Bavet (, ) is the largest city in Svay Rieng Province,

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. An international border crossing between Cambodia and

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, its counterpart across the border is

Mộc Bài Mộc Bài is an international border gate between Vietnam and Cambodia located in Tây Ninh Province, Vietnam. Its counterpart across the border is the Bavet border gate, Svay Rieng Province, Cambodia. As it is located on the main highway between ...

of Tây Ninh Province, Vietnam. Bavet is one of the "special economic zones" (SEZ) of Cambodia and there were established textile industries and bicycles factories. However, the most evident economic activity of Bavet are the

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s, fraud factories and

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rings, attended by Chinese and Vietnamese. In accordance with decentralization politics experienced by Cambodian government, Bavet commune has become a municipality by sub-decree in December 2008. There are about 10–12 (from small to large) casinos and 6 to 7 developing areas set up by foreign investors. The city is in a growing state. The 2 km-long Neak Loeang bridge funded by Japan has been finished in April 2015. It is the longest bridge in Cambodia.

Transport

The proposed Ho Chi Minh City–Phnom Penh railway is planned to pass through Bavet.

Gallery

File:mocbai2.jpg, Nguyen Tan Dung, Vietnamese Prime Minister, and

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, Cambodian Prime Minister, opened ceremony of boundary stone at Moc Bai-Bavet border.http://cambodiatonight.blogspot.com/2007/08/cambodia-vietnam-start-installing.html File:Cambodia bavet passport stamp.jpg, Passport entry stamp issued at Bavet.

References

Populated places in Svay Rieng province Cambodia–Vietnam border crossings Cities in Cambodia Scam centers {{Cambodia-geo-stub