Dong Nai continues to lure foreign investment
The southern province of Dong Nai attracted 314 million USD in foreign investment (FDI) in Q1 2017, up 53.4 percent year-on-year and reaching 31.4 percent of its yearly plan, announced the provincial Department of Planning and Investment.
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Dong Nai (VNA) - The southern province of
Dong Nai attracted 314 million USD in foreign investment (FDI) in Q1 2017, up
53.4 percent year-on-year and reaching 31.4 percent of its yearly plan,
announced the provincial Department of Planning and Investment.
Of the investment, 137 million USD was
registered to pour into 15 newly-approved projects, while 177 million USD was
added to 16 existing projects.
From the start of this year, new projects
came mainly from the Republic of Korea (RoK), Japan, Singapore, British Virgin
Islands and Germany.
According to the Department of Planning
and Investment, invested projects in Dong Nai focused on the locality’s prioritised
fields such as high technology, support industry and environmentally friendly
projects.
To date, a total of 1,679 FDI projects
have landed the province with a combined capital of 30.6 billion USD, including
1,262 valid projects worth 25.7 billion USD and 417 projects worth 4.8 billion
USD revoked.
These projects came from 45 countries
and territories, with the RoK, Taiwan (China) and Japan being the leading
investors.-VNA