Samsung Vietnam looks for investment opportunities in Thai Binh
A delegation of Samsung Vietnam met authorities of the northern province of Thai Binh on October 19 as part of its trip to study the local business climate.
Thai Binh (VNA) – A delegation of Samsung Vietnam met authorities of the northern province of Thai Binh on October 19 as partof its trip to study the local business climate.
At the function, Secretary of the provincial Party CommitteeNgo Dong Hai hoped that the province will soon be named in the company’s potentialinvestment destination and be part of the Samsung global goals programme for2021.
Hai affirmed that Thai Binh creates bests conditions possiblefor all investors to operate stably and sustainably.
Choi Joo Ho, General Director of Samsung Vietnam, said theprovince is a safe-COVID-19 area and has abundant labour sources and favorableinvestment attraction policies. For these advantages, many investors will cometo Thai Binh, he noted, promising to introduce investors with demand to theprovince.
On the same day, the delegation toured the Cau Nghin andLien Ha Thai industrial parks in the Thai Binh Economic Zone, which are readyfor welcoming investors. The zone is about 35km away from Hai Phong city andcovers a coastal area of more than 30,583 hectares./.
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At the meeting (Photo: VNA) 
