Vietnam’s new industrial boomtowns
(VOV) - Over the past five years, the country has been experiencing something of an industrial renaissance— creating millions of jobs with output growing at the fastest pace ever, according to official statistics.
Looking across the nation, the industrial expansion has been a key element to boosting six local economies to reach the US$6 billion benchmark in exports in the first seven months of the year.
HCM City topped the list with revenue of US$17.6 billion, trailed by Bac Ninh (US$12.3 billion), Binh Duong (US$10.1 billion), Thai Nguyen (US$9 billion), Dong Nai (US$8.4 billion) and Hanoi (US$6.2 billion).
Total combined revenue of the six localities achieved nearly US$64 billion.