Bac Ninh attracts 119 FDI projects in 8 months

To be attractive to both foreign and domestic investors, Bac Ninh focused on improving business climate with giving priority to projects which use less land, less labor; have high investment rate, much budget collection and high technology.

The province also allowed 1,602 FDI existing FDI projects to increase their capital by US$19.64 billion.

Of these, 1,331 projects are in manufacturing and processing industry, making up 83%; including 1,205 projects from the Republic of Korea, 112 projects from China and 86 projects from Japan.

Together with general preferential mechanisms and policies of the State, the province also proposed some initiatives to encourage investment in industrial zones and boost on-the-spot investment promotion through creating images from big FDI businesses, such as: Samsung, Canon and Foxcon.

In the last 20 years, Bac Ninh province in the Northern Key Economic zone has grown from an agricultural community to a major industrial center with the second-highest per capita income and one of the highest economic growth rates in the country.

Surrounded by major economic centers such as Ha Noi and Hai Phong, it has managed to establish itself as one of the major FDI destinations./.