Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung (R) receives President of Samsung Vietnam Complex Shim Won Hwan (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung asked theRepublic of Korea (RoK)’s Samsung Electronics Vietnam Company Ltd to continueproviding concrete support in training and technology transfer to enable Vietnamesesupport industry firms to join Samsung’s value chains.
He made the request while hosting President of Samsung Vietnam Complex Shim WonHwan in Hanoi on January 5.
Dung lauded the company’s large-scale investment in Vietnam, saying it hascreated jobs for hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese workers, bolstered exportsand ensured trade balance between Vietnam and the RoK.
The Vietnamese Government wants Samsung and investors from the RoK to expandproduction and increase productivity and export value, bringing benefits toeach country, he added.
He also affirmed that Vietnam and the RoK are enjoying sound strategicpartnership relations, which are concretised through effective cooperationbetween enterprises from both sides.
The RoK is currently the second largest ODA provider of Vietnam and two-waytrade as of November, 2017 was estimated at 56 billion USD, he said, noticingthat Samsung has been the biggest investor in Vietnam for years.
Shim Won Hwan, for his part, highlighted that stable macro-economy is apositive sign for Vietnam and foreign investors as well.
He took the occasion to thank the Vietnamese Government, ministries andbranches for addressing difficulties for his company to branch out operation inthe Southeast Asian country.
There are 160,000 Vietnamese labourers working in Samsung plants and thecompany has carried out numerous policies to ensure social welfare in thecountry, he said.-VNA
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