Orientations for support industry development and experience in supporting small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) were focused at the Business Partner City (BPC) 2016 conference.
Sanjo city in Japan ’s Niigata Prefecture has agreed to help the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau in human resource training by receiving apprentices from the province to study and work in Sanjo.
The southern province of Dong Nai attracted 1.34 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) as of July 19, a year-on-year rise of 20 percent, surpassing the annual target by 34 percent.
An agreement to hold international fairs and business connectivity programmes for Vietnam’s support industry was signed in Ho Chi Minh City on June 15.
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc said he supports Samsung’s expansion of investment in Vietnam to other fields besides electronics, suggesting such industries as energy, sea port, health care and infrastructure.
Phan Dang Tuan, former Director General of the Institute for Industry Policy and Strategy, spoke to Hai Quan (Customs) newspaper on how to develop support industries in Vietnam.
Industrial parks and export processing zones in HCM City attracted investment worth 197.86 million USD in the first quarter of 2016, a year-on-year decline of 53.4 percent
The southern province of Dong Nai has so far this year attracted 33 new foreign direct investment (FDI) projects, with nearly half of them poured into support industries.
President Truong Tan Sang asked Samsung Group of the Republic of Korea (RoK) to help Vietnam develop the support industry during a reception for Han Myong Sup, Samsung Vietnam’s General Director.
Korean leading manufacturer Woojin Plaimm will supply machines and maintenance services to Minh Nguyen support industry company under their agreement signed in Ho Chi Minh City on March 2.
President Truong Tan Sang has expressed his hope that Japan’s Gunma prefecture will assist Vietnam in areas of the locality’s strength such as industry, especially the support industry.
HCM City has focused on drawing investment in the support industry in a bid to assist the development of the domestic supply chain and lay a foundation for sustainable high technology development.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has created programmes for the 2016-25 period to provide support for organisations and individuals in developing industries.
The southern metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City has attracted several Japanese firms into its Vietnam-Japan Technology Park, an all-in service park model designed specifically for the supporting industry.
Two support industry projects from the Republic of Korea, worth 112 million USD in total, were authorised to land in the Saigon Hi-Tech Park (SHTP) in Ho Chi Minh City on December 17.