Tinh introduced the province’s potential and advantages in
agriculture development, especially clean farming, to supply for Hanoi market, first
of all 8,000ha of citrus fruits. He wished that Taiwan would open a processing
facility for the products in the locality, adding that Taiwan’s agriculture is
growing strongly with new and quality varieties of high economic value.
Therefore, he urged Taiwan to invest in not only farm produce processing but
also new varieties. Moreover, the climate in mountainous communes in Hoa Binh is
similar to the temperate zone so that Taiwanese firms could consider planting
chayotes and purple garlic.
The official called for Taiwanese investment in one of the 8
industrial zones in the locality to attract Taiwanese investors. Tinh also called
for attention to the fact that Hoa Binh is home to scenic landscapes,
especially Hoa Binh lake which is planned to be a key national tourist area in
combination with fish farming and real estate development. He suggested Taiwan
consider investing in the Hoa Binh 4 bridge in the form of official development
assistance (ODA).
The
working session between the provincial authorities and the delegation of the
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Hanoi
Speaking at the event, the head of the Taipei Economic and
Cultural Office in Hanoi thanked the provincial authorities for their warm
welcome and said bilateral ties have been further tightened and become more
effectively. He said since 2015, the Taiwanese government has launched the new
Look South policy to facilitate domestic investment in Southeast Asian
countries, with Vietnam as a key investment destination. He believed that there
will be more Taiwanese projects in Vietnam in the near future while existing
projects will be expanded. He said Taiwan is ready to provide preferential ODA loans
for Hoa Binh to build the Hoa Binh 4 bridge and wished that the province would consult
the Transport Ministry about the significance and necessity of the project to
speed up its progress.
About agricultural production, he supported the three directions
for cooperation, which are clean agriculture, high-tech farming of orchid and
rice, and animal husbandry. Taiwan will send delegations to the province to study
business opportunities in agriculture and work with the Ministry of Agriculture
and Rural Development to add Hoa Binh to the list of items in the
Vietnam-Taiwan agriculture cooperation. Taiwan will also consider investing in
industry and tourism, Shi said.
The representative added that Taiwan welcomes and creates
favourable conditions for Hoa Binh to send delegations to Taiwan to promote investment.
He expressed his belief that bilateral ties will be closer and the
Hoa Binh 4 bridge project will be a good start for the Taiwan-Hoa Binh ties in
the new period./.
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