
On October 06, 2017, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Khanh Hoa Provincial People’s Committee organized the conference “Meeting of Japan – Southern Central region 2017” at Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province. There are around 300 participants who are representatives from the ministries, central sectors, leaders of 7 provinces in the Southern Central Region, especially the presence of Japanese Ambassador in Vietnam, the Japan Business Association and many Japanese enterprises in Vietnam.

On 25/5/2017, Ministry of Industry and trade and Sumitomo Corporation has signed investment agreement for BOT Thermal power plant Van Phong 1. This is an important project has motivated for Van Phong economic zone with a total registered capital is 2 billion dollars; the scale is 1,320 MW; investment location in South VanPhong (in Ninh Phuoc commune, Ninh Hoa town, Khanh Hoa province).