Eastern Highway Economic Corridor to be promoted

Cooperation - Investment - PublishedTime : 15:38, 01/03/2023

The economic corridor will be motivation for the socio-economic development of concerned localities.


A scene of the conference


Concerned parties should create directional information channels accessible to investors as the Vietnam Eastern Highway Economic Corridor (VEHEC) is helpful to businesses’ investment activities.

Secretary of the Hai Duong provincial Party Committee Tran Duc Thang made the remark at a conference on VEHEC implementation co-organized by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), the provinces of Hung Yen, Quang Ninh, and Hai Duong, and Hai Phong city on February 28 in Hung Yen city.


VCCI Chairman Pham Tan Cong delivers the opening speech


Thang suggested that leaders of the localities frequently exchange experience in socio-economic management and performance of strong fields in the immediate future.

In the long run, the localities must overlook their own interests to help each other for mutual development.

“Hai Duong is committed to actively join the other localities in implementing effective and practical connection activities,” said Thang.


Secretary of the Hai Duong provincial Party Committee Tran Duc Thang highly appreciates the VEHEC


Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Trieu The Hung added that as a member of the corridor, Hai Duong would contribute its potential and strengths to creating common power and resources for the whole region to exploit.

“Activities with available resources will be done first to create overall strength and attract investors to build a strong regional linkage,” said Hung.

Secretary of the Hung Yen provincial Party Committee Nguyen Huu Nghia affirmed that the conference demonstrated the cooperation, unity, and determination of the four localities and the VCCI in realizing the VEHEC.


Secretary of the Hung Yen provincial Party Committee Nguyen Huu Nghia addresses the conference


The VEHEC will have a part in strengthening connection and economic development among Hai Duong, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh, and Hung Yen.

“It will open up new opportunities for each locality, initially form a sub-regional linkage model of the Red River Delta, and establish an effective operation, coordination, and cooperation mechanism on the basis of optimizing the mobilization and use of resources,” added Nghia.

At the conference, all parties reached agreement on activities in 2023 based on the VEHEC, signed on July 28, 2022 by chairmen of the VCCI and the People's Committees of the four localities.


Chairman of Hai Duong provincial People's Committee Trieu The Hung speaks at the conference


The VEHEC Council will organize investment promotion activities with Japan and Taiwan (China) as the key markets.

It will also hold a forum to discuss issues and measures to effectively develop industrial parks in a green and sustainable direction.

There will be a workshop on green business and investment environment and another for businesses in the region.

The council will also organize training courses for regional business associations and dialogues to remove difficulties in import and export for enterprises…


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