HCM City eyes investors for supporting industries

The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has unveiled plans to attract foreign investment in supporting industries in 2015-16, reported Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper.

September 5, 2015 at 11:14:38

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Containers are loaded and unloaded at Sai Gon Port in HCM City (Photo: VNA)

The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has unveiled plans to attract foreign investment in supporting industries in 2015-16, reported Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper.

The city will help 100 businesses involved in supporting industries in fields of engineering, electronics – information technology, food and fashion design upgrade their technologies and machinery.

It has instructed relevant agencies to seek investments from Japanese, RoK, Thai, and Taiwanese businesses in export processing and industrial zones.-VNA

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