Hanoi promotes trade, investment, tourism cooperation with central provinces

Hanoi promotes trade, investment, tourism cooperation with central provinces

Hanoi Centre for Investment, Trade, and Tourism Promotion (HPA) on July 7 held a conference to promote investment, trade and tourism cooperation with central provinces.
Decentralisation’s pros and cons

Decentralisation’s pros and cons

Despite bringing about positive effects in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI), decentralisation leaves corollaries. In order to secure the national interest in calling for more quality FDI, it’s high time to improve this mechanism.
Boosting the development triangle

Boosting the development triangle

Greater capital investments and international cooperation are being promoted for developing the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle Area in a bid to leverage the region’s socio-economic growth.
Ho Chi Minh City loses out to neighbouring provinces

Ho Chi Minh City loses out to neighbouring provinces

Ho Chi Minh City is facing greater difficulties in luring foreign direct investment for high technology and high value-added sectors.
Vietnam PCI 2011 launched

Vietnam PCI 2011 launched

Lao Cai and Bac Ninh have made history by becoming the first northern provinces to top the rankings of Vietnam’s annual Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI)
New plans set for aquaculture

New plans set for aquaculture

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development plans to review investment projects to draw up a plan to develop the fresh-water aquaculture sector through 2012.
North-west to put itself on the map

North-west to put itself on the map

Despite its big potential, Vietnam’s north-western region is finding it difficult to coax more investment for the local socio-economic development. A sizable investment promotion forum on December 10 in Yen Bai province is expected to seek a remedy.
Provinces are into the frame

Provinces are into the frame

Property investors, turned off by Hanoi’s tight market, are racing to the neighbouring provinces. A lack of land and high prices in Hanoi, combined with the government agreeing in principal for the city authorities to triple the capital’s size, means the hunt is on for prime sites in such provinces Ha Tay, Vinh Phuc, Hoa Binh and Hung Yen.