The Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long expects to mobilise 10.8 trillion VND (514 million USD) for its social development this year, up 6.35 percent against 2013.

To achieve this goal, the province has increased investment promotion activities in Japan , the Netherlands and Belgium as well as assisted its businesses in joining domestic and international seminars and trade fairs.

It has focused on developing urban areas and trade centres to call for investment, especially from foreign businesses, while providing incentives for investors, diversifying capital mobilisation forms and streamlining administrative procedures.

Vinh Long is now home to 322 projects worth 1.24 billion USD in total, with 28 of them invested by foreign businesses.

This year, the province granted investment licences to three FDI projects capitalised at 33.1 million USD.-VNA