The National Development Council (NDC) Minister Kung Ming-hsin (龔明鑫) attended the Taiwan-Vietnam Forum with Vietnamese officials and business owners to discuss the construction of a non-tariff industrial park at the Lạch Huyện International Port on Tuesday.
In his remark, Kung said that the transfer of Taiwan’s manufacturing industries to Vietnam initiated the economic and trade development between the two countries. Kung expressed that Taiwan’s investment in Vietnam has entered a new era to develop global logistics, port management, and renewable energy.
According to Vietnamese officials at the forum, the Vietnamese government is building a free-trade zone and a seaport encompassing 22 wharfs that are 15 to 18 meters deep near Hải Phòng, the third largest city in the country. The construction project functions to accommodate maritime transport, logistics, goods processing, exports, and technological manufacturing.
Kung said that Taiwan has been considered a more advanced country in the Asia-Pacific region. He said that Taiwan looks forward to forging cooperations with Vietnam to further contribute to carbon reduction in the world.