The central city of Da Nang is planning to allocate 300ha for the development of a horse racing track and farm with total investment of 200 million USD.
Da Nang (VNA) - The central city of Da Nang is planning toallocate 300ha for the development of a horse racing track and farm with totalinvestment of 200 million USD.
Deputy Director of the city’s Investment Promotion Agency (IPA) Huynh Thi LienPhuong, said an investor – Maxtrix Holdings – had asked the city to allocate100ha for a race track and 200ha for a farm and training facilities.
Lien said the city had chosen an appropriate area for the project.
The project has the biggest investment of 44 plans approved by the municipal People’sCommittee last month.
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A development plan of Da Nang city (Photo: VNA) 
