Binh Dinh organizes a Korean investment promotion conference online
12/03/2021

 

Binh Dinh Provincial People's Committee has issued an official letter assigning the Economic Zone Authority to coordinate with the Departments: Foreign Affairs, Planning and Investment, related agencies and Becamex IDC Corporation to prepare for organizing the Korean Investment Promotion Conference online on March 23, 2021.

 

The conference on investment promotion for Binh Dinh in Korea 2018

This conference aims to promote the potentials and advantages of Binh Dinh to Korean investors, directly invite Korean entrepreneurs and investors with good brands operating inside and outside Vietnam to learn about the environment and investment opportunities in the province. Besides, it aims to create connection and cooperation between businesses of the province and Korea in business expansion. The conference will be attended by the leaders of Binh Dinh Provincial People's Committee, of Yongsan District, of concerned departments and agencies; Becamex IDC Joint Stock Company; Korea International Trade Association (KITA), Korean Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) and more than 100 Korean enterprises.

At present, there are four projects of Korean investors in the province with total capital of USD 97.71 million, namely: Sepplus Binh Dinh Export Garment Factory of Sepplus Binh Dinh Co., Ltd. with total capital of USD1.5 million; QNY Solar Power Plant project worth USD 70 million of QNY ENERGY Co. Ltd.; Feed mill worth USD 24.48 million of CJ Vina Agri Co. Ltd., CJ Cinemas with investment of USD 1.73 million of CJ CGV Vietnam Co., Ltd., (CJ Vina Agri Co., Ltd. and CJ CGV Vietnam Co., Ltd. are two subsidiaries of CJ Group from Korea).

In the period from 2016 - 2020, Binh Dinh province also had many investment promotion missions in Yong San district, Yanggu district, Seoul city (Korea), including important meetings such as: greeting the commune. assigning offices of several major economic groups: Lotte Group, CJ Group, LG Group, Samsung Engineering Company, Hana E&C Company, ... At the same time with the help of Yongsan District, the province has successfully organized Investment Promotion Conference in 2019 in Korea with the participation of more than 250 Korean enterprises.

During 2016 - 2020, Binh Dinh province also sent many investment promotion missions to Yong San district, Yanggu district, Seoul city (Korea), the delegates had meetings with major economic groups such as Lotte Group, CJ Group, LG Group, Samsung Engineering Company, Hana E&C Company, ... Also with the help of Yongsan district, the province successfully organized Investment Promotion Conference in 2019 in Korea with the participation of more than 250 Korean enterprises.

Vietnam - Korea relations have undergone 29 years since the two countries established diplomatic relations, 13 years of partnership - strategic cooperation. It can be said that the cooperation between the two countries has developed very strongly, especially in the economic field.

In order to mark 25-year friendship between Yongsan district and Quy Nhon city, two localities have established a close relationship to expand economic exchange and friendly cooperation such as supporting to promote the province’s image to Korea. Thereby, the two sides have coordinated to hold many promotion conferences to lure Korean businesses to invest in Binh Dinh. As a result, many qualified and enthusiastic Korean investors have visited the province to seek investment opportunities.

The Investment Promotion Conference this year will be conducted in the online form to ensure safety in the prevention of Covid 19. Binh Dinh Provincial Centre for Investment Promotion will cover more information about the conference on this website.

Binh Dinh is a province in the South Central Coast of Vietnam, with a total natural area of 6,071 km2 and a population of about 1.5 million people. It borders Quang Ngai province to the North, Phu Yen to the South, Gia Lai to the West and the East Sea to the East.

Binh Dinh is the southernmost province of the Central Key Economic Region (Thua Thien Hue, Da Nang, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai and Binh Dinh). Through National Highway 19 and Quy Nhon International Seaport, Binh Dinh is the nearest and most convenient gateway to the sea of the Central Highlands, Southern Laos, Northeastern Cambodia and Thailand. Therefore, Binh Dinh plays a very important role in socio-economic development, defense and security consolidation of the entire region and the country.

Binh Dinh is endowed with conditions for socio-economic development, with the following potentialities and advantages:

Firstly, Binh Dinh is the nearest gateway to the East Sea among the countries in Mekong sub-region

Located in the center of the North-South axis on all 4 routes of roads, trans-Vietnam railway, airway and sea with quite convenient transportation infrastructure.

Quy Nhon International Port, one of the major seaports of Vietnam, has the advantage of an air-tight anchorage area, large warehouse, with the third largest handling volume of goods in Vietnam, able to receive ships of 70,000 DWT. From Quy Nhon port, cargo can go directly to major seaports in Asia and other countries around the world. In 2019, the volume of goods handled by Quy Nhon port reached 9 million tonnes. In addition to Quy Nhon and Binh Dinh ports, there are three other domestic ports, namely Thi Nai, Tan Cang and Central New Port, with capacity of about 3 million tons/year.

Phu Cat Quy Nhon International Airport - where Bamboo Airlines is located, has more than 30 flights daily to Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Hai Phong, Vinh, and Thanh Hoa provinces. In 2019, Quy Nhon International Airport welcomed more than 1.4 million passengers, the average growth of the airport reached 27% /year. International flights to Northeast Asian countries are also being provided.

Binh Dinh is also the intersection of the two most important national routes, National Highway 1A and National Highway 19 connecting Laos, Cambodia and Thailand, which is significantly convenient for businesses to transport goods, raw materials to the North, the South or the Central Highlands provinces, to Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand. Along with the roads connecting districts, towns and the city in the whole province to form a complete traffic network, meeting the transportation needs of investors.

Dieu Tri Railway Station is close to Quy Nhon City, it is in the top 12 major national stations, where any train will stop to pick up and drop off passengers and goods.

Secondly, Binh Dinh has abundant and high quality human resources

With a population of about 1.5 million people, of which over 55% are of working age, Binh Dinh can provide abundant human resource for investors.
There are 3 universities in the province, Quy Nhon University, Quang Trung University and FPT University-AI branch, which provide trainings of many different professions each year and thousands of students graduate from these universities. Several big names in education and training such as Emasi, KinderWorld, Ischool are present in Binh Dinh now. In addition, Binh Dinh also has 5 colleges and vocational secondary schools, making an important contribution to training services and meeting human resource needs for the province and the region.

Currently, Binh Dinh province is planning and building Quy Hoa Science Urban Area and Long Van Artificial Intelligence (AI) Center, with the orientation of becoming the nucleus to promote socio-economic development of the province and area. This is the first science urban area in the country, when put into operation, it will become a typical destination of Vietnam for science, education and brand positioning of scientific tourism products for tourists in Vietnam and around the world.

Thirdly, Binh Dinh is gradually rising to become a nucleus of growth, an urban - industrial - service centre of the key economic region in the Central region

Binh Dinh has established 10 industrial parks, 63 industrial clusters, with a total planned area of over 5,000 hectares, and many industrial clusters are being planned to invite investment.

In particular, the province is focusing on building Nhon Hoi economic zone of 14,308 hectares with many main functional subdivisions such as industrial production, trade, tourism services, urban areas, energy... The most expected part, Becamex Binh Dinh Urban and Service Industrial Park (2,300 hectares) is being built.

Fourthly, Binh Dinh is promoting marine economic development

With numerous beautiful landscapes and beaches, and a very rich and diverse aquatic system such as Ky Co, Eo Gio, Trung Luong beaches, Nhon Chau island ... so it is very convenient for the development of tourism services and resort projects, including sea and island tourism.

Along 134 km of coastline, a variety of industrial parks, fishing harbours, logistics, hotels, and resorts have emerged. Phuong Mai peninsula connecting to Quy Nhon city, from a deserted sandy area to a hot spot for investment, especially after Nhon Hoi economic zone was amended to become a luxury planning, focusing on marine tourism, services, urban, industrial and seaport development. Not only developing tourism but other marine economic sectors such as seafood exploitation in the province have increased continuously for many years in both quantity and quality. 

Fifthly, Binh Dinh has a long-lasting history and rich culture

Currently, Binh Dinh province still preserves many valuable tangible and intangible cultural works. It is the nurturing place of talents of many great cultural houses of the nation such as Dao Tan, Dao Duy Tu, Xuan Dieu, Che Lan Vien, Yen Lan, Han Mac Tu…. The locality is the cradle of the art of Tuong opera, Choi performance, folk songs and the birthplace of the immortal Tay Son traditional martial art that has been handed down to present.

Binh Dinh is always addressed as land of serenity and hospitality, enthusiasm and strong commitment, smoothness and consistency in investment support.

The invitation from Binh Dinh and commitments of the leadership are strong for investors to seek business and cooperation opportunities. Coming to Binh Dinh, entreprenours will not encounter any barriers because we pledge to support investors from forming ideas, seeking investment opportunities, to project construction and implementation quickly and effectively.

Binh Dinh constantly reforms administrative procedures and working styles. The provincial leaders and officers at departments and organizations at all levels work with high responsibility, friendly attitude, transparency, quickly propose solutions to the requirements of businesses and investors to create the most favorable business environment.

The time for processing and supporting administrative procedures to formulate and implement projects is regulated. The time limit for issuing investment certificates is shorter than as prescribed by the central government.

Through this conference, Binh Dinh wishes that the leaders of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Heads of Vietnamese representative missions abroad pay great attention and support the connection of Binh Dinh province with international organizations so that Binh Dinh can have opportunities to introduce, advertise and participate in promotion and luring investment.