A conference was held on June 26 to review the implementation of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on tripartite cooperation between the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), the People's Committee of Bac Ninh province, and Samsung Electronics Vietnam Co., Ltd. regarding a programme to support Vietnamese enterprises in Bac Ninh.
Samsung Electronics Vietnam is seeking support from the Vietnamese Government to enter into a direct power purchase agreement (DPPA) scheme that will enable it to directly purchase renewable energy from producers, heard a recent meeting between its CEO Choi Joo Ho and Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), the People’s Committee of Bac Ninh province, and Samsung Electronics Vietnam have jointly signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on a programme to support Vietnamese businesses operating in the northern province.
Samsung Electronics Vietnam in conjunction with the Korea Food for the Hungry International (KFHI) organization of the Republic of Korea (RoK) and the People’s Committee of Hiep Hoa district in the northern province of Bac Giang on July 27 held a groundbreaking ceremony of a Samsung Hope School in the locality.
The COVID-19 pandemic has already made it quite difficult for Vietnamese goods to enter the US and EU markets and the outlook for the second quarter is also gloomy, according to Cong Thuong (Industry & Trade) newspaper.
Some large electronics manufacturers in Vietnam are feeling the punch from the COVID-19 outbreak as material imports and finished product exports have been affected by tighter border control aimed at preventing the disease from spreading.
Ho Chi Minh City hopes the Republic of Korea-based Samsung Group would open a research and development centre in the city to take advantage of its skilled human resources, said a local official.
About 300 poor elementary and secondary school students in the northern mountainous province of Thai Nguyen will have a new school named Samsung Hope School which was inaugurated on June 26.
Ensuring stable supply of electricity for businesses in major industrial parks is an important task for the power sector and particularly the National Power Transmission Corporation of the Electricity of Vietnam (EVNNPT) to attract more foreign investors in Vietnam.
Samsung Electronics Vietnam has funded the construction of standard toilets completed with water purification systems for 26 elementary and secondary schools in the northern province of Bac Giang.
Twenty-six schools in the northern province of Bac Giang will have new toilets and water filtering systems thanks to a programme funded by Samsung Electronics Vietnam.
Hanoi is the leading locality nationwide in FDI attraction, drawing over 810 million USD from 110 newly-licensed and capital-added FDI projects in the first quarter of this year.
The Samsung Electronics Vietnam and the Samsung Skills Training Centre will support and provide technical training for Vietnamese contestants in preparation for the 44th World Skills Competition.
Vietnamese enterprises have a big opportunity to enter the global value chain with several investors entering the country, the Chairman of Vietnam Association of Foreign Invested Enterprises said.
