Industrial, economic zones attract 8.7 billion USD in FDI in H1
Vietnam’s industrial and economic zones attracted 340 foreign-invested projects with a total newly-registered capital of 8.7 billion USD in the first six months of 2019, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Economic Zone Management Department.
Wood processing for export at Phuoc Hoa Industrial Zone, Binh Duong province (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s industrial and economic zones attracted 340foreign-invested projects with a total newly-registered capital of 8.7 billionUSD in the first six months of 2019, according to the Ministry of Planning andInvestment’s Economic Zone Management Department.
In the period, thezones drew 334 domestic investment projects totaling 83 trillion VND (3.56billion USD).
At present, Vietnamhas a total of 326 industrial zones covering a total area of 95,500ha. Of thetotal, 251 have been put into operation, and the remaining are on the phases ofcompensation, ground clearance and construction.
There are also 17coastal economic zones with a total ground and water surface area of 845,000ha.
As of late June, therewere 3.6 million labourers working in industrial and economic zones, around 60percent of whom are female.
Of the 251 operatingindustrial zones, 221 built concentrated waste water treatment facilities.-VNA
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Wood processing for export at Phuoc Hoa Industrial Zone, Binh Duong province (Source: VNA) 
