PUBLISHED : 1 Sep 2024 at 04:00
Vinh Phuc, Vietnam: The chairman of Vinh Phuc Provincial Journalist Association has asked for more Thai businessmen to invest in Vinh Phuc industrial centre and more Thai tourists to visit this northern province of Vietnam.
Nguyen Dinh Bang said Vinh Phuc province is a major industrial centre for automobile and electronics engineering in the north of Vietnam.
Just an hour’s drive from Hanoi, the capital and Noi Bai International Airport, in the Northern Key Economic Region, Mr Bang said:
“Vinh Phuc acts as a bridge between the Northwest provinces, Hanoi and the Red River Delta.
“The province with more than 1.1 million people is playing a vital role in the region’s economic development strategy and Vietnam.”
He said businesses from 19 countries and economic territories are investing in projects in Vinh Phuc province.
Korea has the most significant number of investors, followed by Japan, Taiwan, China, Singapore, Thailand, Italy, Samoa, Seychelles, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United States, India, British Virgin Islands, Russia, Spain, Indonesia, France and Germany.
“It will be good for our Vinh Phuc industrial centre to have many more Thai businessmen to invest here. We are waiting to welcome them,” he told a group of Thai journalists and executive committee members from the Thai Journalists Association (TJA).
The five Thai journalists and executive committee members led by Norrinee Ruangnoo, president of the TJA, recently visited Hanoi and Vinh Phuc provinces under a media exchange programme to promote bilateral media ties.
Mr Bang spoke to the group about how partner countries might use the model responsible for the rapid economic growth in Vinh Phuc province to achieve similarly positive results.
He also stressed that Vinh Phuc has quickly become a favourite location for domestic and foreign investors. The Vietnamese government is promoting it as a new industrial zone focusing on innovation in high-tech industries.
Mr Bang proposed a sister city development model or a twin town relationship with a suitable province in Thailand. He asked the TJA president to help convey his message to the Thai government so that a comparable Thai province could become a “sister” to Vinh Phuc.
Furthermore, Mr Bang said he wants many more Thai tourists to visit Vinh Phuc province’s abundant natural areas and scenic mountains.
He said Vinh Phuc is a diverse and rich ecological region with many attractive landscapes, such as Tam Dao, a mountainous town.
He said Vinh Phuc is promoting Tam Dao resort town as a highly convenient destination for Thai tourists seeking tranquillity, fresh air, a moderate climate and romantic scenery.