Hai Duong (VNA) – The northern province ofHai Duong attracted more than 185 million USD in foreign direct investment(FDI) in the first two months of this year, up 39.8 percent year on year.
According to the provincial Department of Planningand Investment, the locality licensed eight new projects with a totalregistered capital of 32.1 million USD, including five projects worth 24million USD located outside industrial parks.
During the period, nine projects increased theirinvestment capital by 153.45 million USD, including two projects outsideindustrial parks with 23 million USD added.
In order to attract more foreign investors, HaiDuong will focus on improving its investment environment and pushingadministrative reform, while maintaining dialogues with businesses.
Nguyen Manh Hien, Secretary of the provincial PartyCommittee, said in 2018, the province will continue to invest in infrastructuredevelopment to lure more investments in industrial areas and clusters, priotisingthe production of high-tech and competitive products, and support industry.
Hai Duong has 370 FDI projects valued at more than7.4 billion USD, directly generating jobs for over 170,000 labourers.-VNA