| Binh Duong brings in the money | |
Enterprises in Binh Duong Province’s industrial parks so far this year earned over US$5 billion, an increase of 36 per cent over the same period last year, according to a report by the province’s People’s Committee. The industrial parks attracted 124 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects and 38 domestic ones in 2008. Currently, the industrial parks house a total of 984 FDI projects and 296 domestic ones, enhancing production in the province’s key industrial sectors. Moreover, the industrial parks have created jobs for 31,000 labourers in 2008. There are 250,000 labourers working in the industrial parks. Binh Duong Province currently has 27 industrial parks with a total area of 8,877ha. The industrial parks have contributed 60–65 per cent of the province’s industrial production value and 34 per cent of export turnover. Most of the industrial parks in Binh Duong Province have registered environmental standards with the government and applied measures to minimise pollution. However, a minority of enterprises have violated environmental standards, leading to pollution in certain areas of the province. | |
| VNS |
