(Baonghean.vn) - Within the framework of the visit and work in Nghe An, on the afternoon of August 6, the delegation of the Korean Embassy in Vietnam led by Mr. Jun Dae Joo, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea, had a working session with the provincial leaders at the Provincial People's Committee Office.
Accompanying the delegation were Mr. Park Nark Jong, Cultural Counselor, Director of the Korean Cultural Center in Vietnam; Ms. Lee Su Jeong, First Secretary of the Korean Embassy and members of the delegation. Receiving and working with the delegation, on the side of Nghe An province were comrades: Ho Duc Phoc, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Nguyen Xuan Duong, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; leaders of departments, branches and leaders of Vinh City.
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| Provincial leaders welcomed and presented flowers to the delegation of the Korean Embassy in Vietnam. |
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| Overview of the working session. |
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| Leaders of Nghe An province attended the meeting. |
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| The delegation of the Korean Embassy in Vietnam worked with leaders of Nghe An province. |
On behalf of the provincial leaders, comrade Ho Duc Phoc happily informed the delegation of the achievements in socio-economic development of the province. Nghe An province was chosen by the Vietnamese Government to become the economic and cultural center of the North Central region. The growth rate of gross domestic product (GDP) in the first 6 months of the year is estimated at 6.51%, higher than in recent years. Nghe An has attracted many large investment projects such as the VSIP industrial park and trade service investment project; Becamex Binh Duong Group, Hoa Sen Group, etc. invested in the area. In addition, Nghe An also focuses on building specialized industrial crop areas such as tea, sugarcane, etc., developing livestock with a large herd of cattle and poultry, including the TH dairy farm.
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| Comrade Ho Duc Phoc informed the delegation about the achievements in economic and social development of Nghe An province. |
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| Comrade Nguyen Xuan Duong hopes that with his prestige and working position, Mr. Jun Dae Joo will call on businesses to invest in Nghe An. |
At the meeting, Mr. Jun Dae Joo expressed his gratitude for the warm and friendly reception of the leaders of Nghe An province, and was also pleased with the rapid development of President Ho Chi Minh's hometown province.
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| The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea to Vietnam was pleased to return to visit and work in Nghe An province. |
Regarding the reason why Nghe An currently has only 12-13 Korean enterprises in Nghe An, he said that Korean enterprises have been investing in Vietnam for a long time, but mainly in large centers with favorable human resources and trade. However, after listening to the Provincial Party Secretary introduce the potential and strengths of Nghe An, such as being the largest province in the country; a young, highly qualified, diligent, hard-working, and studious workforce... He believes that in the future, many foreign enterprises, including Korean ones, will come to invest in Nghe An. The Ambassador informed that Korea is currently very interested in the project to build a railway from Laos to Vietnam. If Korean enterprises are selected to invest, Nghe An's workforce will be the top priority.
The Ambassador believes that in the future Nghe An will be a very developed province, becoming the political, economic and cultural center of the North Central region and of Vietnam. In the cultural field, it is hoped that in the near future, the folk heritage of Nghe An will be performed in Korea so that the people of the land of Kim Chi can enjoy this unique cultural form.
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| Mr. Park Nark Jong said that he had participated in the ceremony to honor Nghe An's Vi Dam folk songs, which were recognized by UNESCO as a representative intangible cultural heritage of humanity; at the same time, he affirmed that Nghe An culture has many similarities with some regions in Korea, so he will pay more attention to cultural relations, especially traditional culture with Nghe An province. |
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| On this occasion, the provincial leaders also presented the Korean Embassy delegation with a souvenir. |
Concluding the working session, the Provincial Party Secretary expressed his gratitude to the delegation for the field of human resource training. Specifically, the Vietnam - Korea Vocational College of Economics and Technology, invested by Korea, has annually trained many high-quality workers for Nghe An province; thanked the enterprises that selected Nghe An workers to work in Korea. Hopefully, after this trip, the Ambassador will introduce to Nghe An some more corporations to explore investment cooperation opportunities, especially in the fields of electronics, manufacturing, machinery assembly, mining, mineral processing, etc. On the side of Nghe An province, comrade Ho Duc Phoc pledged to create favorable conditions as well as provide the most special support mechanisms for Korean enterprises to explore investment in Nghe An.
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