Binh Duong province seeks cooperation opportunities with Australian partners

Investment opportunities in Vietnam’s southern province of Binh Duong were introduced to Australian businesses at a workshop in Sydney city on March 25.
Binh Duong province seeks cooperation opportunities with Australian partners ảnh 1At the workshop in Sydney city on March 25. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Investment opportunities inVietnam’s southern province of Binh Duong were introduced to Australianbusinesses at a workshop in Sydney city on March 25.

The event was held by the provincial People’sCommittee and Becamex IDC Corp in coordination with the Vietnamese ConsulateGeneral in Sydney, and Investment New South Wales (NSW).

In his remarks, Consul General Nguyen Dang Thangnoted with pleasure remarkable developments of the Vietnam-Australiarelationship, with the establishment of the comprehensive strategic partnershipearlier this month.

The diplomat also highlighted the dynamism of BinhDuong – a leading locality in foreign investment attraction, and expressed hishope that the province will be a destination for Australian investors.

Karla Lampe, Executive Director, Trade andInternational, Investment NSW, highlighted the growing relations betweenVietnamese localities and NSW, saying the Australian state is interested inenhancing its trade and investment ties with Vietnam.

Nguyen Loc Ha, Vice Chairman of the People’sCommittee of Binh Duong province, briefed the participants on the locality’spotential and strengths, as well as its incentives for foreign investors, pledging to facilitate their operations.   
 
He called on Australian businesses to invest in suchareas as high-tech, support industries, information-technology, high-techagriculture, trade, services, infrastructure, and education-training.

Representatives from Australian trade agencies andenterprises expressed their impressions of Vietnam’s outstanding developments,and their wish to contribute to strengthening and deepening the bilateral tradeand investment ties.

On March 25 morning, the Binh Duong delegation helda working session with Mohamed Hage, President of the Australia-Arab Chamber ofCommerce & Industry, and Dean Kirkwood, General Manager at ResourceIndustry Network in Mackay city, Queensland, during which they compared noteson future cooperation./.
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