January 03, 2018 | 18:08 (GMT+7)
Can Tho prioritizes bonds with firms from US, Japan, RoK
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will prioritize trade and investment promotion in countries like Japan, the Republic of Korea (RoK) and the US, said Nguyen Khanh Tung, director of Can Tho Investment-Trade Promotion and Exhibition Center.
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| The Tra Noc - Can Tho Industrial Park in Can Tho city. Photo: baoxaydung.com.vn |
At a conference held on January 2,
Tung noted that the move aims to lure large projects to the city, including
logistic center, the Can Tho Vietnam-Japan industrial park, an information and
technology zone and a high-tech agriculture zone.
The city will call for investment in
the Korea-Vietnam Incubator Park
and hold 15 promotion events in Lam Dong province, Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Thap province to
attract investment in high-tech agriculture.
National exhibitions will be held in
the city, including a Southern traditional cake festival, a trade fair on
high-quality Vietnamese products, the international Vietbuild exhibition and an
international agriculture trade fair.
Last year, trade promotion
activities helped the city lure investment and increase export revenue. Some 77 foreign direct investment projects
worth USD 656 million landed in the city in 2017. The city earned nearly USD 1.8
billion from export and service revenue, 5.9 percent above its goal and
13.9 percent higher than the previous year.
At the event, Truong Quang Hoai Nam,
Vice Chairman of the local People’s Committee, asked departments and branches
to work with the Investment-Trade Promotion and Exhibition Center in trade
promotion activities.
Source: VNA