Vietnam Central Province Pulls in US$88.5M So Far This Year

2:55:09 PM | 6/19/2009

The Central Highlands Dak Lak province has, since early this year, attracted 20 investment projects capitalized at VND1.5 trillion (US$88.5 million).
 
In the period, many large-scale projects in the province were started, including the VND463-billion project to expand Trung Nguyen coffee processing plant, Tay Nguyen hospital worth VND366 billion, and a parking lot project of VND117 billion.
 
The province also saw the operation of many big projects in the same phase such as the Saigon-Mien Trung Beer Joint Stock Company worth VND487 billion and a VND80-billion trade and service center of Dak Lak Rubber Company.
 
The province is calling on investors for 25 key projects totaling VND3.04 trillion (US$178.8 million), according to the provincial People’s Committee.
 
The projects mainly focus on freshwater fish breeding, safe vegetable cultivation, tourism resort construction, agricultural product processing, canned food production, apartment and villa construction and industrial park infrastructure. (Industry & Trade)