Attending and addressing the Korea-Vietnam Business Forum this morning, PM Nguyen Tan Dung stated that the presence of a large number of the two countries’ business communities is an evidence of closer and closer bilateral cooperation.
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PM Nguyen Tan Dung witnesses the signing of cooperation documents
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With more than 2,150 ongoing FDI projects in Vietnam, worth of nearly US $19 billion, the Republic of Korea (RoK) the second position among 90 countries and territories doing investment in the Southeast Asian country.
The Vietnamese PM praised projects conducted by Korean investors, which have benefited both the countries and significantly Vietnam’s socio-economic development.
PM Dung informed that Vietnam is vigorously improving investment environment, perfecting its legal system and simplifying administrative procedures in order to give best conditions for foreign investors.
Vietnam encourages Korean enterprises to expand their operations to such fields as transport, energy, urban development, high technologies, agriculture and rural development, said the PM.
He reiterated that the Vietnamese Government will maintain the mechanism of regular dialogue with investors in order to timely tackle difficulties while realizing investment policies.
Amid the global financial and economic turmoil, close cooperation between the two business communities will not only benefit enterprises but also speed up the bilateral partnership between Vietnam and the RoK, concluded PM Dung.