In the first seven months of this year, industrial parks in Hanoi
attracted 271 million USD of investment in both foreign and domestic
projects, a 3.8-fold increase year-on-year.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment this year will conduct
inspections on hydro-power projects in 22 provinces and cities in the
central region of the country.
Foreign direct investment (FDI) dropped by half year on year to less
than 4.4 billion USD in the first six months, according to the Foreign
Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
Vietnam has attracted more than 11.57 billion USD in foreign direct
investment (FDI) since the beginning of this year, a year-on-year drop
of 12.3 percent.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s week-long trip to the 2010 Shanghai
World Expo
and Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, starting April 26, is expected to
create a
new impetus for Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative ties.
The Lao Bao Special Economic-Commercial
Zone in the central province of Quang Tri has attracted 50 investment
projects with a total registered capital of 4 trillion VND (205.1
million USD).
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