Binh Duong holds dialogue with RoK investors
VOV.VN - Southern Binh Duong provincial leaders have met more than 90 enterprises from the Republic of Korea operating in the locality to update them of the province’s socio-economic situation and investment attraction policies.
Tran Thanh Liem, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, said that in the time to comeBinh Duong will continue improving its investment environment, sharpen its competitiveness and intensfying supports for investors.
The province will call for all available resources to perfect its infrastructure system, including transportation, water and energy supply, and environmental protection system, while expanding industrial parks and strengthening human resources training, Liem said.
He also underlined the provincial government’s commitments to enhance administrative reform to ensure procedures are transparent and simple, and developing high-quality services to meet investors’ production and business demands as well as its urban industry growth.
Binh Duong pledgeds to ensure social security, safety and order, he added.
During the meeting, representatives from the RoK Business Association and RoK enterprises in the province pointed out obstacles facing them, including a lack of international schools for their children,the difficulty and high cost of transportation, and the late feedback from some departments and agencies to their questions.
According to Nguyen Thanh Truc, Director of the provincial Planning and Investment Department, Binh Duong has so far attracted 2,713 foreign-invested projects with a total capital of roughly US$25 billion.
The RoK is currently the third largest investor in Binh Duong with 569 projects worth US$2.25 billion. In the first half of this year, RoK investors have invested in 27 new projects and poured US$155.2 billion USD into 13 underway projects in the province.