The Provincial People's Committee receives and works with HiteJinro Group of Korea

The working session drew the attendance of Comrade Dinh Gia Dung, Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Chief of Office of the Provincial People's Committee; representatives of the Vietnam Trade Office in Korea, the enterprises investing in the infrastructure of Lien Ha Thai Industrial Park.

The Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee receives representatives of HiteJinro Group of Korea.

At the meeting, Mr. Hwang Jung Ho, CEO of the global business division of HiteJinro Group discussed the progress of the investment project of the soju wine factory in Lien Ha Thai Industrial Park; affirmed that this is a project with an investment scale of more than 100 million USD, covering an area of ​​about 8.2 hectares. The project not only marks an important step in HiteJinro's global production expansion strategy but is also the Group's first factory built outside of Korea.

Mr. Hwang Jung Ho expressed his gratitude for the attention and support of the former Thai Binh provincial government, now the new Hung Yen province, during the project implementation process. HiteJinro hopes to continue receiving support in infrastructure, administrative procedures and quality human resources so that the project can be completed soon as committed, making Hung Yen a center for soju production and export to many countries. The Group also commits to building an environmentally friendly factory, effectively managing energy and reducing carbon emissions, contributing to the sustainable development of the locality.

At the working session.

Speaking at the meeting, Mr. Nguyen Quang Hung, Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, highly appreciated the potential, experience and international reputation of HiteJinro Group - a leading Korean enterprise in the field of beverage production.

The Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee emphasized: The merger of Thai Binh and Hung Yen provinces into the new Hung Yen province is a strategic breakthrough to create a space for inter-regional and inter-provincial socio-economic development. Thereby, it also contributes to optimizing the potential of the marine economy, industry, services and tourism; at the same time, forming a large urban area with the scale and strategy to attract investment and sustainable development. He reaffirmed that HiteJinro Group chose Thai Binh in the past, now Hung Yen province as an investment destination, demonstrates the growing attraction of the province's Economic Zone and the province's attractive investment incentive mechanisms and policies.

Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Quang Hung, leaders of the Provincial People's Committee’s Office and delegates present a souvenir to representatives of the Korean HiteJinro Group.

He also expressed his hope that HiteJinro Group would focus all resources, accelerate the project implementation progress, contribute to job creation, increase budget revenue, promote economic restructuring and enhance the value of industrial production of the province in the coming time. Hung Yen province is committed to creating favorable conditions, accompanying investors in the project implementation process; at the same time, requiring enterprises to focus on complying with planning and legal regulations of Vietnamese law, protecting the environment and performing international quality management standards. In particular, compliance with investment in building environmentally friendly factories, energy management and carbon emission reduction has been affirmed by the Group as one of the top criteria.