Topic: Central Highlands

Sections form part of the expressway linking Lam Dong with southern Dong Nai province.

Binh Thuan province directed to propose link with Lam Dong province.

169-km railway line to connect south-central province and highland localities.

Goal contained within the draft Central Highlands Digital Economic Development by the end of 2030 Project, which is now available for public comment.

Construction is underway of infrastructure needed to fully develop high-quality coffee growing areas.

The central highlands has an important strategic location in terms of economy, politics, and national defense and security for the country as a whole and the Indochina region and especially for Greater Mekong Sub-Region cooperation, according to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. He suggested that the central highlands develop a green and circular economy, change mindsets from agricultural production to becoming an agricultural economy, and develop into a major tourism center in the country.

On July 1, at a conference summarizing 20 years of implementing a Politburo Resolution on socio-economic development in the central highlands, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung raised five key issues in need of attention for the region to boost development, such as restoring and developing the forest economy, protecting watershed ecosystems, biodiversity, and water security, and addressing immigration issues.