Of which, the foreign direct investment was 11.9 trillion VND (523.6 million USD), representing a year-on-year increase of 10.2 percent.
The Department of Planning and Investment also reported that the local authorities issued new investment licenses and approved capital additions to 28 domestic projects and 20 foreign-invested ones, with registered capitals of over 778.8 million USD and 567.3 million USD, respectively.
The big projects included a complex of seaports and industrial parks (IP) worth 330.4 million USD in the Mac Dynasty Lagoon area, a dyeing and garment factory with total investment of 77.41 million USD and a 50 million USD wash-cloth and bath towel plant in the Texhong Hai Ha IP.
The investment and business climate of Quang Ninh province has been improved greatly, contributing to increasing the confidence of businesses and investors, the local department said. Quang Ninh province is working intensively to attract more investors especially those from Singapore, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the coming time.
