Yesterday morning of July 30, the provincial People's Committee held a conference "Korean Business Dialogue" in 2019. Attending the conference, toward Binh Duong Province, there were Mr. Tran Van Nam, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee. , Head of the provincial National Assembly delegation; Mr. Tran Thanh Liem, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee. On the Korean side, the Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Lim Jae Hoon.
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Up to now, Korean enterprises have invested 3.2 billion USD in Binh Duong. In the photo: Production line of ABS VINA Co., Ltd. (Korean capital), Ben Cat Town. Photo: Tieu My
800 Korean projects invested in Binh Duong
Reported at the conference, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Truc, Director of Department of Planning and Investment, said in recent years, thanks to efforts to improve the investment environment and the advantages of modern industrial park infrastructure, The complete version, Binh Duong has become an attractive destination for investors. Since 2016, the province has attracted 8.68 billion USD of foreign investment (FDI), exceeding 24% of the 5-year plan for the period 2016-2020. Up to now, the province has attracted over 3,650 FDI projects from 64 countries and territories with a total registered capital of more than 33.8 billion USD, becoming the 3rd largest country in attracting FDI.
At the conference, Mr. Tran Van Nam, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the provincial Parliament delegation asked Kocham to strengthen the information so that the province could promptly remove difficulties for investors and help Functional industry processes information promptly and effectively. He also suggested that Korean investors join hands with the province to ensure the requirements of law and welfare for workers. Binh Duong is committed to solving timely and effectively the legitimate requirements of Korean enterprises; taking the development and prosperity of the business as a measure for the development of the province.
In Binh Duong, Korean businesses operate effectively, implementing well the policies and laws of Vietnam. Korea currently has about 800 investment projects in the province with a total registered capital of US $ 3.2 billion. Korea's projects mainly invest in textile, footwear, manufacturing auxiliary products in the automotive, medical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food processing industries.
At the conference, representatives of relevant departments and agencies of the province received many petitions and proposals from enterprises, business associations and the Korean Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City. Representatives of relevant departments and agencies of the province received and answered most of comments and suggestions of Korean enterprises. The functional departments of the province also responded to many issues related to supply and demand, training of skilled human resources for the fields of Binh Duong which are in need, support policies of the province according to the fields and provincial trades encourage investment, plan to build railway system connecting Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Nai province.
On the side of Korean enterprises, many petitions suggest that the province needs more hospitals to apply health insurance for foreigners; set up an e-mail system to solve business problems. Representatives of Korean businesses also asked the province to coordinate to organize many cultural exchange events between Vietnam - Korea in Binh Duong.
Talking with reporters and leaders of many Korean businesses investing in Binh Duong, the friendly, thoughtful treatment of the local government has solved the problems of Korean enterprises. According to the leader of the Korean Business Association (Kocham) in Binh Duong, the association expects the cooperation between the two parties to develop. The Association will try its best to act as a bridge between Korean enterprises and provincial departments.
Solve problems thoroughly
Speaking at the conference, Mr. Tran Van Nam, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the provincial Parliament delegation asked the relevant branches to thoroughly resolve the problems of Korean enterprises about highly skilled human resources; ensuring electricity, transport, health and culture ... to meet the demand of production and goods circulation of enterprises in general and Korean enterprises in particular. On the provincial side, he asked to continue investing in synchronous infrastructure, creating a new step in infrastructure, logistics, social security, human resources, health insurance, hospitals ...
At the conference, Mr. Kim Won Sik, Chairman of Kocham, expressed his gratitude for the concern of the provincial leaders, the functional departments have been side by side with Korean enterprises in the past. As the head of Kocham, he will endeavor to put two-way information between the functional and business sectors in time so that difficulties and problems can be solved soon. Thereby, it helps Korean investors feel assured of production, business development, continue to cultivate the good relationship inherent between Binh Duong and Kocham.
Mr. Kim Won Sik said that Korean businesses were impressed with the development of Binh Duong; At the same time, he expressed his support for the development orientations of the province, especially developing smart cities, infrastructure, developing industrial zones and clusters. Korean businesses also support the orientation of innovation to attract investment of the province, calling for investment in high-tech industries ...
Mr. Tran Thanh Liem, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, said after this conversation, the provincial People's Committee will officially reply in writing to enterprises to thoroughly resolve the recommendations of enterprises. The provincial People's Committee directs the functional departments to coordinate to strengthen the link between schools and businesses to solve well the problem of high quality human resources; quickly set up a hotline to solve timely information for businesses. Along with that, the province will concentrate resources to complete the socio-economic infrastructure system; planning to expand industrial parks, creating a clean land fund to attract investors.
Binh Duong pledged to continue promoting administrative procedures, ensuring publicity, transparency and simplicity in order to create the most favorable conditions for investment enterprises. In addition, the province continues to develop high quality services to meet the production and business requirements of the enterprise and the local industrial and urban development needs. The province will also direct all levels and branches to ensure political security, social order and safety; create conditions for businesses to feel secure to invest in long-term production in Binh Duong.
Reported by Tieu My – Translated by Vi Bao
