and 12 in order to boost their trade, investment and tourism
ties at a meeting in the central province of Quang Binh from
August 29-30.


Officials from the three countries
agreed to propose issuing regulations to facilitate goods circulations
among border provinces and speed up investment in infrastructure to
connect Vietnam ’s National Road No. 8A with Laos ’ Road 8, thus
helping link Thai northeastern provinces, Laos and Vung Ang Port
in Ha Tinh province with China , the Republic of Korea and Japan
.


They also agreed to suggest Laos ’
Bolikhamsay province build a cultural centre in Lak Sao town with the
aim of boosting cultural and sport exchange activities, especially on
the three countries’ major anniversaries.


On the
occasion, nearly 120 businesses from Vietnam , Laos and Thailand
took part in a conference to promote investment in Quang Binh province,
which called for investment in such areas as tourism, industry, mining,
energy and shipbuilding.


Earlier on August 28, an
international trade fair opened in Quang Binh featuring products of
Laos’ Kham Muon, Savanakhet and Bolikhamsay provinces, Mucdahan, Sakon
Nakhon and Nakhon Phanom provinces of Thailand and Vietnam’s Quang Binh,
Ha Tinh and Nghe An provinces.


The fair, which aims to promote the three countries’ trademarks, will last until September 2./.

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