On June 14, the People's Committee of Duc Co district announced that Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha had signed a decision approving the Master Plan for the construction of the Le Thanh International Border Gate Economic Zone until 2045.
The planning aims to orient investment and construction of economic zones in the coming period. Thereby, contributing to improving the lives of people in the border area of Duc Co district - which borders Cambodia, with the majority of the population being ethnic minorities.
According to the plan, this is a comprehensive economic zone, developing many sectors and fields. In which, the duty-free zone includes processing, production, import-export, display - exhibition, and product introduction areas.
The customs area includes industrial parks, urban areas, tourism services and logistics and logistics centers...
Le Thanh International Border Gate Economic Zone plays an important cargo and tourism transit point on the East-West corridor connecting Vietnam with Cambodia.
Every day, thousands of tons of goods and agricultural products such as rubber, cassava, cashews, durian, industrial wood, etc. are transported and imported through this area.
Vice Chairman of Duc Co District People's Committee - Mr. Tran Ngoc Phan - said: "The border gate economic zone will be built in conjunction with tourism development, agriculture and new rural programs. This will be a destination to attract domestic and foreign tourists, contributing to improving local socio-economic life".
Also according to the plan, Chu Ty town is identified as the administrative, political and commercial - service center of Duc Co district.
This border town plays an important role in national defense and security for Gia Lai province in particular and the Central Highlands region in general. This is also a tourism connection point, a stopover for international tourists through Le Thanh Border Gate.
According to statistics from the Department of Industry and Trade of Gia Lai province, the total import-export turnover across the border in the first 5 months of 2025 is estimated to reach 118 million USD.
Of which, export turnover is estimated at 41 million USD, import turnover is estimated at 77 million USD.
