Hanoi (VNA) - With appropriate strategies, open policies, promotedadministrative reform, and upgraded transport infrastructure, Long An province isconsidered a bright spot in attracting investment in industrial development inthe Southern Key Economic Zone and the Mekong Delta region.

Currently, Long An ranks third in the country in terms ofindustrial park scale; 13th in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI), and thirdin the Southern Key Economic Zone and first in the Mekong Delta region inattracting domestic investment.

According to Director of the provincial Department ofPlanning and Investment Huynh Van Son, the province has planned 41 industrialparks and nearly 80 industrial clusters, of which 18 parks and 23 clusters are already operating with over 1,560 businesses and 1,760 projects. Of the total, thereare 849 foreign-invested ones with capital totaling 5.6 billion USD, and 913 domestic ones worth nearly 113.59 trillion VND (4.8 billion USD).

Head of Long An’s management board of economic zones NguyenThanh Thanh said that this year, enterprises in industrial parks havecontributed over 5.6 trillion VND to the State budget.

To attract more foreign investors, Long An has set up theKOCHAM (Korean Chamber of Commerce) Club in the province, held a trade andinvestment promotion workshop with Korean companies, and dialogues with Japanesefirms, received delegations of foreign enterprises, and sent delegations topromote investment in the Republic of Korea, Japan and Australia.

Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee NguyenMinh Lam said that the province will stand side by side with businesses to helpthem promptly deal with difficulties, step up administrative reform and digitaltransformation to better serve enterprises and individuals, and focus ontraining high-quality human resources.

Long An will continue promoting its potential and advantagesof industrial zones, seaports and border gates to gain rapid and sustainabledevelopment, he added./.