The pilot survey of satisfaction of local people and organizations for the administrative reform work in Ho Chi Minh City in 2018 was reviewed at a conference held by the municipal chapter of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) on April 11.
Ho Chi Minh City’s Steering Centre for the Urban Flood Control Programme has sought the People’s Committee’s approval to build five more underground reservoirs using Japanese Crosswave technology to prevent floods in the city.
The Mekong Delta province of An Giang will step up administrative reform, improve its investment climate, and enhance its competitive capacity to attract more domestic and foreign investment projects.
Hanoi has been the country’s top attractor of foreign direct investment (FDI) this year, luring more than than 4.05 billion USD in FDI projects as of March 20, 10 times higher than the same period last year.
The southern province of Dong Nai has attracted more than 373 million USD in 38 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects so far this year, accounting for 37 percent of the yearly plan.
The Republic of Korea (RoK) is leading other foreign investors in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau as of mid-March with 21 out of 35 FDI projects licensed in the locality in 2018.
The Republic of Korea (RoK) was the biggest investor in Ho Chi Minh City in the first two months of 2019, engulfing 43.2 percent of the city’s total foreign direct investment (FDI) for the period.
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will put into use 15 key projects with total investment of over 2.1 trillion VND (90.4 million USD) in 2019, according to Director of the municipal Department of Planning and Investment Nguyen Van Hong.
The Southern Key Economic Zone needs special policies to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) and improve linkages between localities to ensure sustainable development, experts have said.
More than 12 trillion VND (514.72 million USD) has been invested in a solar power project in the southern province of Binh Phuoc, said Director of the provincial Department of Planning and Investment Vo Sa.
The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh has welcomed representatives of seven domestic and foreign firms to learn about the investment and business environment and regulations related to business registration in the locality in the first days of the Lunar New Year.
The southern province of Binh Duong has targeted a GRDP (Gross Regional Domestic Product) growth of 8.4 – 8.6 percent and per capita income of 140 million VND (more than 6,030 USD) this year.
The southern province of Dong Nai granted investment licenses to seven new direct investment (FDI) projects and approved capital addition to four existing others, with total capital of 52.4 million USD in January 2019.
To reach the targets for economic growth for the 2016 – 20 period, the southern province of Binh Duong will focus on eight major works this year to encourage new investment.
The Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long is planning to make changes to its socio-economic master plan to reflect changes on the ground.
An investment promotion conference on January 14 is expected to create a boost in the investment flow into the Central Highland province of Dak Nong.
The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh strives to achieve the gross regional domestic product (GRDP) growth of 11-12 percent in 2019.
The southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau last year attracted many large-scale investment projects, and it is noteworthy that the projects fell in the province’s orientations, according the provincial Department of Planning and Investment.
