Northern mountainous and midland region has set a target of earning VND49.2 trillion (US$2.9 billion) in industrial production value by 2010.

The target was set at the region’s 10th conference on trade and industry held in Hoa Binh province on August 22.

The State-owned sector is expected to generate 55 percent of the amount, followed by the non-state sector (32 percent) and the foreign-invested sector (13 percent).