The People’s Committee of the central city of Da Nang has asked the Ministry of Planning and Investment to consider the early start of phase 1 of the construction of Lien Chieu port, in order to reduce traffic accidents in the city and boost local development.

Vietnam will maintain its policy of encouraging foreign investment and continue to improve its investment environment to facilitate investors, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

The central province of Quảng Trị has licensed domestic firm Việt Quang Limited Company to build a stainless steel plant with total investment of US$60 million.

Vietnamese and Japanese enterprises discussed how to intensify Japan’s investment in Vietnam in general, and the central province of Quang Nam in particular at a meeting in Hoi An ancient town on August 17.

The entire length of the Đà Nẵng-Quảng Ngãi highway, connecting the two central provinces, will open for traffic from National Day, September 2.

Japan ICT Day 2018, themed “Việt Nam – Japan IT Co-operation in the 4th Industrial Revolution”, will take place in Hà Nội and the central city of Đà Nẵng from August 28-31. The event will be hosted by the Việt Nam Software & IT Services Association (VINASA) as part of the activities to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

The People’s Committee of the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh has allowed three investors to finance the construction of the Hiep Thanh Wind Power Plant, with total investment of VND3.37 trillion (US$146.5 million).

It is the confirmation of Mr. Dao Dinh Kha, Director General of Information Technology (IT) Department, Ministry of Information and Communications at the meeting with Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Phan Ngoc Tho and related departments and branches on the morning of August 17th.

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue will work with local enterprises to remove all business bottlenecks, said Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Phan Ngoc Tho on August 13.

The central province of Quảng Nam has agreed a pre-feasibility study for the development of an International Education City in Nam Hội An with proposed investment of VNĐ1.5 trillion (US$66.4 million).