Can Tho needs to improve transport infrastructure to lure more investments: RoK official

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will improve transport infrastructure and issue special policies to attract businesses, especially those from the Republic of Korea (RoK), said Min Moon-ki, Commercial Attaché of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Embassy in Vietnam.

Monday, October 10, 2022 21:02

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A corner of Can Tho city (Photo: Internet)

Can Tho (VNA) - The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will improve transport infrastructure and issue special policies to attract businesses, especially those from the Republic of Korea (RoK), said Min Moon-ki, Commercial Attaché of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Embassy in Vietnam.

Min, who led a delegation from the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT), had a working session with the provincial leaders on October 10, during which the two sides discussedcooperation opportunities in such fields as new energy, hi-tech agriculture andexport of rice and aquatic products.

He said as many Koreanfirms want to invest in new agriculture technology, both sides could cooperatein using modern machinery to produce quality rice.

He wished more Vietnameseaquatic products and farm produce, especially rice, would be exported to theRoK in the near future.

According to him, Koreanenterprises also expect to develop solar and wind power plants used inindustrial production. He hoped that the O Mon thermal power plant would be putinto operation soon to draw investment from foreign firms, including those fromthe RoK.

For his part, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s CommitteeNguyen Ngoc He expressed his hope that Min will serve as a bridge linking Korean investors with Can Tho.

In his opinion, RoK firms wishing toinvest in hi-tech agriculture should choose the south as their destination.

At the event, the two sides looked into theoperation and management of the Vietnam-RoK Agricultural Machinery Centre andthe status of the Korea-Vietnam Incubator Park (KVIP) based in Tra Noc 2 Industrial Parkin the city./.

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