On the morning of September 20, Nghe An Provincial People's Committee (PPC) held a ceremony to award the Investment Registration Certificate of the new facility investment project Sunny Automotive Vina Optics to Sunny Group and witnessed the Cooperation Signing Ceremony between WHA Group and Sunny Group and suppliers at WHA Nghe An Industrial Park.

Attending the ceremony were comrades: Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of PPC; Bui Thanh An - Member of Provincial Standing Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the PPC; together with leaders of departments, committees and branches: PPC Office, Southeast Economic Zone Management Board, Planning & Investment, Industry and Trade, Science & Technology, Customs Department, Tax Department and leaders of Nghi Loc district.

Overview of the Certificate awarding ceremony

Sunny Group's new facility investment project Sunny Automotive Vina Optics is a project specializing in manufacturing, processing and assembling camera modules, mobile phone cameras, car cameras and other electronic devices; with a land use scale of nearly 43 hectares, a total investment of 150 million USD, and employing about 20,000 workers.

After more than 2 months of research and site survey (from July 05, 2023), Sunny Group decided to choose the investment location at WHA Industrial Park and submitted a proposal to implement the project on September 12, 2023. With the efforts of leaders and authorities of Nghe An province, after only 1 week from submitting the Investment Proposal, the Project has completed the procedures.

Chairman of the PPC Nguyen Duc Trung speaks

Speaking at the ceremony, Chairman of the PPC Nguyen Duc Trung affirmed: The event of awarding the Investment Registration Certificate for the new facility investment project Sunny Automotive Vina Optics is an important milestone for Nghe An province, the first time the province's FDI attraction exceeded the milestone of over 1 billion USD/year. Raising the total registered FDI capital in Nghe An province in the first 9 months of 2023 to 1.27 billion USD, ranking 8^th out of 63 provinces and cities attracting FDI in Viet Nam. Accumulated up to now, Nghe An province has 130 registered FDI projects, with a total registered capital of nearly 3.85 billion USD.

In particular, during this event, we witnessed the Cooperation Signing Ceremony between WHA Group and Sunny Group and Suppliers (Fujian Xinfeng Technology Co., Ltd. and Jiangxi Cao Giai Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.) to create Sunny's ecosystem in the province. That once again affirms Nghe An province's determination and efforts in promoting and attracting investment. Nghe An province is constantly innovating and reforming strongly, with focus, key points and substance to attract large projects, driving projects, forming a positive investment and business environment, cooperating and developing with strategic partners.

On behalf of the provincial leaders, Chairman of the PPC Nguyen Duc Trung thanked Sunny Group for trusting and choosing Nghe An to implement the investment expansion plan and connect partners and suppliers to conduct surveys, investment proposal. He thanked Sunny Group's suppliers for trusting in choosing Nghe An as an investment destination.

The Chairman of the PPC believed that, when the project comes into operation, along with the ecosystem of Sunny Group and electronic manufacturing projects belonging to the global supply chain already present and implemented in Nghe An province, it will will complete the supply chain for electronic manufacturing projects in Nghe An province and spread throughout the region, serving as a driving force to continue attracting electronic projects as well as other high-tech projects, along with local enterprises form a closed, circular supply chain for the electronics and high-tech sectors. Thereby contributing to promoting growth, economic development, creating jobs and stable income for people, creating a premise for development according to a sustainable and reasonable growth model of Nghe An province and the region.

Nghe An province leaders award the Investment Registration Certificate of new facility investment project Sunny Automotive Vina Optics to Sunny Group

“Nghe An province identifies Sunny Group's project as well as investment projects in the field of high-tech electronics manufacturing as important projects in the province's investment attraction policy. Nghe An commits to always accompany investors and create the most favorable conditions in terms of policies, investment environment, project implementation process and throughout the process of production and business activities in Nghe An province" - Chairman of the PPC emphasized.

The Chairman of the PPC requested the Departments, committees, branches, Nghi Loc district, and related functional units to proactively coordinate and promptly resolve recommendations, suggestions, difficulties and problems of Investors throughout the investment, construction and implementation process of the Project. Specifically, assigning the Southeast Economic Zone Management Board to regularly monitor and closely manage the process of completing investment procedures, implementing construction and operating the project in accordance with the Proposal Document and Investment Registration Certificate; preside over coordination with agencies and Nghi Loc district to support investors in completing the conditions for the project to operate effectively.

The Chairman of the PPC also requested WHA Industrial Zone Nghe An Joint Stock Company to ensure technical infrastructure and environmental protection in accordance with project requirements, ensuring safety in and around WHA Industrial Park. At the same time, Sunny Group is requested to proactively propose and coordinate closely with the Southeast Economic Zone Management Board, WHA Industrial Park infrastructure investor and related branches to implement the project in accordance with regulations. Using new, modern equipment, advanced technology, ensuring environmental safety. Building and operating the factory in accordance with the goals and progress stated in the issued Investment Registration Certificate, strictly complying with regulations on environmental protection.

Mr. Diep Lieu Ninh - Board of Directors’ Chairman of Sunny Group speaks

On behalf of Sunny Group, Mr. Diep Lieu Ninh - Board of Directors’ Chairman of Sunny Group thanked Nghe An provincial leaders for their attention and support in the short time it took to complete investment procedures. At the same time, he wished to continue to receive support from Nghe An provincial government and leaders of WHA Industrial Park for development. Sunny Group also coordinated to seek common cooperation and strong development together.

Representative of WHA Industrial Park infrastructure investor, Mr. Pajongwit Pongsivapai - CEO of WHA Group expressed his joy that Sunny Group has trusted Nghe An as the destination to invest and expand the scale of optical equipment production. This project not only brings many opportunities for Nghe An province's abundant human resources but also brings advanced science and technology into Vietnamese industry. WHA Group is committed to supporting the vision and commitment of the Vietnamese Government to make Viet Nam an investment and development destination for foreign investors, especially in the field of electronics.

Signing a cooperation agreement between WHA Group and Sunny Group's suppliers

Kim Oanh