Foreign investment into Hanoi is significant, normally ranking in the top three provinces/municipalities in the nation. One major example is the recent license acquired by Samsung Electronics to build a research and development center in Hanoi to develop high tech products in Vietnam. The R&D center is a part of Samsung’s US$1.5 billion investment plan to make Vietnam one of its largest manufacturing bases in the world - See more at: http://www.vietnam-briefing.com/regional-intelligence/hanoi.html#sthash.vHqBhTcG.dpuf