Secretary of the Thai Nguyen provincial Party Committee Nguyen Thanh Hai (Photo: thainguyen.gov.vn) Thai Nguyen (VNA) - A delegation led by AustralianAmbassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski held a working session with leadersof northern Thai Nguyen province on September 15 to explore cooperation prospectsand opportunities in the locality.
Secretary of the provincial Party CommitteeNguyen Thanh Hai said last year, the province’s gross regional domestic product(GRDP) grew by over 8.59%, surpassing the set target. The province has zonedoff 12 industrial zones and 41 industrial clusters, covering a total area ofmore than 6,000 hectares and attracting major global investors such as Samsung,Dongwha, Hansol from the Republic of Korea. At present, there are 173 projectswith a total registered capital of over 10 billion USD in the province.
At the working session (Photo: VNA) She added that Thai Nguyen exported goods worthover 534 million USD to Australia last year while spending nearly 16 million USD on import of goods from the country. It also possesses rich and diverse resources, with around 200 mineraldeposit locations, including significant reserves of minerals like tungsten andcoal.
According to Hai, education is also a local strength.Thai Nguyen University is one of the largest regional universities nationwide,comprising nine member universities known for their high-quality curricula.
The host committed to open and favourablepolicies, improving the quality of administrative reform and digitaltransformation, thus creating the best possible conditions for investors whenthey come to explore and invest in the locality.
Sharing Australia’s strength in mining andeducation, Goledzinowski said Australian investors are interested in Vietnamand Thai Nguyen in particular.
He believed that Thai Nguyen will be anattractive destination for Australian investors in the coming time, and pledgedto share information to step up the increasingly deep and effective cooperativerelationship between the two sides./.
