In recent years, Korea always
remains one among countries holding largest investment in Dong Nai with more
than 300 existing projects valued at over USD5 billion in total. Since 2013 til
now, there were nine Korean non-governmental organizations coming for survey
and sponsorship with total fund of VND16.4 billion in terms of social welfare
projects and programs. Korean enterprises has been actively contributed into economic
development and job creation to thousands of labour in the province. Regarding
the people-to-people alone, the establishment of the Dong Nai-based
Vietnam-Korea Friendship Association has helped create a new impetus to promote
friendship ties between the two peoples in Korea and Dong Nai province,
enhancing mutual acknowledgement and cultural exchanges and deepening
solidarity of both nations.
Lim Jae Hoon – Korean Consul General to Ho Chi
Minh city delivers a speech at the 4350th Korean National Foundation
Day, held by the provincial Vietnam-Korea Friendship Association
People-to-people
exchange – connecting enterprises and localities
Founded thanks for good cooperation between the
province and Korean firms in many aspects, the provincial Vietnam-Korea
Friendship Association has been facilitated for setting relations with the
Korean Consulate General to Ho Chi Minh city and Korean partners operating in
Dong Nai.
Right from its first days after establishment, its
members, by their enthusiasm and proactiveness, set out course of plans and
particular purposes each year, closely work with relevant departments and
agencies to host cultural exchanges marking national day and diplomatic relations
between the two countries. In addition, the Association also proactively
arranges for meeting discussing coordination activities with existing Korean
enterprises such as mobilizing for social welfare participation, meeting with
students, establishing its sub-associations at enterprises, etc. These
initiatives did receive attention from many Korean firms like Taekwang Vina,
Changshin, Hyosung, Hwaseung Vina, Lotte Mart, Welcron Global, KCTC, etc.
Growth of
sub-associations at enterprises
By November 2018, three
sub-associations of Vietnam-Korea friendship have been founded in Dong Nai
University, Lac Hong University and Posco VST with 425 members in total. Their operations
have initially attracted the participation of members and cooperation with
Korean partners is therefore expanded. Especially, with the two sub-associations
to be established at enterprises, their activities are expected to help
strengthen the relations between Vietnamese labour and Korean investors. In the
coming time, these at-enterprise sub-associations will be
multiplied mainly in Korean enterprises, bringing their activities to the
grassroots levels to help create widespread effects, targeting not only all
walks of life but also the Korean partners in Dong Nai.
Mr. Nguyen Minh Hung – Chairman of the provincial
Vietnam-Korea Friendship Association handovered the founding decision to its
sub-association in Posco VST (Nhon Trach industrial park).
More than three years
operating, the provincial Vietnam-Korea Friendship Association still keeps its
efforts to become a bridge connecting Dong Nai people and Korean enterprises
and organizations as well, contributing to the provincial
socio-economic-cultural development, deepening ties between Dong Nai and Korean
people.
LE HUONG