A workshop was opened on October 21 in China ’s Special Administrative Zone of Hong Kong with a view to promoting Chinese investment to Vietnam .
Under the theme of “Investment opportunities and tax policies in Vietnam ,” the workshop was jointly organised by the Vietnamese General Consulate in Hong Kong and Macau and the Hong Kong-Vietnam Chamber of Commerce.
It was attended by tax officers of Vietnam ’s Ministry of Finance, leaders of Quang Ninh province and business representatives in Hong Kong.
Vice Chairman of Quang Ninh People’s Committee, Nguyen Van Thanh, introduced the investment policies and incentives as well as the priority areas for foreign investment of the province.
Meanwhile, Ministry of Finance officers gave feedback to the queries by Hong Kong businesses about tax policies of Vietnam.
General Consul Pham Cao Phong informed participants that Vietnam has successfully weathered the hardest time of the global economic crisis thanks to timely adopting appropriate measures to curb inflation and recession, maintaining the macro-economic stability and ensuring social welfare.
Vietnam attracted 12.5 billion USD in registered foreign direct investment within the first nine months of this year, mostly in long-term projects, and up to 57.6 percent (or 7.2 billion USD) has been disbursed, he added./.