Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee receives the US Business Delegation
During the investment survey program in Nghe An, on
the afternoon of June 11, the US business delegation led by Ms. Cindy Shao -
President of the American-Asian Chamber of Commerce (AACC) paid a courtesy
visit to the leaders of the Provincial People's Committee. Also attending was
Mr. Sean Lam - Chairman of Cross Border Ventures Company and members of the delegation.
Receiving the delegation were comrades: Nguyen Duc
Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the
Provincial People's Committee (PPC); Bui Thanh An - Member of the Provincial
Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the PPC; Representative leaders of
relevant departments, committees, branches, agencies and units.
Overview of the meeting
Expressing
his pleasure to welcome the US Business Delegation to visit and work in Nghe An
province, Chairman of the PPC Nguyen Duc Trung affirmed that the delegation's
visit and meeting is meaningful to the province, affirming the interest and
response to the visit and meeting to the United States in November 2023 of the
high-ranking delegation of Nghe An province. According to the Chairman of the
PPC, this time the delegation has enterprises accompanying it, which is
appropriate in the context that Nghe An is attracting investment projects and
enterprises accompanying the delegation can learn about investment
opportunities and connect.
Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Chairman of
the PPC receives Ms. Cindy Shao - President
of the Asian American Chamber of Commerce
The Chairman
of the PPC briefly introduced some characteristics of Nghe An province to the
delegation. Nghe An province is located in the center of the North Central
region, identified by the Government and Central Government as the economic and
cultural center of the North Central region. The province has favorable natural
conditions, population, transportation infrastructure conditions, and
connection methods. In recent years, the province has made changes in economic
development. Economic scale ranks 10th/63 provinces and cities. Every
year, the province's economic growth is among the best in the country,
especially in the North Central and Central Coast regions. Recently, after the
process of preparing the necessary conditions, Nghe An is a province with very
positive results in attracting investment, in the last 2 years the province has
risen to the top 10 localities attracting FDI. The province attracted 137
foreign investment projects from 14 countries and territories with a total
capital of over 4.2 billion USD. The fields Nghe An province attracts
investment are quite diverse, however, focusing on a number of priority areas
such as: Electronic manufacturing, semiconductor industry, new energy,
textiles, new materials production, new energy, etc.
To get those
results, over the past time, the province has prepared very favorable
conditions in terms of infrastructure, premises, and support procedures for
investors; in particular, the province currently has capable and professional
infrastructure investors, deploying investment in industrial parks
synchronously, ensuring the most favorable conditions for enterprises to
invest. Currently in the province there are 5 operating industrial parks with
about 2,000 hectares; In the future, the province proposes to the Government to
expand the Southeast Economic Zone, currently about 20,000 hectares to about
105,000 hectares, industrial parks about 8,000 - 10,000 hectares; fully meets
the requirements of investors in Nghe An.
Convenient
transportation infrastructure, good regional connectivity, full convergence of
road routes, air routes, sea routes, inland waterways, railways and border
gates. Infrastructure connection conditions are very favorable, the expressway
from Hanoi - Nghe An has been put into operation, shortening travel time; Vinh
airport is focusing on completing expansion; deep-water port investment, etc.
are favorable conditions for investors when investing in Nghe An.
The
province's labor resources are abundant, with about 1.6 million people of
working age. They work hard, are diligent, and have basic trained skills. In
the area, there are 6 Universities, 11 Vocational Colleges, and 70 Vocational
Training Centers, which are convenient for human resource training in the
future.
The Chairman
of the PPC also said that the provincial government always supports and creates
conditions for enterprises, and accompanies enterprises from the investment
survey as well as during the production and business process. Nghe An is
facilitated by the Government and the Central Government to have specific
mechanisms compared to other localities. The National Assembly is currently
considering approving specific mechanisms and policies specifically for Nghe An
province, creating strong development steps in the coming time. This is a
favorable condition for the province and investors when coming to Nghe An.
Regarding
the situation of trade and investment cooperation between enterprises in Nghe
An and the United States, in 2023, the total export and import turnover of
enterprises in Nghe An and the United States reached 268 million USD; of which,
exports reached 243 million USD. Currently, in Nghe An province, there are 02
FDI projects invested by US enterprises with a total registered capital of 7.5
million USD. It can be seen that the economic cooperation between enterprises
in Nghe An and the United States is at a modest level, not really commensurate
with the potential and advantages of Nghe An province.
The Chairman
of the PPC also hoped that in the coming time, the cooperative relationship
between enterprises in Nghe An and US enterprises will continue to have
changes, increasingly rising to new heights, commensurate with the
comprehensive strategic partnership between Viet Nam and the United States. In
particular, the province wants US enterprises to focus on investing in a number
of priority areas, industries with US strengths such as: semiconductor
industry, auto parts, manufacturing industry, production of new materials, new
energy; education, training, logistics; High-tech agriculture, etc. Through
activities, it will promote cooperation and increase investment of enterprises
to Viet Nam in general and Nghe An province in particular. Nghe An side is always
ready to create the most favorable conditions for enterprises to learn, survey
and invest in Nghe An province.
Ms. Cindy Shao - President of the
American-Asian Chamber of Commerce thanks the warm welcome of Nghe An
provincial leaders
Thanking the
warm welcome of Nghe An provincial leaders, Ms. Cindy Shao - President of the Asian American Chamber of
Commerce said she would inform enterprises about Nghe An
province's message in attracting investment; at the same time, she will
continue to connect more enterprises to Nghe An province and continue to
receive attention and support from Nghe An province.
On the
morning of June 11, the US enterprise delegation surveyed VSIP Nghe An
Industrial Park, WHA Industrial Zone 1 Nghe An and worked with the Southeast Economic
Zone Management Board and infrastructure investors (VSIP, WHA). On the morning of June 12, the delegation continues
to survey Tho Loc Industrial Park; work with the Department of Education and
Training and schools: Vinh University, Phan Boi Chau High School for Gifted
students, Huynh Thuc Khang High School. Tomorrow afternoon, the delegation
will work with partner enterprises connected by infrastructure investors.
|
Kim Oanh