On the afternoon of January 6, 2025, Comrade Le Hong Vinh - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee (PPC) received the leaders of WHA Group (Thailand) and awarded the Investment Registration Certificate for the WHA Industrial Zone 2 Project - Nghe An.

Overview of the ceremony to award the Investment Registration Certificate

At the meeting, Ms. Jareeporn Jarukornsakul - Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of WHA Group congratulated Mr. Le Hong Vinh on being elected as Chairman of the PPC. At the same time, she sent her sincere thanks to the provincial leaders, departments, committees, branches, and localities for supporting WHA Group during the time WHA invested and developed in Nghe An.

Chairman of the PPC Le Hong Vinh and Chairman of the Board of Directors of WHA Group Jareeporn Jarukornsakul chat

WHA started investing in Nghe An province in 2017. Over the past time, WHA Group has accompanied the development of the province and has made significant progress in Nghe An province. Up to now, WHA Group's total investment capital in Viet Nam is 310 million USD; the Group's goal is to invest 1 billion USD in Viet Nam.

The Group hoped to continue to develop further in the coming time, especially attracting investment for Nghe An province. 2024 was a very successful year for WHA, selling 400 hectares of industrial land to customers around the world; investing in industrial parks in Thailand and Viet Nam. WHA Group hoped that in the coming time, there will be more conditions to develop new industries in Nghe An in particular and Viet Nam in general.

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of WHA Group congratulated Nghe An province on continuing to maintain its position in the top 8 in attracting FDI investment nationwide. Special thanks to the support of provincial leaders who helped the group obtain the Investment Certificate for the WHA Zone 2 project in Nghe An with an area of over 180 hectares. The Group commits to continue its efforts in the coming time to attract more secondary investors to Nghe An province, contributing to attracting more and more FDI capital to the province.

Nghe An Provincial Leaders awards the Investment Registration Certificate for the WHA Industrial Zone 2 Project – Nghe An

On behalf of the provincial leaders, Chairman of the PPC Le Hong Vinh thanked Ms. Jareeporn Jarukornsakul and senior leaders of WHA Group for their visit on the occasion of the New Year 2025. On behalf of the provincial leaders, Chairman of the PPC Le Hong Vinh sent his best wishes to the Chairwoman and members of the delegation, wished them a prosperous new year, and wished for the cooperative relationship between Nghe An province and WHA Group to grow further.

The new Chairman of the PPC said that in 2024, Nghe An province achieved many results. The growth rate of gross regional domestic product (GRDP) reached about 9.01%; budget revenue reached 25,400 billion VND. FDI attraction achieved very positive results, with total registered and adjusted capital reaching nearly 1.75 billion USD, ranking 8^th out of 63 provinces and cities nationwide. Total export turnover reached 3.7 billion USD, of which goods export turnover is estimated at over 3.2 billion USD, etc. That proves the economic restructuring of Nghe An in particular and Viet Nam in general from agriculture to industry. To achieve these results, there are extremely important contributions from enterprises and investors, including WHA Group.

Seven years ago, Nghe An made efforts to invest in infrastructure outside the fence of WHA Zone 1 Industrial Park, speeding up the progress of site clearance for investors. With the results achieved so far, the Government has approved the investment policy of WHA Zone 2 Industrial Park. Nghe An provincial leaders believe that WHA Group will invest in WHA Zone 2 Industrial Park ahead of schedule, to help Nghe An attract investment projects.

Nghe An province will soon deploy to hand over the site as well as invest in infrastructure outside the fence to meet investors' requirements. At the same time, it is believed that the cooperative relationship between WHA Group and Nghe An province will not stop at the WHA Zone 2 project but in the following projects. The Chairman of the PPC said that currently, Nghe An's traffic infrastructure connection has met the requirements of investors.

In addition to its economic contributions, over the years, WHA Group has actively participated in local social security activities. On behalf of the provincial leaders, Chairman of the PPC Le Hong Vinh wished the cooperative relationship between Nghe An province and WHA Group to grow further.

On the occasion of the Lunar New Year 2025, WHA Group presented the Southeast Economic Zone Management Board with 300 million VND, equivalent to 6 charity houses built in Nghi Loc district, and presented Nghi Loc district with 200 million VND, equivalent to 400 Tet gifts for the poor.

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