its scale is unprecedented in vietnam. >> we decide to invest in danang because we thought danang has a great development including industry, education, et cetera. >> translator: danang is heading for a bright future. it has vision. we can be as big as not only other vietnamese metropolises but the great cities of the entire region. >> and now we're joined by nhk hanoi's bureau chief. can you tell us why is the ruling communist party focusing so much on developing the central part of vietnam in. >> well, in terms of per capita gdp and average incomes, the central region remains well below levels seen in the capital hanoi or ho chi minh city. income disparity between the regions could lead to social unrest. that might cause a threat to the rule of the communist party. that's why 15 years ago the vietnamese authorities chose to press danang under direct control to oversee its development. they say danang and central vietnam are essential to their strategy of minimizing disparities of income and quality of life. >> and how successful has the government been so far? >> my report just show

. >> translator: danang is heading for a bright future. we can be as big as other vietnamese metropolises and other cities of the region. >> reporter: now we're joined by bureau chief. akiko, can you tell us how successful has the government's development strategy been for central vietnam? >> progress is being made, but danang is also attracting foreign investment. every year the vietnam chamber of commerce published a list of vietnam's top destinations for investment and danang has been at the top for three years in a row. it scored particularly well in terms of quality of manpower, transparent access to information, and cooperation by public officials. the main charge now will be to remain at the top of the list and continue attracting investors from abroad. >> thank you so much, akiko. tomorrow on the second day of our special report, we'll discuss one of the major challenges for the development of central vietnam. that is finding high-quality manpower in the tourism industry. that's going to wrap up our bulletin for today, reporting fr