FACTBOX-Foreign investment projects in Vietnam

Nov 27 (Reuters) - Vietnam's Planning and Investment
Ministry estimated foreign direct investment pledges in the
first 11 months of 2008 jumped nearly seven-fold to a record
$59 billion, compared with a year earlier.

Disbursement between January and November is estimated to
have risen 44.2 percent from the same period last year to a
record $10 billion, the ministry said in a report seen on
Thursday.

Malaysia is the biggest investor with investment pledges
totalling $14.9 billion after Lion Industries (LLBM.KL)
received a licence to invest more than $7 billion in a $9.79
billion steel mill with shipbuilder Vinashin, the report said.

The following is a selection of major existing and
prospective foreign investment projects in the Communist
Party-governed country of 86.5 million people:
INVESTORS PROJECT INVESTMENT DATE
OF COMPLETION
OIL REFINERY/PETROCHEMICAL
Petrovietnam/KPI/Idemitsu Nghi Son refinery $6.00 bln
2011
Petrovietnam/PVDSA# Long Son refinery $7.00 bln
2015
Technostar Management/Telloil Vung Ro refinery $1.70 bln
2011
Siam Cement Long Son petrochemical complex $3.70 bln
2013
SP Chemicals SINP.SI Phu Yen naphtha cracker $1.50 bln
2014
Petrosetco/Itochu Ethanol plant $100 mln
2009
Petrosetco/Bronzeoak Ethanol plant $138 mln
n/a
BP/ConocoPhilips/ONGC Videsh Gas pipeline $1.3 bln
2002
# State oil firm Petrovietnam plans to sign a contract on the
joint venture with Venezuela's PVDSA in November this year.
ELECTRICITY
EDF/Tepco/Sumitomo Gas-fired Phu My 2-2 plant $400 mln
2005
BP Gas-fired Phu My 3 plant $412 mln
2005
Formosa Coal-fired Dong Nai plant $87 mln
2004
EDF (EDF.PA) #Coal-fired Hau Giang plant $4.00 bln
n/a
J-Power (9513.T) #Coal-fired Ba Ria plant $2.40 bln
n/a
AES #Coal-fired Mong Duong plant$1.00 bln
n/a
Sumitomo #Coal-fired Van Phong plant $3.50 bln
n/a
# Projects under feasibility study stage.
STEEL
Lion Industries Ca Na Steel Mill JV $9.79 bln
2025
POSCO (005490.KS) Van Phong Bay steel plant $4.50 bln
2010
POSCO 3 mln-T Ba Ria Steel $1.13 bln
2009
Tata Steel (TISC.BO) 4.5 mln-T Ha Tinh plant $5.0 bln
2010
Formosa (6505.TW) 17.5 mln-T Vung Ang plant $7.8 bln
n/a
BAUXITE
UC Rusal 0.75 mln-T Binh Phuoc plant $2.00 bln
n/a
ALCOA (AA.N) 1 mln-T Dak Nong plant $1.00 bln
n/a
SHIPBUILDING/PORTS
Hyundai (009540.KS) Hyundai-Vinashin Shipyard $170 mln
1999
STX Group Van Phong Shipyard $500 mln
n/a
Hutchison Port (0013.HK) Vung Tau container port $200 mln
2011
Maersk Cai Mep Port $187 mln
2010
DP World Saigon Container Terminal $230 mln
n/a
SSA Marine Cai Mep Container Port $160 mln
2010
POSCO Engineering Vung Tau container port $110 mln
2011
COMPUTER/ELECTRONICS/TELECOMS
Intel (INTC.O) Chip assembly plant $1.0 bln
2009
Compal (2324.TW) Vinh Phuc laptop plant $500 mln
2009
Foxconn Mobile handset Vinh Phuc plant $1.1 bln
n/a
Foxconn Computer components Bac Ninh plant $5.0 bln
n/a
Olympus (7733.T) Digital camera plant $44 mln
2009
Canon (7751.T) Inkjet printer plants $440 mln
2005
Vimpelcom (VIP.N) mobile phone services $1.0 bln
n/a
Hutchinson Telecom mobile services $600 mln
2007
Samsung Bac Ninh mobile handset plant $670 mln
n/a
PROPERTY/REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT
Mirax Group Cam Ranh resort $200 mln
2010
Brunei New City Group Phu Yen township $4.3 bln
n/a
Asian Coast Development Ho Tram Casino Strip $4.2 bln
2018
Ciputra Residential area Hanoi project $2.0 bln
2005
Star Bay Holding Kien Giang golf & resort $1.6 bln
n/a
Good Choice USA Vung Tau resort $1.3 bln
n/a
TA Associates Int' Thu Thiem IT Park $1.2 bln
n/a
Taiwan's CT & D Phu My Hung new ubran project $700 mln
2005
Keangnam Keangnam Hanoi Landmark $1.0 bln
2010
Kumho Asiana Asiana Plaza $223 mln
2010
Trustee Suisse Pearl of Asia Phu Quoc resort $2.0 bln
n/a
Oak Tree Group Danang Sunrise Casino Resort $5.0 bln
n/a
Berjaya Land Ho Chi Minh City township $5.9 bln
n/a
AUTOMOBILE/PARTS
Most major car makers including Ford, GM-Daewoo, Toyota,
Honda, Daimler, Fiat and Kia have established small-sized
assembly plants in Vietnam over the past 10 years.
Kumho Tyres Binh Duong Tyres plant $200 mln
2008
NOTE:
n/a = not available
(Sources: government web site (www.chinhphu.vn), Planning and
Investment Ministry (www.mpi.gov.vn), Industry and Trade
Ministry (www.moit.gov.vn), Petrovietnam and other companies)
(Compiled by Nguyen Nhat Lam)