Da Nang draws 11 more investment projects in industrial, hi-tech parks
The central city of Da Nang has attracted 11 investment projects into its industrial and hi-tech parks since the beginning of this year, including three FDI projects worth 145.3 million USD and eight domestic-invested ones totaling 188.4 billion VND (8.2 million USD).
Da Nang (VNA) – The central city of Da Nang has attracted 11investment projects into its industrial and hi-tech parks since the beginning ofthis year, including three FDI projects worth 145.3 million USD and eightdomestic-invested ones totaling 188.4 billion VND (8.2 million USD).
This is an encouraging achievement for the city’s investmentpromotion amidst complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has greatlyaffects domestic and international production and business, said Pham TruongSon, head of the management board of Da Nang’s industrial and hi-tech parks, onJune 23.
To date, industrial and hi-tech parks in the city haveattracted 499 projects, of which 368 are domestic-invested, with a totalcapital of nearly 26.7 trillion VND, and 131 are foreign-invested, with a totalinvestment of 1.74 billion USD.
To help enterprises maintain production and business but stillensure the safety of employees, Son said that the management board hasstrengthened inspection and supervision over COVID-19 prevention and control measures.
Since the beginning of this year, 250 businesses have beeninspected, with fines proposed for three firms for their violations of pandemic prevention rules. All 60,499 workers and labourers in local IPs and hi-tech parks have been given COVID-19 testing.
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