Ha Nam pledges to facilitate operation of Taiwanese investors

The northern province of Ha Nam wishes that businesses from Taiwan (China) will pour more investments in the locality, a provincial official said on March 21, pledging to facilitate their operation.
Ha Nam pledges to facilitate operation of Taiwanese investors ảnh 1Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Truong Quoc Huy speaks at the working session. (Photo: VNA)
Ha Nam (VNA) – The northern province of HaNam wishes that businesses from Taiwan (China) will pour moreinvestments in the locality, a provincial official said on March 21, pledgingto facilitate their operation.

At a working session with a delegation of Taiwanesefirms who came to learn about the local investment environment, Chairman of theprovincial People’s Committee Truong Quoc Huy said over the past years, even during the COVID-19 pandemic, Ha Nam maintained a high growth rate, ascompared with other localities in the Red River Delta and in the country.

Ha Nam is in the top 10 localities nationwide interms of foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction, he added, briefing theparticipants on its advantages in geography and transport infrastructure.

The province will work to ensure infrastructure, provideessential services for investors, speed up administrative procedures, support enterprisesin personnel training and housing for workers, and create the best possible conditionsfor them to expand operation, Huy noted.

Nguyen Tuan Hai, Chairman of Alphanam Group, stressedthat Taiwan firms are interested in production and businesses in cities andprovinces around Hanoi, including Ha Nam.

The participating enterprises have strengths in industrialpark infrastructure construction, real estate and commerce, for which Ha Namhas great demand, especially housing for workers and foreign experts, and infrastructuredevelopment at industrial parks and urban areas, he stressed.

The business delegates expressed their wish that localleaders will help them with investment procedures.

Ha Nam is home to eight industrial parks which havebeen put into operation, and plans to build four others. It is calling forinvestments in environmentally friendly manufacturing and support industries, high-techagriculture, tourism, services, health care, education, personnel training andsocial housing./.

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