Cao Bang looks to boost cooperation with RoK partners
Secretary of the Cao Bang provincial Party Committee Tran Hong Minh on July 18 hosted a reception for Ambassador of the Republic of Korea (RoK) to Vietnam Park Noh-wan, who is on a working visit to the Vietnamese northern mountainous locality.
Cao Bang (VNA) - Secretary of the Cao Bang provincialParty Committee Tran Hong Minh on July 18 hosted a reception for Ambassador ofthe Republic of Korea (RoK) to Vietnam Park Noh-wan, who is on a working visitto the Vietnamese northern mountainous locality.
During the meeting, the RoK diplomat spotlighted the potential and strengths ofCao Bang for agriculture and tourism development, hoping that the Vietnameselocality will create favourable condition for Korean firms to seek investment cooperation opportunities in the province.
He also introduced a number of the RoK's projects and programmes being implemented in Vietnam, and those to be invested in Cao Bangprovince in the coming time.
Forhis part, Minh said the locality is seeking to strengthen cooperation with RoKpartners and promote investment cooperation in priority fields such as smart agriculture,tourism, services, and infrastructure development.
The official mentioned several projects underway in theprovince, especially the Dong Dang Expressway project connecting Lang Sonprovince and Tra Linh (Cao Bang), which is expected to help lure more investments into the locality.
He showed his hope that the diplomat will continue to payattention to promoting the RoK's relations with Vietnam as well as its cooperation with Cao Bang in particular./.
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Participants at the meeting (Photo: VNA) 
