Tra Vinh has announced a list of major projects to call for investments in 2018, most of which are in high technology industry, organic agriculture, processing and technical infrastructure.
Tra Vinh (VNA)– The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh has announced a list of major projectsto call for investments in 2018, most of which are in high technology industry,organic agriculture, processing and technical infrastructure.
The projects includethose on brackish water shrimp raising, coconut processing, cow breeding andbeef processing, shipyard building and mechanic factory construction, and fruitand peanut processing factories.
In tourism, theprovince is calling for investment in developing a 65ha Ao Ba Om cultural andtourism site, and a 30ha Duyen Hai mineral spring tourist site.
At the same time, TraVinh encourages investors to engage in infrastructure projects in An Dinheconomic zone, as well as technical infrastructure projects in Co Chien andDinh An industrial parks, while building a 50ha Tra Vinh city industrial clusterin Sa Binh hamlet, Long Duc commune.
Chairman of theprovincial People’s Committee Dong Van Lam said that the province will givesupport policies to the projects, including those in land use, site clearance,infrastructure, administrative procedure, recruitment and labour training, and tradepromotion.
Last year, Tra Vinhattracted 49 projects, including five FDI projects worth 143 million USD, and44 domestic-funded projects with total capital of 3,500 billion VND.-VNA
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