Unique opportunity
Resolution No. 43, dated January 24, 2019 of the 12th Politburo on the construction and development of Da Nang City to 2030, with a vision to 2045, determined that Da Nang will be built to become a major marine economic center of the country, an international marine urban area, a large tourist urban area associated with the marine economy. The available advantage is the continuous coastal road stretching from Son Tra to Chu Lai and in total, the city owns about 200km of coastline.
Da Nang has many seaports (including Tien Sa, Lien Chieu, Song Han, Ky Ha, Truong Hai) that have attracted investment and are expected to be the most ideal logistics transit point in the region. In addition, there are projects of Da Nang and Chu Lai airports; the Cua Lo dredging project and Chu Lai container logistics center; Da Nang University urban area; the pilot project of encouraging cooperation and production linkage in clusters of supporting industries and mechanical industry in Chu Lai Open Economic Zone; the project of "Developing and forming a medicinal industry center in Quang Nam province with Ngoc Linh ginseng as the main crop"; the project of forming and developing a center for deep processing of silica products... are also being actively implemented.
In particular, on June 27, 2025, the National Assembly passed a resolution on developing an international financial center, located in Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang.
A new opportunity opens up for the city to make a breakthrough in policy mechanisms as the central government has just approved the Da Nang Free Trade Zone (FTZ). This is considered a special planning for the city to be allowed to experiment with new policies on investment, tax, customs, technology, finance, human resources and digital transformation... The Da Nang FTZ has an area of about 1,881 hectares arranged in non-contiguous locations, including functional areas of production, logistics, trade and services, digital technology industry, information technology and innovation and other types of functions.
FTZ Da Nang aims to become a regional economic center, playing the role of a strategic growth pole of the Central region and the whole country in the new development context. It is an important link in the global supply chain network and the Asia-Pacific region; a production center, an international freight transit hub connected to Lien Chieu port, Da Nang international airport and the East-West economic corridor.
Economic experts believe that the space of the new Da Nang City after the merger will be very large, so it is necessary to think about the connection with Chu Lai and Tam Ky in the development space. The special tax exemption mechanism of FTZ, if applied in Da Nang, will create momentum for economic growth in the whole region.
According to the People's Committee of Da Nang City, the establishment of the Da Nang FTZ is considered a breakthrough step, capable of leading green growth, innovation and attracting strategic investment. There have been strategic investors committed to investing in the Da Nang FTZ, including: BRG Group - JSC, Sun Group Corporation (Sun Group), Terne Holdings and The One Destination Corporation, Thanh Binh Phu My Joint Stock Company, Lien Thai Binh Duong Import Export Company Limited, Phuong Trang Investment Joint Stock Company, Newtechco Group Joint Stock Company, representatives of the investment consortium of NewTechco Group Joint Stock Company and Phytopharco Vietnam Company Limited, Saigon - Da Nang Investment Joint Stock Company.
Great potential and space
The symbiosis in the merger with Quang Nam will help Da Nang double its competitive advantage in economic development, especially in tourism, industry, and marine economy... Possessing a coastline of about 200km, with 3 world heritages (Hoi An Ancient Town, My Son Temple Complex, Ngu Hanh Son Scenic Area), Cu Lao Cham World Biosphere Reserve, along with hundreds of traditional craft villages, interesting sights from the forest to the sea..., Da Nang promises to become one of the attractive destinations on the world's tourism map.
Da Nang - Hoi An - My Son is expected to be a tourist route that welcomes a large number of visitors thanks to the administrative boundaries being "unified". According to analysis by The Outbox Company - a data analysis company for the Asian tourism and travel industry, the number of international visitors staying in Da Nang City after the merger could reach 6.1 million visitors per year, surpassing Ho Chi Minh City - which welcomed about 6 million international visitors in 2024.
Quang Nam Tourism Association said that for a long time, most international tourists could not distinguish the administrative boundaries of Quang Nam and Da Nang. According to the planning orientation, after the merger, Da Nang determined that tourism is still a key economic sector, contributing greatly to the growth of the locality. Accordingly, the city will combine the development of sea tourism, resort tourism, cultural tourism and eco-tourism to create many diverse and new tourism products on the Central Heritage Road.
The new Da Nang City has an area of nearly 12,000 square kilometers, the largest of the six centrally-run cities, with a population of over 3 million people. This is an important resource for the long-term development strategy. Many opinions say that the planning project of Quang Nam province and Da Nang City has been approved by the Central Government, so the upcoming task is to quickly connect, synchronize, and integrate the planning of the two localities. Closely follow the concentrated development space in the East and West regions, in which attention is paid to investing and forming large-scale urban projects along the backbone road - Vo Chi Cong of the old Quang Nam province...
“I think that the future of Da Nang is very open, it will be the locomotive of the regional economy and the national economy. Especially, after merging with Quang Nam, the economic scale of Da Nang is even more open, with great space and potential, connecting with heritage, deep-water ports, creating great potential for the Free Trade Zone”.
(Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh speaks at the event where the People's Committee of Da Nang City held a ceremony to announce the Prime Minister's decision on the establishment of the Da Nang Free Trade Zone)
Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Duc Hai: "Da Nang City is only qualified to make a breakthrough"
“In 1997, Quang Nam and Da Nang were separated to promote development. After 28 years, both localities have made great strides. However, Da Nang has run out of room for development, while Quang Nam still has a lot of untapped potential. Therefore, the merger of the two localities at this time is completely appropriate, to form a new Da Nang City - open, large-scale, and qualified to make a breakthrough in the next stage of development.
Over the years, Da Nang has affirmed its position as a centrally-governed city, building the image of a modern, internationally integrated urban area, strongly attracting investment. With that advantage, the new Da Nang City after the merger will certainly continue to enjoy special mechanisms, creating motivation to grow stronger in the new era. In particular, the culture of Quang - the land of "Courageous, resilient, leading the way in defeating the Americans" - will be a solid foundation for the city to develop sustainably.
The problem is that after the merger, the city's leadership team must quickly find a new, stronger driving force for development. At the same time, it is necessary to organize well the restructuring of the apparatus, stabilize ideology, avoid major disruptions, take care of the regime and policies for the affected subjects and fully ensure the legitimate rights of the people.
HO QUAN (recorded)
Mr. Tran Van Tuong - Head of the Front Work Committee of Truong Dong block, Tan Thanh ward, Tam Ky city: "Special attention should be paid to exploiting the southern land"
“I fully support the merger of Quang Nam and Da Nang City. This is a timely and correct reform step, opening up opportunities for the new city to develop more strongly and improve people's lives.
I expect that after the merger, in addition to continuing to invest in developing the existing administrative and economic center in Da Nang City, it is necessary to pay special attention to effectively exploiting the southern region - where there is still much room, especially the coastal area. Along with socio-economic development, it is necessary to pay attention to promoting the cultural and historical values of Quang Nam, especially among the young generation, so that the character and identity of Quang people continue to spread in the new development process.
LE MY (written)
Ms. Vo Thi Hien - Head of the Front Work Committee of Hoa An village, Tam Giang commune (Nui Thanh): "Don't let people feel left behind"
“As a person working at the grassroots level, I understand the thoughts and expectations of the people when the locality enters a period of transformation with the merger of administrative units and the implementation of a two-level government model from July 1. This is a major policy, which the people of Tam Giang commune in general and Hoa An village in particular expect to open up a new direction of development for their homeland.
We expect a new look with synchronous investment in transport infrastructure, smooth roads, serving agricultural production, fishing, developing industries suitable to the potential of coastal areas. Along with that are reforms in administrative procedures to be more effective and faster.
We have faith in the staff after the merger, especially when the scale of the new Nui Thanh commune is larger, including 5 merged communes (including Nui Thanh town, Tam Nghia, Tam Hiep, Tam Quang and Tam Giang communes). Although there are many changes in personnel and location, we still expect the new staff to be dedicated and visionary, to match their words with their actions, to listen attentively, and not to let the people feel left behind in the innovation process."
MY LINH (written)
Mr. Phan Van Dung - a resident of Que Son district: "Officials need to go down to the gardens and fields to know what people lack and need."
“After more than 30 years of working in the fields and doing agricultural economics, I am very happy and confident in the major policy of the Party and State on restructuring the apparatus, merging provinces and cities, and implementing a 2-level local government.
Quang Nam is an agricultural land, most of the people are still attached to the fields and gardens. Therefore, I and many farmers hope that after the merger, the new government will have specific mechanisms and policies for the agricultural sector such as planning growing areas, applying science and technology, connecting markets, and guaranteeing output products.
However, I am also concerned that when the area expands, the apparatus is streamlined, the new communes and wards will be larger, the work will be more..., requiring the commune-level government to be strong, the cadres to have heart, vision and real responsibility. Cadres today not only need to be good at their profession but also need to be close to the people, understand the people. Cadres need to go down to the gardens and fields to know what the people lack and need. Only when policies come from real life will they be effective."
MY LINH (written)
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