Nghe An organizes investment promotion seminar in Gwangju city (Korea)

On the afternoon of September 19, Nghe An province held an investment promotion conference in Gwangju city, Korea with the participation of representatives of the city government and 100 delegates from more than 60 Gwangju city enterprises with diverse industries and fields such as manufacturing of auto parts, optical products, application software, cosmetics, medical equipment, food, etc.

Overview of the workshop. Photo: Phan Tu

Comrade Bui Dinh Long speaks at the conference. Photo: Phan Tu

In his opening speech at the Conference, Comrade Bui Dinh Long presented an overview of the cooperation situation between Nghe An and Korea, and informed delegates about the cooperative relationship between Nghe An provincial government and Gwangju city. Nghe An province wishes to listen and is ready to answer questions from Gwangju city businesses.

At the conference, delegates had a more comprehensive view of the investment environment and policies in Nghe An province, and were introduced to major industrial parks in Nghe An province such as WHA and Hoang Thinh Dat. Gwangju investors were interested in investment procedures, investment environment, preferential policies, technical issues such as investment costs, labor costs, land rental prices inside and outside economic zones, industrial parks, environmental issues and waste treatment, logistics systems and especially preferential policies and investment support of the province. At the same time, investors expressed their hope that the Nghe An provincial government would accompany and support them in the process of surveying and implementing projects in the province. There were more than 10 questions raised and many issues discussed on the sidelines of the conference that were promptly answered by agencies and infrastructure developers.

Delegates take souvenir photos. Photo: Phan Tu

In his closing speech at the Conference, Comrade Bui Dinh Long thanked the participation of enterprises and affirmed that Nghe An province always promotes the position and role of enterprises in socio-economic development, considers enterprises as service objects, changes the mindset from enterprise management to support, serve, accompany enterprises, always strives to implement solutions to improve the investment and business environment. Provincial leaders, all levels, sectors and localities always have a unified perception and viewpoint in handling proposals and recommendations of investors; always take the satisfaction and success of investors as a measure, as the development achievements of the province, agencies and localities. In recent years, Nghe An provincial government has made great efforts to reform administrative procedures so that the investment environment is constantly improved, innovated and practically effective. With that motto, Nghe An province always welcomes, welcomes and accompanies Korean investors in general and Gwangju city in particular to come to Nghe An to cooperate and develop together.

On behalf of Nghe An province, comrade Bui Dinh Long respectfully thanked the Gwangju City Government, corporations, companies, enterprises, Korean investors, news agencies and newspapers for taking their precious time to attend the Conference on promoting Korean investment in Nghe An province today.

On the basis of the good friendship between Vietnam and Korea, between Nghe An and Gwangju, comrade Bui Dinh Long hopes to welcome investors from Gwangju city to visit and survey investment in Nghe An province.

* Previously, on the morning of September 19, the Nghe An provincial delegation led by Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Bui Dinh Long and other members had a working session with Mr. Kang Gi Jung - Mayor of Gwangju City and Mr. Mun Young Hun - Deputy Mayor of Gwangju City.

Nghe An delegation worked with the Mayor and Vice Mayor of Gwangju city. Photo: Phan Tu

Speaking at the meeting, Comrade Bui Dinh Long emphasized that this visit aims to further strengthen cooperation with Korean partners and localities. It is known that Gwangju city is a beautiful and dynamic city. The city is building the 4.0 industrial revolution, taking AI technology as the core, and is aiming to become the cultural center of Asia. Therefore, Nghe An province organized a working delegation to visit and work to learn more about Gwangju and consider the possibility of establishing friendly and cooperative relations with Gwangju city.

On this occasion, Comrade Bui Dinh Long reviewed a number of activities that the two sides discussed for implementation, such as: signing a cooperation agreement between Vinh University and Chonam National University; Vinh Medical University and Cross Cooperative organization on cooperation in training dental technicians; organizing a famtrip delegation to Nghe An province to survey tourism, especially golf tourism, to build suitable tour programs and routes to attract tourists from Gwangju city in particular and Korea in general to Nghe An; organizing an esports tournament in Vinh city. Comrade Bui Dinh Long also thanked the Mayor and the Gwangju city government for supporting the organization of the Investment Promotion Conference on the afternoon of September 19, 2022.

Comrade Bui Dinh Long presented a gift to the Mayor of Gwangju City. Photo: Phan Tu

The Mayor of Gwangju City said that in October 2022, Gwangju City will send the Vice Mayor to visit Nghe An Province and sign a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation between the two sides in areas of mutual interest. Accompanying the delegation will be businesses from Gwangju City, including Y-Mart Group, with more than 100 branches in Korea, who will come to explore investment opportunities in Y-Mart supermarkets in Nghe An as well as import Nghe An commercial products to supply to the Y-Mart supermarket chain in Korea; Gwangju City will support the exchange of civil servants between the two sides to further strengthen the close relationship between the two sides.

Also on the morning of September 19, the delegation also worked with Mr. Jeong Mu Chang - Chairman of the Gwangju City Council. On behalf of the delegation, comrade Bui Dinh Long introduced to the delegates of the Gwangju City Council the organizational structure, functions, tasks and meetings of the People's Council of Nghe An province, and proposed that the Chairman of the Council pay attention to supporting and promoting cooperation activities between the two governments in the coming time. The Chairman of the Council highly appreciated the potential strengths of Nghe An province, the cooperation opportunities between the two sides and agreed with the plans that the two governments will implement in the coming time.