In middle March he amended the decree in several significant ways. Geographic areas where investment is encouraged are listed for the first time. It is in these two areas that some surprises may be found to those not very familiar with Vietnam. Yet three districts of this province are indeed, and are now listed, as remote and deep-lying. HCMC, the nation's leader both in terms of number of investment projects and dollars invested, yet has two districts listed as Areas with Socio-Economic Difficulties that enable special incentives for encouraging investment.
Projects banned from investment are for the first time clearly listed.
The fees for visas will be adjusted, but no direction in that adjustment has been stated. Originally planned for Vung Tau, near the southern oil fields and the heart of Vietnam's commercial capital, HCMC, the refinery was later on paper moved to Dung Quat. The Vietnamese did not agree, and the project seemed to languish. The project did not sit still, however. The state began to clear land and make preparations for the eventual construction of the refinery, as well at the development of the surrounding area.