Related Keywords: cause pollution, dyeing workshops, focus on high technologies, more meticulous calling for FDI projects, not show high economic efficiency, particularly clean projects, supporting industries and services, targeting mostly unskilled workers, turn down projects, use too much land, using outdated technologies, Vietnam provinces
Vietnam provinces have become more meticulous when calling for foreign direct investment (FDI) projects, they have started to turn down projects that use outdated technologies or cause pollution as Chinese textile and garment manufacturers plan to relocate their production bases to Vietnam, which would allow them to avoid stricter requirements on environmental protection set by the Chinese government and to take full advantage of Vietnam’s upcoming membership in the TPP (Trans Pacific Partnership) trade agreement.
