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GMS Flagship Initiative NORTH-SOUTH ECONOMIC CORRIDOR Objectives Further strengthen economic cooperation between and among the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam; reduce transport costs and increase the efficiency of movement of goods and people in the North-South Corridor; and contribute to reducing poverty in the subregion by supporting the development of the Corridor’s rural and border areas, increasing the earnings of low-income groups, providing opportunities for employment, and promoting tourism in the Corridor. Participating GMS Countries PRC, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam Programs and Projects Core Transport Chiang Rai-Kunming via Lao PDR Road Improvement Project Chiang Rai-Kunming via Myanmar Road Improvement Project Huay Goan (Nan)-Muang Ngeun-Pak Baeng (Lao PDR)-Oudomxay-Boten-Jinghong (PRC)-Kunming Road Improvement Project Kunming-Hanoi-Haiphong Multimodal Transport Corridor Project Railway development Developments related to the Upper Lancang/Mekong River Commercial Navigation Agreement Cross-border facilitation in the movement of goods and people (see flagship initiative on Facilitating Cross-border Trade and Investment) Human resource development for the transport sector Other Infrastructure Development of electric power grid (see flagship initiative on Regional Power Interconnection and Power Trade Arrangements) Promotion of regional energy cooperation arrangements Telecommunications backbone development (see flagship initiative on Telecommunications and Information and Communications Technology) Mekong Tourism Development (see flagship initiative on GMS Tourism Development) Preinvestment Study for the North-South Economic Corridor Special border economic zone in Chiang Rai Province in Thailand Program/Project Description, Scope and Status Estimated Cost (US$M) Financing Plan/Sources or Potential Sources Implementing Agencies Implementation Schedule Issues and Constraints