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HCM City vows to support RoK firms’ long-term investments

HCM City vows to help foreign investors, including those from the Republic of Korea (RoK), to make long-term investments in the city.
HCM City vows to support RoK firms’ long-term investments ảnh 1Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong receives Park Soo Kwan, Honorary Consul General of Vietnam in the RoK’s Busan region (Source: VNA)

HCMCity (VNA) – HCM City vows to help foreign investors, includingthose from the Republic of Korea (RoK), to make long-term investments in thecity.

Chairmanof the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong made the promise at ameeting with Park Soo Kwan, Honorary Consul General of Vietnam in the RoK’sBusan region on October 17.

Phongcalled on Park to continue promoting ties between the two localities and toencourage firms from Busan and the RoK to invest in the city, particularly inbuilding infrastructure, addressing environmental pollution, developing hi-techagriculture, and in the support industry.

Forhis part, Park said RoK firms, including those in Busan, consider Vietnam andHCM City as a promising market, adding that they want to help make HCM City adevelopment hub of the region.

NumerousRoK enterprises want to invest in the city in waste treatment, waste-to-energydevelopment, and urban infrastructure, he said.

The RoK is the fourth biggest investor among 92 nations and investing inHCM City.-VNA
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