Launch of development plan for Southern key economic zone

​Accordingly, the Southern KEZ includes the Ho Chi Minh City as the core center and such provinces as: Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, Tay Ninh, Long An, Ba Ria - Vung Tau and Tien Giang. This is a dynamic economic zone with high and sustainable growth rate, a leader in the industrialization, modernization and economic development of the whole country. The Southern KEZ will pursue the main objectives: GDP growth rate of 8 - 8.5 percent in the period from 2011 to 2015; 8.5 – 9 percent in the period from 2015 to 2020 and a vision towards 2030, of which industry and service sector accounts for 95-96% of GDP.