Dong Nai firms recover after riot damage

Almost all the enterprises affected by the recent social disturbances in the southern province of Dong Nai have resumed their normal operation, according to Mai Van Nhon, deputy head of the provincial Industrial Zones Authority (DIZA).
Almost all the enterprises affected by the recent social disturbances inthe southern province of Dong Nai have resumed their normaloperation, according to Mai Van Nhon, deputy head of the provincialIndustrial Zones Authority (DIZA).

According to theauthority, 204 local enterprises were affected by acts committed bysome individuals, who took advantage of the May 13-14 protests againstChina ’s illegal placement of its oil rig in Vietnam ’s waters todamage and loot foreign factories. Of the total, 198 firms are locatedin industrial parks.

As of May 26, 203 firms hadrestored their production, while factory and equipment of the lastcompany are being repaired so that it can resume its operations soon,said Nhon.

He said that immediately after theincident, the authority coordinated with the firms’ owners to assess thedamage caused to the enterprises and provide proper support.

Johnson Wood Vietnam, a Taiwanese company in Tam Phuoc industrialpark, was one of the firms affected by the incident that has resumed itswork.

According to Pham Xuan Nam, anadministrative officer of the company, 2,500 workers have returned towork. The company is also intensifying operations to make up for theproduction loss incurred due to the disruption, he added.

Shen Hsin Yuan, Vice Director of Perfect Vision company, anotherTaiwanese firm in Long Thanh industrial park, said his firm has alsorecovered its production soon after the incident. He said his confidencein the Dong Nai investment environment remains unchanged, expressinghis hope that the regrettable case will not happen again.

Meanwhile, Imamura Tomofumi, Chairman of the Japanese BusinessAssociation in Dong Nai, said 32 affected Japanese enterprises haverecommenced their work. He said he hopes the local government willcontinue supporting enterprises.

So far, the localcustoms department has sent the necessary guidelines to enterprises,especially those that lost their documents in the disorder, so that theycan receive support in the work, according to Le Van Danh, head of theprovincial Customs Department.

Meanwhile, Cao NgocSon, deputy head of the Communications and Support Office of theprovincial Taxation Department, said the department has sent teams tothe sites to support enterprises.

The department is prioritising tax refunds for affected firms, he added.-VNA

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