(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of September 16, in Hung Tay commune, Hung Nguyen district, the groundbreaking ceremony of VSIP Nghe An Industrial, Urban and Service Complex project took place. Attending the groundbreaking ceremony were Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, leaders and representatives of central ministries, departments and branches; from Singapore, there were Mr. Lim Hng Kiang, Minister of Trade and Industry; Mr. Ng Teck Hean, Singaporean Ambassador to Vietnam and the working delegation.
On the side of Nghe An province, there were comrades: Ho Duc Phoc - Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Tran Hong Chau - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee - Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Nguyen Xuan Duong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, and representatives of leaders of provincial departments, branches and sectors.
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Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung attended the groundbreaking ceremony of VSIP Nghe An. |
At the ceremony, the representative of VSIP Group said that this is the 7th project in the series of projects on industrial parks jointly invested by Becamex IDC Corporation and Sembcorp Development Group. From the first project - VSIP I in Binh Duong in 1996, to date, VSIP industrial parks have attracted many domestic and foreign enterprises to operate with a total investment of about 6.3 billion USD.
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Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and Mr. Lim Hng Kiang, Minister of Trade and Industry of Singapore attended the groundbreaking ceremony. |
Speaking at the ceremony, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung highlighted the successes of Vietnam - Singapore cooperation projects in general and the VSIP project in particular. He highly appreciated VSIP's choice of Nghe An as its next destination and believed that the investor would make a remarkable mark as it had done with the previous 6 VSIP projects in 3 regions of the country. This choice also shows the development potential and attractiveness of Nghe An - the homeland of President Ho Chi Minh on the path of industrialization and modernization.
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Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony. |
Mr. Lim Hng Kiang - Minister of Trade and Industry of Singapore expressed his agreement with the Prime Minister's viewpoint and emphasized that one of the great benefits that the VSIP project brings is the increasingly good cooperation relationship between the two corporations, the two provinces in particular, and the strategic partnership between the two countries in general. Singapore hopes that VSIPs will continue to develop, contributing to strengthening friendship, deepening cooperation and bringing growth and opportunities to both sides.
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SirLim Hng Kiang - Singapore's Minister of Trade and Industry hopes that VSIPs will continue to develop, contributing to strengthening friendship, deepening cooperation, and bringing growth and opportunities to both sides. |
Comrade Nguyen Xuan Duong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Nghe An province expressed his joy at the reception and expectations of the Party Committee, government and people of Nghe An province for the VSIP project. He also affirmed the determination of Nghe An province to work closely with enterprises to ensure the project is implemented on schedule and operates effectively, bringing great benefits to the province and investors.
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Comrade Nguyen Xuan Duong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Nghe An province affirmed the determination of Nghe An province, striving to work side by side with enterprises so that the project can be implemented on schedule and operate effectively. |
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Mr. Kelvin Teo, Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors of VSIP GROUP, spoke at the groundbreaking ceremony. |
At the groundbreaking ceremony, Sembcorp and VSIP Joint Stock Company also pledged to sponsor US$100,000 to develop the Sembcorp - VSIP clean water project in Nghe An province. In 2013, this community project was first implemented in Quang Ngai province. Currently, this project has completed the construction of 10 water filtration systems with clean water filters to meet the daily clean water needs of students and local people. In addition, the project also upgraded and built new toilets at 7 schools.
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Delegates attended the groundbreaking ceremony of VSIP project. |
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This is the 7th project in the series of industrial park projects jointly invested by Becamex IDC Corporation and Sembcorp Development Group in Vietnam. |
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Symbolic ceremony of receiving clean water project. |
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Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, leaders of Nghe An province and VSIP representatives viewed the planning model of VSIP Nghe An Industrial Park. |
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Prime Minister meets delegates attending the groundbreaking ceremony of VSIP project |
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Leaders of Nghe An province and domestic and foreign guests attended the groundbreaking ceremony of VSIP Nghe An project. |
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Welcome performance by artists from Nghe An Folk Song Theater. |
VSIP groundbreaking ceremony clip:
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Some pictures of VSIP projects that have been and are being implemented:
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Site plan before project implementation. (Photo provided by investor) |
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Detailed planning of VSIP Nghe An Industrial Park, Urban - Service Area. |
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Field plan before VSIP II implementation in Binh Duong. (Photo provided by investor) |
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VSIP II Industrial Park in Binh Duong at present. (Photo provided by the investor) |
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Field plan before VSIP implementation in Bac Ninh. (Photo provided by investor) |
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Panorama of VSIP Bac Ninh Industrial Park after completion and operation. (Photo provided by the investor) |
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