The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre is home to five projects invested by the Republic of Korea (RoK) with a total registered capital of nearly 82 million USD, heard a meeting on December 14.
Ben Tre (VNA) – The Mekong Deltaprovince of Ben Tre is home to five projects invested by the Republic of Korea(RoK) with a total registered capital of nearly 82 million USD, heard a meetingon December 14.
Speaking at the meeting, held to mark the 30th anniversary of the Vietnam-RoK diplomatic ties, Vice Chairman of the provincialPeople’s Committee Nguyen Truc Son said the Korean investment accounts for 5%of the combined FDI in Ben Tre.
Regarding non-governmental organisations (NGOs), theGlobal Vision and Good People International of the RoK are operating in BenTre, covering education and clean water, with some 110,000 USD committed thisyear.
The provincial General Hospital has been builtat a cost of 1.65 trillion VND (78 million USD), of which 1.33 trillion VNDcomes from official development assistance (ODA) under an agreement between theVietnamese Ministry of Finance and the RoK's Keximbank.
Ben Tre exported 23.45 million USD worth of goods tothe RoK last year, up 2.71% year-on-year, while its import value from thecountry stood at 8.32 million USD, down 63.75%.
The export revenue in the first half of this yearreached 12.33 million USD, a year-on-year rise of 7.31%.
The RoK’s Vice Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City KwonSun Chil expressed his hope that Korean firms will continue their investment inBen Tre and play a more active role in boosting the friendship and exchangebetween the two countries.
On this occasion, the provincial People’s Committeepresented certificates of merit to collectives and individuals in recognitionof their contributions to preserving and enhancing the good traditionalrelations between Vietnam and the RoK as well as between Ben Tre and the EastAsian nation.
Earlier the same day, an event featuring Vietnameseand Korean cultures was held./.
Ben Tre Province is taking measures to effectively improve value chains for eight key agricultural products, including coconut, green skin and pink flesh grapefruit, rambutan, longan, ornamental plants and flowers, pigs, cows, and saltwater shrimp.
A French-language book space was put into operation at the Nguyen Dinh Chieu library in Ben Tre on December 1, catering to increasing demand for the materials in the Mekong Delta province.
Charming scenery, cool air, and immense coconut trees offer potential and advantages for the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre to develop the local tourism industry. The province has been focusing on improving its offerings to make tourism an important economic sector by 2025 and a spearhead economic sector by 2030.
With strong support from local authorities, businesses, organisations, and residents, the province has successfully built or repaired 10,707 homes for disadvantaged households, including war veterans, families of martyrs, ethnic minority people, and low-income residents.
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An art performance at the programme (Photo: VNA) 
