Vietnam PM Requests Golf-course Planning Review

Vietnamese Prime Minister of Vietnam Aug 25 asked cities and provinces nationwide to revise zoning of golf courses and assess the effectiveness of those already licensed and submit the findings to the PM in the fourth quarter of 2008, the Thanh Nien newspaper reported on August 26.

 

The request was made to ensure that only a reasonable number of golf courses receive licenses, given the large number of projects proposed in recent months.

 

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MoPI) will work with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and provincial People’s Committees to conduct the report.

 

More foreign investors have showed much interest in golf course and resort development projects in Vietnam in recent times.

 

Vietnam is currently home to 123 golf courses. Of the figure, southeast region has most with 27 golf courses, followed by Red River Delta with 25, northern mountainous region with 11, the Central Highlands with 11, northern central with 7 and southwestern with 6. 

 

The country’s rising popularity as a golf destination mirrors similar developments for Vietnam on the world stage. (Young People, Saigon Liberation)