Industrial park of Vietnam - RoK economic cooperation set up in Hung Yen
The People Committee of northern Hung Yen province has issued a decision on the establishment of an industrial park of the Vietnam - Republic of Korea (RoK) economic cooperation.
Vice Chairman of the Hung Yen People’s Committee Dang Ngoc Quynh (R) presents the decision on the industrial park establishment to the TDH Ecoland company (Photo: hungyen.gov.vn)
Hung Yen (VNA) -The People Committee of northern Hung Yen province has issued a decision on theestablishment of an industrial park of the Vietnam - Republic of Korea (RoK)economic cooperation.
The project, covering morethan 140ha of land, is carried out by the LH Group of the RoK, the TDH Ecoland companyof Vietnam, and some Korean investors. It is part of a core economiccooperation project promoted by the RoK Government in the housing, realestate, and industrial sectors via its New Southern Policy.
Investedwith over 1.78 trillion VND (77 million USD) in total, the project aims todevelop clean industrial park infrastructure, helping turn Hung Yen into a modernand “green” industrialised province.
ViceChairman of the provincial People’s Committee Dang Ngoc Quynh said Hung Yenalways stands side by side with enterprises to deal with any difficulty andobstacle. It will create the best possible conditions for them to accelerate investmentso that the first RoK-style clean industrial park in Vietnam will becomeoperational soon.
The industrial park of Vietnam - RoK economic cooperation will be a symbol ofthe two countries’ economic ties, he added./.
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Vice Chairman of the Hung Yen People’s Committee Dang Ngoc Quynh (R) presents the decision on the industrial park establishment to the TDH Ecoland company (Photo: hungyen.gov.vn) 
