9:35:54 AM | 15/1/2007
In 2007, Hanoi targets to attract more than 200 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects with a total registered investment capital of over US$1.5 billion.
The capital city will focus on calling investment for the 10,000-ha Bac Song Hong (North Red River) giant urban zone (building offices, commercial centres, exhibition centres, training and R&D centres); attracting investment for the cooperation and development of Hanoi Hi-tech Park in the city; building entertainment centres in Yen So, Co Loa and Soc Son; building two hospitals with 500-1,000 beds in Gia Lam and Dong Anh districts; developing financial and banking centres; developing electronics, IT, electrical equipment, mechanics, high-grade construction materials, fashion, sports, pharmaceutical, cosmetics and meat processing; exploiting potentialities along the two banks of the Red River; upgrading old apartments into new and modern urban zones; building three belt roads around the city, three bridges across the Red River; speeding up the investment pace for key infrastructure projects for the social and economic development; building and expanding several industrial zones to meet the land lease demand of new investors such as Sai Dong A Hi-tech Park and industrial parks in Dong Anh and Phu Dong, etc.
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