Japanese Sapporo Brewery has invested in Duc Hoa 3 Industrial Park, Long An province. Long An has now attracted 1,300 businesses operating in its 28 industrial zones, including 500 FDI enterprises, creating 87,000 stable jobs for local workers. — Photo xaluan

LONG AN (Biz Hub) — The index of industrial production (IIP) and exports of the southern province of Long An gained high growth in the first 5 months of this year.

The province's IIP surged 16 per cent on year while exports also jumped more than 11 per cent to US$1 billion in the January-May period.

Long An has now attracted 1,300 businesses operating in its 28 industrial zones, including 500 FDI enterprises, creating 87,000 stable jobs for local workers.

Promoting investment attraction, creating safe, effective and friendly investment environment are factors that help Long An to speed up industrial development, exports. Securities at the industrial parks have been well organised in the past 5 months that also make foreign investors assured to continue their businesses. — VNS.