The Quang Tri provincial People’s Committee on June 14 announced the overall plan for the Lao Bao special economic trade zone until 2025, under the Prime Minister’s decision.

For years, the Government of Vietnam has been significantly invested in infrastructure. Though, the backward status quo in infrastructure network in Vietnam, in transport and construction sectors in particular - was, has been and will be a big obstacle in the economic growth of the country.

Fusion Maia has been voted as one of the best new hotels and resorts in Asia on the 2011 Hot List, by the prestigious Conde Naste Traveller magazine.

The Indochinese Energy Company (IC Energy) broke ground for the construction of a solar panel factory in the central coastal province of Quang Nam on May 14.

On 9th May, 2011, Minister of Planning and Investment signed the Decision No. 602/QĐ-BKHĐT on approving the list of activities to promote investment in the National Program of Investment Promotion in 2011.

On February 28th, 2011, the leader of Investment Promotion Center for Central Viet Nam (Foreign Investment Agency – Ministry of Planning and Investment) and representatives of divisions met the delegation of ADCOM South Consultancy & Technology Development Joint Stock Company and their partner – IDEA-EIEX (Spain).

Public-private partnership (PPP) promotion is still a priority in 2011, said Nguyen Thi Bich Van, the deputy director of the Foreign Investment Agency of the Ministry of Planning and Investment while talking recently with the Vietnam Economic News' Chu Huynh.

Vietnam's economy is expected to grow 5.7-5.9 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier and the trade deficit will widen to US$2.6 billion by end-March, the government said on Tuesday.

Khanh Hoa province closed the year 2009 with its great investment attraction. Vietnam Business Forum had an interview with Mr Vo Tan Thai, Director of the provincial Department of Planning and Investment about this significant outcome.

With huge potential development, Binh Dinh is proving its role in pushing economic development in the central region. According to the Binh Dinh People’s Committee, the province’s economic growth in 2009 reached 7.96 per cent.