East–West Economic Corridor
The East–West Economic corridor is an economic development program initiated in order to promote development and integration of four Southeast Asian countries, namely: Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. The concept was agreed upon in 1998 at the Ministerial Conference of the Greater Mekong Subregion, organized in Manila, the Philippines. This corridor became operational on December 12, 2006.
The economic corridor is created based on a road of 1,450 km with the west end at port city of Mawlamyine (Myanmar), crossing Kayin Division, Thai provinces of Tak, Sukhothai, Phitsanulok, Phetchabun, Khon Kaen, Kalasin and Mukdahan and Laotian provinces of Savannakhet, Vietnamese provinces of Quảng Trị, Thừa Thiên–Huế Province and Đà Nẵng city as the east end.
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A gate on the Thai side of the Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge, linking Myanmar's Kayin State with Thailand's Tak Province.
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This bridge over the Mekong River connects Northeast Thailand and Southern Laos, an important transport project of the Corridor.
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The Lao Bảo border gate (to Lao P.D.R) in Quảng Trị Province, Việt Nam.
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A tunnel through the Hai Van mountain range in Vietnam opens the way to sea ports in the South China Sea.