According to report of the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) - Ministry of Planning and Investment, foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first 6 months of 2014 continued to have positive changes.

After over 10 years of implementing the Resolution No. 10-NQ/TW of the Politburo, the region experienced annual GDP growth rate of 12%. By 2012, the GDP per capita reached 26.9 million VND/person (as compared with 15.5 million VND/person in 2010).

The total Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) disbursement in the first half of 2014 reached US$5.75 billion, a year-on-year increase of 0.9%.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh has urged authorities in the central city of Da Nang to work harder to develop tourism and promote industrial development.

Over the past several weeks marathon negotiations involving the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the General Customs Department and leaders of the Quang Ngai Provincial Peoples Committee have been meeting in support of Doosan Vina.

Thai energy firm PTT Pcl. has asked for permission from the central province of Binh Dinh to shelve the feasibility study of a US$21.5-billion refinery by one month, citing political crisis in Thailand.

German newspaper "The Mirror" had recently run an article praising Viet Nam's investment environment as well as its open policies for foreign businesses.

Dung Quat Economic Zone (EZ) in central Quang Ngai Province is seeking investment capital of US$2 billion in 10 to 15 projects over the next two years.

Many large Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) projects in the central coastal region are bringing fresh impetus to local socio-economic development, radio The Voice of Vietnam (VOV) reported on June 10.

Vietnam will adopt proper and necessary policies and measures to support businesses suffering from damages caused by illegal protests which took place recently in some localities, said the Assistant to the Foreign Minister, Dang Minh Khoi at an international press conference on May 17.