Director of Ho Chi Minh City’s Investment and Trade Promotion Centre Pham Thiet Hoa speaks at the meeting in Ngoc Hien district, Ca Mau province, on April 25 (Photo: VNA) Ca Mau (VNA) – Officials of 21 southern provinces and cities gathered at a meeting in Ngoc Hien district, Ca Mau province, on April 25 to review their five-year cooperation in trade and investment promotion. They reported that in the last five years, they organised nearly 2,450 events to promote trade and assist businesses to popularise Vietnamese products in the domestic and foreign markets. Those activities included nearly 90 overseas fairs and exhibitions, about 220 other overseas promotion events, and more than 125 fairs and exhibitions at regional and provincial levels in different Vietnamese localities. More than 780 domestic marketing programmes attracted over 9.5 million visitors. In 2018, trade promotion centres of the southern localities carried out nearly 730 trade promotion events, … [Read more...] about Southern localities boost links in trade, investment promotion
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Việt Nam-Korea trade up but deficit grows
Heo Yoon, a Professor from Sogang University Graduate School of International Studies and President of the Korean Association of Trade and Industry Studies, addresses the seminar on Friday. — VNS Photo Linh AnhViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Over the past 25 years, the economic ties between Việt Nam and South Korea have flourished, but the trade imbalance between the two countries has reached an alarming level. Bark Tae Ho, South Korea’s former Minister of Trade, spoke on the topic during a seminar in Hà Nội on Friday. The seminar – themed “Future prospects for Việt Nam-South Korea investment-trade ties” – was organised by the Global Commerce Institute Lee & Ko, South Korea’s Trade-Investment Promotion Agency and the Việt Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry. At the event, delegates assessed achievements in Việt Nam’s bilateral trade ties after three years of the Việt Nam-South … [Read more...] about Việt Nam-Korea trade up but deficit grows
Ba Ria-Vung Tau calls for RoK investment
Overview of the event (Photo: VNA) Seoul (VNA) – The southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau popularised its investment opportunities and attraction policies at the Republic of Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency in Seoul on October 18. At the event, with the participation of about 200 delegates, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the province’s People’s Council Nguyen Hong Linh briefed the RoK representatives on the potential, advantages and development orientations of the locality. Linh said that Ba Ria-Vung Tau lies in the Southern Key Economic Region of Vietnam, about 60km from Ho Chi Minh City, serving as a gateway to the East Sea for southeastern localities and the whole country. It helps connect ASEAN countries with the East Sea, he said. The provincial leader highlighted that the locality will focus on developing major sectors such as heavy industry, seaports, logistics, tourism and high technology agriculture. He called on RoK … [Read more...] about Ba Ria-Vung Tau calls for RoK investment
Ba Ria-Vung Tau promotes investment in RoK, Japan
Mr Long said that while in the RoK the delegation will work with the Vietnamese Embassy, the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA), and Pohang city authorities, hold an investment promotion seminar in Seoul and tour of some Korean businesses. Meanwhile in Japan, they will work with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Mitshubisi Heavy Industry in Tokyo, and visit the medical waste treatment plant of Kyoei Company and a smart cities model of Osaka Gas Company in Osaka City. The visits aim to call on the two countries’ businesses to pour investments into all fields in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, especially industries (wind, solar and renewable energy, petrochemical products, PVC plastics and metal materials), port logistics, seaports (Cai Mep Ha logistics centre, Phu My town, and a logistics centre in Cai Mep Ha Industrial Zone) and tourism, said Mr Long. It will provide a good chance to boost exchange and cooperative and friendly ties between Vietnam, … [Read more...] about Ba Ria-Vung Tau promotes investment in RoK, Japan
Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu seeks investment from S Korea and Japan
A corner of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu. The southern province is seeking investments in renewable energy and logistics infrastructure development. — Photo baotainguyenmoitruong.vnViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — A delegation of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu will travel to Japan and South Korea from October 17 to 26 to call for investment from these two countries into the southern province. Nguyễn Thành Long, deputy chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, said that the province planned to seek investment from South Korea and Japan in key sectors, including industrial production, logistics infrastructure and tourism. Focus would be placed on developing renewable energy such as solar and wind power and building a logistics centre in Cái Mép Hạ Industrial Zone. Long said that in South Korea, the delegation will work with the Vietnamese Embassy and the Korea Trade – Investment Promotion Agency and hold an … [Read more...] about Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu seeks investment from S Korea and Japan