ively by the Government aiming to speed up economic development of the whole region. HCM City is said to be a core in all-round sides of this key economic region.
・The city is situated in the belt which has favorable conditions in terms of both climate and natural resources. For instance, it has an abundant system of man-made lakes creating a good ecological environment; having bauxite ore mines of high quality in Southern Tay Nguyen (Central Highland); the continental shelf with many oil fields of large reserve. It owns a long coastline nearby good fishing places and the country's famous tourist resorts such as Vung Tau and Da Lat. What is more, the city is located not very far from international sea routes so it is very convenient for building sea ports here and developing maritime services as well as marine economic activity, a very dynamic and attractive sector at the moment.
