page_title: Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone
hierarchical_section_title: Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone
caption_attribution_description: English: View of the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone in Bokeo Province, Laos, from Ban Sop Ruak in Thailand.
context_page_description: The Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone is located along the Mekong River in the Ton Pheung District of Bokeo Province in Laos. The zone has an area about 3,000 hectares and was created in 2007 by the Lao Government together with the Chinese-owned Hong Kong-registered company Kings Romans Group with the hope of generating economic development.
  The zone is dominated by its casino which attracts mostly Chinese visitors, and several hotels. Since its commencement, it has gained a reputation of being a Chinese city rife with illegal activities such as drug, human and animal trafficking although Kings Romans' owner has denied the allegations while Lao authorities have also carried out some enforcement action following the reports.
context_section_description: The  Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone (Lao: ເຂດເສດຖະກິດພິເສດ ສາມຫຼ່ຽມທອງຄຳ, Chinese: 金三角经济特区) is located along the Mekong River in the Ton Pheung District of Bokeo Province in Laos. The zone has an area about 3,000 hectares and was created in 2007 by the Lao Government together with the Chinese-owned Hong Kong-registered company Kings Romans Group with the hope of generating economic development.
  The zone is dominated by its casino which attracts mostly Chinese visitors, and several hotels. Since its commencement, it has gained a reputation of being a Chinese city rife with illegal activities such as drug, human and animal trafficking although Kings Romans' owner has denied the allegations while Lao authorities have also carried out some enforcement action following the reports.
caption: The Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone by the banks of the Mekong River
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