Binh Dinh promotes investment, trade, tourism ties with India

The People’s Committee of the central province of Binh Dinh and the Indian General Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City on June 25 held a conference on investment promotion, trade and tourism development with Indian partners.

Representatives of the Binh Dinh provincial People’s Committee and the Indian General Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City sign an MoU for cooperation at the conference. (Photo: VNA)
Representatives of the Binh Dinh provincial People’s Committee and the Indian General Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City sign an MoU for cooperation at the conference. (Photo: VNA)

Binh Dinh (VNA) – The People’s Committee of the central province of Binh Dinh and the Indian General Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City on June 25 held a conference on investment promotion, trade and tourism development with Indian partners.

About 40 Indian businesses attended the event.

Secretariat of the provincial Party Committee Ho Quoc Dung said that the province strives to become a hub of science and technology, and innovation, and an important place to apply artificial intelligence (AI) in Vietnam.

It targets a sustainable economic development based on the pillars of manufacturing and processing industry, information technology industry, AI, high quality tourism, organic agriculture and effective logistics system, which are all India's strengths.

Indian Consul General Madan Mohan Sethi said that many Indian businesses and investors are exploring Vietnamese market to seek investment and cooperation opportunities, adding his office is ready to support connecting Vietnamese businesses with leading Indian corporations.

Chairman of the Binh Dinh provincial People’s Committee Pham Anh Tuan said that the province has established a working group to support businesses in early stages when they invest in the province.

At the conference, the two sides signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation, while their associations and agencies also inked others on tourism and forestry.

In the first five months of this year, Binh Dinh’s export values are estimated at 736.9 million USD, up 19.6% year over year. Of that, the province’s exports to Indian reached 1.1 million USD, mainly cassava roots and products, fruits, wood, wooden products, garments, machinery, equipment, and spare parts./.

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