Horasis – Asia Meeting – a good opportunity for Binh Duong: Deputy PM
The Horasis – Asia Meeting 2019 creates opportunities for the southern province of Binh Duong to promote its images, while helping businesses to study investment climate in Binh Duong city, an attractive and trustworthy investment destination in Vietnam, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has said.
Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue addresses at the opening ceremony of the Horasis – Asia Meeting 2019. (Photo: VNA)
Binh Duong (VNA) – The Horasis – Asia Meeting 2019 createsopportunities for the southern province of Binh Duong to promote its images,while helping businesses to study investment climate in Binh Duong city, anattractive and trustworthy investment destination in Vietnam, Deputy PrimeMinister Vuong Dinh Hue has said.
Addressing at the opening ceremony of the meeting on November 25, Deputy PM Hueurged Binh Duong province to improve its business environment, betterhigh-quality human resources to meet requirements of the Fourth IndustrialRevolution, as well as branch out local economy in tandem with environmentalprotection.
Along with socio-economic development, the locality should act to build amodern lifestyle, protect natural resources, and develop smart urban areas in asustainable manner, he said.
He held high expectation for the locality’s breakthroughs, believing that itwill contribute greatly to the prosperity of the Southern Key Economic Zone andthe country as a whole.
He also affirmed that the Vietnamese Government will create favourableconditions for all businesses to successfully land investments in Binh Duong,and many other localities across the nation.
Meanwhile, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Tran Thanh Liem saidthat the meeting is a special event, which gathered international experts,investors, and high-level leaders to find rational development strategies forpeace, stability and prosperity in the region.
Binh Duong province wished that important measures will be outlined, helpingthe locality stand ready for international integration, promote the industrialisationand modernisation process, and realise the target of becoming a smart urbanarea, he added.
The Horasis – Asia Meeting attracted of more than 1,000 guests who arehigh-level leaders of large corporations from 60 countries and territoriesworldwide. The two-day event features four plenary meetings and 35 dialogueswith the participation of world leading speakers. The sessions will focus oninternational and regional economic issues and new technological developmenttrends./.
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Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue addresses at the opening ceremony of the Horasis – Asia Meeting 2019. (Photo: VNA) 
