Decision No. 2351/QD-TTg approving the master plan on development of tourism in southeast region through 2020, with a vision toward 2030.

This Decision approves the master plan on tourism development in the southeast region through 2020, with a vision toward 2030, with the following main principles: Geographical position, scale, boundaries: The southeast region embraces Ho Chi Minh City and five provinces of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc and Tay Ninh, with an area of 23,597.9 km2. Its geographical position is as follows: - Bordering the Kingdom of Cambodia to the north and northwest. Bordering the provinces south of the southern central coast and the East Sea to the east and northeast. Bordering the Mekong River delta provinces to the west and southwest. Development viewpoints: The region's tom-ism will be developed according to general viewpoints of the strategy and master plan on development of Vietnam's tourism through 2020, with a vision toward 2030, and the following specific development viewpoints: a) To develop the region's tourism in line with the master plans on socio-economic development of the southeast region and the southern key economic region and in consistency with relevant sectoral development strategies and master plans in the region; b) To develop the region's tourism toward intensifying linkage and bringing into full play the tourist potential and advantages of localities and the region; c) To concurrently develop various tourist products such as: marine, cultural and ecological tourism, with convention tourism as a key tourist product; d) To make investment with focuses and priorities in and mobilize all resources for sustainable development of tourism in harmony with socio-economic development, social security, national defense and security, environmental protection, and climate change response objectives.