The southern province of Binh Duong attracted 59 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in the first 10 months of this year, a local official told a conference on November 19.

The People’s Committee of Binh Duong southern province on November 11 asked industrial parks in the province to support COVID-19 testing and inoculation for those who want to return to work.

A ceremony to announce the establishment of a business support centre in the southern province of Binh Duong was held on November 11.

An online conference to promote investment from the Republic of Korea in the southern province of Binh Duong was held by the provincial People’s Committee and Becamex IDC Corp on November 9.

Southern Binh Duong province, a major industrial hub hit hard by the recent COVID-19 outbreaks, began vaccinating children aged 12 - 17 against the disease on October 31, hoping to reopen local schools soon.

Binh Duong province, a major industrial hub in the southern region, has still managed to attract over 1.5 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) so far this year despite considerable impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The southern province of Binh Duong on October 18 held an online meeting with executives of Japan’s NTT East and Tokyu Groups to discuss measures to effectively attract investment there.

The southern province of Binh Duong earned over 24.5 billion USD from exports in the first nine months of 2021, up 26.7 percent year on year and meeting 79.8 percent of this year’s target.

Tetra Pak has announced an additional investment of five million EUR in its 120 million euro packaging material factory in Binh Duong province.

Chairman of the People's Committee of Binh Duong province Vo Van Minh and representatives of local departments and sectors had a dialogue with local people and businesses after the southern province announced the return to the new normal after a period of imposition of social distancing measures to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

Binh Duong province, an industrial hub in southern Vietnam, is ramping up COVID-19 vaccinations to soon achieve herd immunity to bring the life back to new normal and recover socio-economic development.

The southern province of Binh Duong – Vietnam’s current second biggest COVID-19 hotspot – began injecting 1 million doses of Vero Cell vaccine for its people and workers of enterprises on September 2.

The southern province of Binh Duong, which is a current COVID-19 hotspot, is working to speed up vaccinations with a goal of fully inoculating 2.5 million residents against the coronavirus to reach herd community and return to the new normal situation soon.

The southern province of Binh Duong has decided to continue applying social distancing measures under the Prime Minister’s Directive 16 in “red zones” for 15 days while "freezing" 15 wards in Thuan An and Di An cities and Tan Uyen township as COVID-19 infections have continued surging over the past days.