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Article: VIETNAMESE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS PROSPER IN 2007.
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- January 3, 2008
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DAK LAK, Jan 3 Asia Pulse - Vietnam's central highlands region has recorded strong socio-economic development in 2007 and local living conditions have been improved, the Steering Committee for Central Highlands affairs reported at a conference in Dak Lak province on January 1.
Despite adverse weather, the region achieved economic growth of 15 per cent, attained a production value of more than 42 trillion VND ($US2.62 billion) and mobilised almost 20 trillion VND for development.
Thanks to the development of industrial crops, the central highlands provinces earned more than $US1 billion from exports.
Also in 2007, the central highlands focused ...