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Despite the increasing challenges facing land transport, Ho Chi Minh City has yet to use nearly 1,000km of rivers and canals for the purpose.

The northern province of Bac Giang will plan the development of new industrial parks in the locality from 2020 – 2030, according to Tran Vu Thong, Vice Head of the province’s IP management board.

The occupancy rate at active industrial parks (IPs) nationwide in January-July was about 73 percent, according to the Management Department of Economic Zones under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved the establishment of the Vietnam Press Museum run by the Vietnam Journalists’ Association.

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho wants to lure Singaporean and Japanese investment in the regional logistics centre in the city, a local official said at a meeting in July 19.

Export processing zones and industrial parks in Ho Chi Minh City attracted about 384 million USD in investment in the first six months of 2017, up 39 percent year on year, including nearly 160 million USD of foreign investment, a rise of 24 percent.

Hanoi has focused efforts on improving administrative procedures and business climate as well as priority mechanisms to develop industrial parks and attract more investments in its IPs this year.

The occupancy rate in operational industrial parks (IPs) across the country has reached 73 percent, according to the Economic Zone Management Department under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

The gross regional domestic product (GRDP) of the northern province of Quang Ninh expanded by 9.6 percent in the first half of this year as compared with 9.2 percent in the same period last year.

The Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd from the Republic of Korea (RoK) on May 27 inaugurated a plant in the northern province of Ha Nam.

The central province of Thanh Hoa is offering numerous incentives to call for investment in 50 projects totaling 5 billion USD in the locality.

The northern province of Ha Nam aims to lure 130-150 projects to its industrial parks (IP) in 2017-2020, with total investment of up to 50 trillion VND (2.19 billion USD), including 1.5-1.8 billion USD in foreign investment.

The southern province of Binh Duong will continue efforts to improve its business environment and provincial competitiveness index (PCI).

The northern province of Bac Ninh is leading the country in foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction, drawing over 2.6 billion USD from 14 newly-licensed projects and 48 capital-added projects in the first quarter of this year.

Thai Binh has so far this year lured 24 projects with a total registered capital exceeding 2 trillion VND, up 41.2 percent in volume and doubling in value compared to the same period of 2016.

Industrial parks located in mountainous areas or far from downtown Dong Nai province have caught eyes of more investors since early 2016 thanks to local efforts to develop transport infrastructure.

The Prime Minister has approved a proposal on investment in infrastructure facilities for the Song Cong II Industrial Park (IP) in Song Cong city, the northern province of Thai Nguyen.

Ho Chi Minh City’s efforts to reform its administration and create conditions for businesses to develop have not met the expectation of many entrepreneurs, a meeting between the city’s leaders and businesses in HCM City on March 7 heard.

Foreign direct investment flows into Vietnam’s real estate sector hit 345.5 million USD in February, accounting for 10.1 percent in total FDI poured into the country, increasing by 12 times.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows into Vietnam’s real estate sector hit 345.5 million USD in February, accounting for 10.1 percent in total FDI poured into the country, increasing by 12 times year-on-year.