Hope and determination for the common good

(Baonghean) - The morning of September 16 will be a memorable milestone in the implementation of a special project in Hung Tay commune, Hung Nguyen district: The groundbreaking ceremony of VSIP Nghe An Industrial, Urban and Service Park project. After the welcoming ceremonies, there was an exciting atmosphere, the confidence of the leaders of the relevant parties in the successful start of a project that has a mark in the achievements of attracting investment to Nghe An province...

It can be said that VSIP is a familiar name, a "warranty card" in promoting investment attraction due to the success of the project and the trust of many localities and domestic and foreign enterprises. Vietnam - Singapore Industrial Park Joint Stock Company (VSIP Joint Stock Company) is a joint venture company, in which Becamex IDC Investment and Industrial Development Corporation - One Member Limited Liability Company is a founding member, known as the mainstay of Binh Duong province's economy with decades of experience in investing in industrial park and urban infrastructure, the enterprise's capacity has been widely known nationwide and even at the regional level. The VSIP project complex also has the investment participation of a coalition of Singaporean enterprises represented by Sembcorp Development Group. Coming from a country famous for its level, speed and sustainability in urban and industrial development, the contributions of this foreign investor are certainly noteworthy to the success of VSIPs.

Singaporean investors listen to an introduction to the project's master plan.

Appreciating the prestige of the investor and recognizing the potential of the project and Nghe An, Comrade Nguyen Tan Dung, Politburo member and Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, attended and witnessed the groundbreaking ceremony of the project. The VSIP Nghe An groundbreaking ceremony was also honored to welcome Mr. Lim Hng Kiang, Minister of Trade and Industry of Singapore and Mr. Ng Teck Hean, Ambassador of Singapore to Vietnam.

At 10:00 a.m., guests from the Central Government, neighboring provinces, VSIP's investment partners, and press agencies were present at the ceremony venue. The moment Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and Minister Lim Hng Kiang walked into the center of the ceremony, not only marked a memorable milestone in VSIP Nghe An's journey, but also a beautiful image showing the extremely good cooperative and friendly relationship between the two countries Vietnam and Singapore, which has been established for many years and upgraded to a strategic partnership in September 2013. The friendly handshake between the two countries' senior leaders was even more meaningful when the event took place in the homeland of President Ho Chi Minh - the leader of the Vietnamese people admired by the world for his ideals of peace and charity.

Under the witness of senior leaders of the two countries, leaders of Nghe An province and many guests, Mr. Kelvin Teo - Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors of VSIP Group sent the first official greetings from VSIP Nghe An - the newest "member" of the VSIP "family" and also the first representative in the North Central region. Talking about the development history of VSIP over the past 20 years, Mr. Kelvin Teo recalled the early days of the project complex with VSIP I in Binh Duong. The journey has gone through many difficulties, up to now, VSIP has grown strongly in 6 localities across the country, attracting 593 projects from 23 countries around the world and investment capital of up to 7.8 billion USD, creating jobs for 150,000 workers.

Symbolic ceremony of receiving clean water project.

Faced with impressive figures and real footage of the VSIP project complex, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and Minister Lim Hng Kiang both expressed their confidence and expectations for VSIP in general and VSIP Nghe An in particular. Minister Lim Hng Kiang congratulated Sembcorp, Becamex IDC and VSIP Joint Venture Company on their successes and believed that investors would continue to develop sustainably in the future, with the immediate success of VSIP 7 in Nghe An. Mr. Lim affirmed that VSIP Nghe An is further evidence that the relationship between the two countries has and will have many opportunities and potential for economic cooperation and development.

Sharing the same view, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung also expressed his concern for Uncle Ho's hometown province: "I appreciate the fact that Sembcorp Group has decided to choose Nghe An to develop the 7th VSIP... When the project is completed and put into operation, it will contribute to the socio-economic development of Nghe An province in particular and the North Central region in general". At the same time, the Prime Minister also directed Nghe An province to continue to make efforts and coordinate well with enterprises so that the project can be implemented on schedule, operate effectively, protect the environment and ensure social security for the people. Only by continuing the successes achieved in the cooperative relationship between the province and investors, between the two countries, will that relationship become increasingly sustainable and closer. In the context of integration in general, more specifically the ASEAN bloc or the new generation free trade agreement TPP that the two countries are actively negotiating, it is necessary to aim for bilateral or multilateral benefits, connecting transnational enterprises to be able to raise the position and influence of the parties in the international arena.

The instructions of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung are also a great encouragement and motivation for the Party Committee, government and people of Nghe An province on the path to completing the great political tasks set out in Resolution 26 of the Politburo by 2020. A journey is gradually coming to an end, with outstanding achievements to lay the foundation for Nghe An to open a new page, a new term. In which, the mark VSIP inherited from this term will certainly continue to have positive impacts to promote the province's socio-economic development. That is not only an expectation but also a promise, a commitment of Nghe An province to the Central Government, to investors and to the people, as Comrade Nguyen Xuan Duong, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee affirmed at the ceremony: "We pledge to make every effort; always stand side by side with investors and create the most favorable conditions for investors to implement projects effectively and sustainably in Nghe An".

Thuc Anh