Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and 15 ambassadors visited and worked at WHA and VSIP industrial parks in Nghe An

On the morning of February 20, Deputy Minister Pham Quang Hieu led a delegation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with 15 ambassadors and officials from departments and bureaus under the Ministry, to visit WHA Industrial Zone 1 Nghe An and VSIP Nghe An.

Accompanying the delegation was Mr. Tran Khanh Thuc - Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs.

Panorama of WHA Industrial Zone 1 Nghe An. Photo: WHA

At WHA Industrial Zone 1 - Nghe An, the delegation listened to the WHA Board of Directors give a brief introduction about the industrial park. The highlight of WHA is a comprehensive, modern, synchronous industrial park, built and managed to ensure good requirements for a sustainable environment. The focus is on developing industrial types: electronics, agricultural, forestry and fishery processing, wine, beer, soft drinks, construction materials production, mineral processing, machine assembly, textiles, plastics, consumer goods, office equipment... limiting the placement of industries that can cause environmental pollution.

WHA is considered the largest FDI project in Nghe An province. Currently, the occupancy rate in phase 1 has reached 78%.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs delegation visited WHA Industrial Zone 1, Nghe An. Photo: My Nga

At VSIP Industrial Park, the board of directors provided an overview of the investment attraction situation. There are currently 38 investors, with 39 projects covering a total area of ​​229.49 hectares, with an occupancy rate of 87%. Of which, there are 19 FDI investors from Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and Sweden. 34 projects have been granted Investment Certificates, with a total investment capital of 743.6 million USD, of which 681 million USD is FDI capital.

VSIP Nghe An General Director gave an overview of the industrial park to the delegation. Photo: My Nga

VSIP has registered to invest with a total capital of 930.5 million USD. The total number of employees is expected to be 40,000 - 45,000 people, currently employing 14,000 local workers. In 2022, VSIP's export value will reach 9,128 billion VND.

In 2022, Nghe An entered the Top 10 localities attracting the largest FDI in the country for the first time. This achievement has a great contribution from 2 industrial parks WHA Industrial Zone 1 Nghe An and VSIP.

Factories in operation in VSIP Nghe An Industrial Park. Photo courtesy

At the meeting, the leaders of the industrial parks all assessed that Nghe An is a land with a lot of development potential from its geographical location, traffic hubs, logistics services... The locality has enough capacity to meet the strategic development stages of the industrial parks. Notably, WHA and VSIP have received great support and companionship from the government and people of Nghe An.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Quang Hieu speaks at a working session at WHA Industrial Zone 1, Nghe An. Photo: My Nga

The delegation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed their impression of the development speed and long-term strategic orientation of the industrial parks, bringing great socio-economic values ​​to Nghe An province in particular and the country in general.

Deputy Minister Pham Quang Hieu affirmed that the 15 ambassadors in the delegation will be the ones to spread and connect the image of industrial parks in particular and Nghe An in general to the host countries. The purpose of diplomacy is to connect, attract investment, and fill the industrial parks, in order to fully exploit the potential of Nghe An in the coming time.