The delegation included comrade Nguyen Cao Son, member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; leaders of a number of departments, branches, and organizations of the province and Tam Diep city.
South Korea is one of Vietnam's leading economic partners. In the 2019-2022 period, South Korea was always in the top 3 countries with the highest amount of foreign direct investment (FDI) invested in Vietnam. As of May 2023, South Korea is Vietnam's largest foreign investment partner, with 9,666 valid projects, total registered investment capital reaching more than 81.56 billion USD, focusing mainly on the fields of processing, manufacturing, electronics, high technology, logistics, construction, etc.
Korean projects are often large-scale, contributing significantly to the gradual building of strategic supply chains in Vietnam.
Over the past 30 years of establishing diplomatic relations, the two-way trade turnover between Vietnam and Korea has continuously grown strongly. Vietnam's main export items to Korea are textiles, phones and electronic components, seafood, wood and wood products, leather shoes, etc. Vietnam imports items such as: computers, electronic products and components, phones and phone components, machinery, equipment, various types of gasoline and raw plastics.
Korea is also a country with a long history and culture, with many similarities to Vietnam. In recent years, Korea has made a breakthrough in preserving and promoting the value of cultural heritage, building a heritage economy, developing cultural industries and innovation. Cultural industries in Korea not only leave their mark in the region but also have a global influence, contributing to building a national brand, affirming cultural strength in building, developing the economy, culture, society and international integration.
The successes of Korea are valuable lessons for Vietnam in general and localities in particular in building and developing culture to become a resource and driving force for economic, cultural and social development as directed by General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at the 2nd National Cultural Conference in 2015. 2021.
With the desire to successfully implement the Strategy to develop Ninh Binh province into a centrally-governed city with the characteristics of a millennium heritage city, on the basis of cooperation agreements between the two countries as well as between Ninh Binh province and provinces and cities of Korea, the provincial delegation visiting and working in Korea this time had working sessions in the cities of Asan, Ansan, Busan, Gyeongju, Suncheon, Jeollanam province; visited and paid a courtesy call to the Vietnamese Ambassador to Korea.
At the working sessions, Comrade Doan Minh Huan, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the working delegation and members of the delegation exchanged and informed about the socio-economic situation, development perspectives and major orientations on attracting investment and socio-economic development of the province, especially the policy of promoting tourism and trade development; at the same time, he wished to continue to strengthen linkage and cooperation activities in developing the automobile assembly industry, automobile supporting industry, electronics... with the leading joint venture of Hyundai Automobile and Thanh Cong Group; promote economic growth, improve labor productivity, competitiveness, production efficiency, reduce carbon emissions, towards a green economy, a circular economy.
Cooperate in organizing events, performing arts, media - advertising, building film studios - cinema, photography, handicrafts, creative design, entertainment software... associated with restoring and exploiting the value of Hoa Lu Citadel - "Millennium Capital". Cooperate in building, investing in developing high-tech zones, manufacturing semiconductor chips; investing in developing technology using artificial intelligence (AI), big data.
Build and develop models of centers to support innovative startups; mobilize, exploit, link, and optimize local and neighboring resources; cooperate and introduce Korean Startup Investment Funds to invest in startup and innovative models in the province.
Promote cooperation in the field of sports medicine, build sports rehabilitation hospitals, build factories or distributors of sports functional foods; promote sports tourism (Golf, football...); create conditions for brands and distributors of Korean sports fashion and sports accessories to operate in the province; cooperate in research in the field of archaeological excavation, carry out in-situ conservation of archaeological relics, aiming at the goal of academic development, sharing experiences and supporting the application of modern science and technology in heritage conservation, especially in-situ conservation of archaeological relics; promote cooperation and share experiences in the preservation, restoration, restoration, and display of ancient documents, materials, and artifacts.
The Korean side also shared information, discussed and suggested appropriate methods and solutions to promote bilateral cooperation between Vietnam and Korea in general, between Ninh Binh province and Asan, Ansan, Busan provinces and partners and investors. Thereby, enhancing the effectiveness of friendly cooperation, in the spirit of focus, key points and towards specific fields and markets; especially promoting in the fields that the neighboring country has strengths in and are consistent with the province's development viewpoints and orientations, such as automobile manufacturing and assembly industry, supporting industry, cultural industry, tourism - service development and science and technology.
During the working trip, the delegation conducted a field survey at Oeam Folk Village; Yonsei Milk Factory; and visited and worked at Hyundai Automobile Factory, Asan City. The delegation also held talks with Mr. Park Gyung-gi, Mayor of Asan City, to evaluate the results of cooperation between the two sides in the past time and discuss the contents of cooperation for development in the coming time. In particular, the two sides signed a Memorandum of Understanding on sending and receiving seasonal agricultural workers from Ninh Binh province to work in Asan City.
Accordingly, Ninh Binh will annually send seasonal workers to work in Asan for 6 to 8 months each time. The two sides commit to ensuring the requirements for human resource quality and working conditions to ensure the best efficiency for both sides.
The delegation visited and worked at K-Unicorn Academy, the Academy of Entrepreneurship and Innovation under the Korea Startup Support Organization KOSME, in Ansan city; learned about building and developing a knowledge-based economy, innovation, and mechanisms and policies to support startups in Korea.
During the working program, the delegation worked with Mr. Joo Nak-Young, Mayor of Gyeongju City and Gyeongju government colleagues to learn about the unique management mechanism of heritage cities - Ancient Capital, the model of restoration and preservation of cultural heritage, and experience in building and managing heritage cities.
Gyeongju City is not only known as the capital of the Silla Dynasty, a kingdom that existed on the Korean peninsula for a thousand years (from 57 BC to the 10th century), but also the cultural cradle of the Korean people. Gyeongju City Historic Site is like a large outdoor living history museum with a complex of heritage and relics of temples, palaces, pagodas, towers, mausoleums, citadels... reflecting the customs and Buddhist quintessence of the unified Silla Dynasty. Currently, Gyeongju owns the largest number of cultural heritages in Korea with 4 world heritages and 161 national heritages. The heritages are preserved, their values are promoted, and they contribute positively to the construction and development of Gyeongji urban area.
At the meeting, Mayor Joo Nak-Young shared the city's experience in building heritage cities, historical cities, mechanisms and policies to resolve the conflict between conservation and development; especially mechanisms and policies to preserve and restore these valuable heritages and assets, making positive contributions to the development of heritage economy, cultural industry and tourism. The Provincial Party Secretary expressed his hope that after this meeting, Ninh Binh province and Gyeongji will build a close, long-term and sustainable bilateral cooperation relationship, contributing to building and strengthening the relationship between the two countries.
Also in the working program, the Delegation had a working session with the management agency of Suncheon Film Studio, Jeollanam Province. Suncheon Film Studio was established in 2006, is the place where more than 100 famous feature films, documentaries, promotional programs, investment promotion... Here, the Delegation visited and learned about the investment and construction mechanism, the management and operation of the film studio, and learned about the experience in building and developing the cultural industry in general and the film studio in particular in Ninh Binh.
The working trip to Korea by the Provincial Party Secretary and the delegation ended successfully with many practical and effective activities; contributing to enhancing the relationship between Ninh Binh and localities and Korean enterprises; promoting investment cooperation, creating a strong driving force to promote socio-economic development, creating a premise for Ninh Binh to successfully implement the Resolution of the Party Congresses at all levels and Resolution No. 30-NQ/TW dated November 23, 2022 of the Politburo on socio-economic development and ensuring national defense and security in the Red River Delta region to 2030, with a vision to 2045 and the Planning of Ninh Binh province to 2030, with a vision to 2050.
Following the working program abroad, on June 28 and 29, the delegation visited and worked with partners in Japan.
News and photos: Hai Minh
Source: https://baoninhbinh.org.vn/doan-cong-tac-tinh-ninh-binh-tham-lam-viec-tai-han-quoc/d20240625154219177.htm
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