HO CHI MINH CITY scarpe air max tn scontate , April 25 (Xinhua) -- As the end of December 2014, a total of 17,499 FDI projects from 101 countries and territories are still validly operating in Vietnam, with a total registered capital of 250.667 billion U.S. dollars, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Planning and Investment.
Of the above-mentioned figures, southern economic hub Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City ranked first among 63 cities and provinces nationwide, with 5,191 FDI projects and more than 37.98 billion U. S. dollars.
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Of the total FDI projects operating in HCM City, 35.3 percent are made in real estate, 34.3 percent in industries and 10.9 percent in trading, hotel and restaurant services.
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Eventually, the FDI has contributed notably to HCM City's gross domestic product (GDP) growth over the past years. The city's GDP increased from 9.5 percent in 2001 to 10.3 percent in 2011, of which the FDI sector contributed 18.4 percentage and 22.9 percentage, respectively.
In 2014, the FDI sector accounted for 23.8 percentage of the city's GDP growth of 9.5 percent. Meanwhile, Vietnam's GDP reached only 5.9 percent, in which the FDI sector made up 21.7 percentage.
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Thai Van Re, Director of HCM City Department of Planning and Investment, attributed HCM City's success in attracting the most FDI nationwide in many consecutive years to the local renewals in simplifying administrative procedures and efficient management of the FDI source.
"Due investment from the city's budget in upgrading local infrastructure, timely updating investors with information, and reducing time to grant them business licenses, are among effective measures that HCM City has applied to encourage more FDI in the city," said the city's official.
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MADRID http://www.airmaxtnplusscontate.com/ , Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Argentina won its second game of the FIBA Basketball World Cup as it defeated the Philippines 85-81 on Monday.
Argentina went into the match after Sunday's defeat to Croatia needing to convince, but found itself holding on in the last quarter despite another match winning display from Luis Scola.
Sunday saw Scola net 30 points, and he followed that up with 19 against the Philippines who could have won the match as it had a higher percent on field goals and who was also more effective in the perimeter shooting, netting 48 percent of its three point throws to 39 percent from Argentina.
The Philippines knew anything other than a win would leave it struggling to make the last 16 and took the first quarter 25-22, before Argentina's defense got on top and restricted it to just 13 points in the second period.
That was decisive as Scola and company led by 71-61 at the end of the 3rd period and the Philippines pressed hard in the closing stages, narrowing the gap to just 2 points with 25 seconds to go, although Argentina was able to hold on.
Gorgui Deng produced a colossal performance to give Senegal a shock win over Group B favorites, Croatia.
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