More than 3.23 billion USD of foreign direct investment (FDI) was poured into Ho Chi Minh City in the first eight months of 2017, up 1.57 times from the same period last year.
Hanoi (VNA) – More than 3.23 billion USD offoreign direct investment (FDI) was poured into Ho Chi Minh City in the firsteight months of 2017, up 1.57 times from the same period last year.
According to the municipal Department ofPlanning and Investment, major FDI projects registered in the period includedSaigon Silicon project worth some 40 million USD.
This project is being invested by the SaigonSilicon City Park Joint Stock Company, which inked a cooperationmemorandum on the project implementation with the US’s World Trade Centre Utah.
Meanwhile, the Republic of Korea’s CJ Cau TreFoods Joint Stock Company was licensed to invest in a 53.3 million USD project inHiep Phuoc Industrial Park.
To attract more FDI in the remaining months of2017, HCM City is deploying measures to develop four key industries, namelymanufacturing engineering, electronics, chemical-rubber-plastics industry, andfood processing.-VNA
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The skyline of Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: VNA) 
