Receiving and working with the delegation were Mr. Nguyen Van Hung - Board of Directors' Chairman of Becamex IDC Corp and leaders of provincial departments, committees, branches and Smart City Office.
Overview of the meeting
At the meeting, Ms. Ha Thanh - Deputy Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs thanked and welcomed the delegation for visiting and working with Binh Duong province.
She said, Binh Duong has always been evaluated as one of the leading provinces and cities in Vietnam in terms of socio-economic development, industrial development and attracting foreign direct investment (FDI).
Up to now, Binh Duong province has attracted more than 4,000 FDI projects with a total registered capital of nearly 40 billion USD from 65 countries and territories around the world. In which, UK enterprises have 19 projects and total investment capital of nearly 200 million USD.
Delegates discuss on the sidelines of the meeting
In recent years, Binh Duong province has actively cooperated with foreign partners to develop and implement the Projects of Smart City and Binh Duong Innovation Region, especially including the Science and Technology Industrial Park Project with vision to become the Innovation Center of the Southern Key Economic Region.
She hoped that, through the meeting, she will exchange and draw many experiences from enterprises; at the same time, find practical solutions to build Binh Duong province into a smart and sustainable city.
Ms. Ha Thanh - Deputy Director of Department of Foreign Affairs speaks at the meeting
Ms. Emily Hamblin - Consul General of the UK affirmed that over the past 10 years, the trade relationship between Vietnam and the UK has grown to a new height. She believed that, with its strength in science and technology, in the coming time, the UK will strongly cooperate with Vietnam in transport infrastructure development, renewable energy, wastewater management and treatment, healthcare, etc. In particular, the UK side wished to cooperate with Binh Duong to improve the quality of education and support scholarships for students; promote the development of artificial intelligence, cyber security and smart city construction, helping Binh Duong maintain high growth rate, improve competitiveness and sustainable development.
Ms. Emily Hamblin – Consul General of the UK speaks at the meeting
At the meeting, enterprises from the UK expressed their impression of Binh Duong province's strategy and development orientation.
UK enterprises appreciate Binh Duong's investment environment
Enterprises and delegates shared and discussed solutions for high-tech development, network security, broadband, AI technology application, etc. to help Binh Duong change the industrial development model to a smarter and more modern direction; help enterprises transform production, improve competitiveness, especially small and medium-sized enterprises. At the same time, enterprises also want to learn more about the investment environment in the province to have opportunities for cooperation in the near future.
Reported by Doan Trang- Translated by Thanh Tam