Provincial Party Secretary welcomes the delegation from Montgomery County, Maryland, USA

​(News Portal – Dong Nai) - On the afternoon of November 6, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Hong Linh had a meeting and worked with the delegation of Montgomery County, State of Maryland (USA) and The Vietnamese American Business Council with Mr. Marc Erlich - County Executive of Montgomery County, Maryland. Attending the meeting were Acting Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Vo Tan Duc and leaders of a number of related departments and divisions.​

Provincial Party Secretary greets Head of the Montgomery County, Mr. Marc Elrich. 

At the reception, Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Hong Linh informed the delegation about the socio-economic situation of Dong Nai province. Accordingly, Dong Nai is the first province in the country to have an industrial park since 1965 and currently ranks first in the country in the number of industrial parks with 32 operating industrial parks, attracting investors from 45 countries and territories with a total of 1,594 projects, total registered capital reaching 34.07 billion USD, of which, the number of investment projects from US businesses is 30 projects with total investment capital of over 268 million USD, mainly in the processing and manufacturing industry... ​

Working session between the Provincial Party Secretary and the Montgomery County delegation. 

Dong Nai province has a strategic location with a synchronous infrastructure system, inter-regional transportation system, key highways, seaport - river port system and logistic services that have been and are being developed constantly, especially the Long Thanh International Airport project, which is being constructed with an area of over 5,000 hectares, expected to come into operation in 2025 with a service capacity of 125 million passengers per year. 

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Provincial Party Secretary discusses with Mr. Marc Elrich and his delegation before the meeting

The province is changing its development model from rapid expansion to in-depth development, attracting high-tech investment projects, environmentally friendly projects, using technical labor with high intelligence content, minimizing labor... towards green growth and sustainable development. The Provincial Party Secretary emphasizes that in its development strategy, Dong Nai province is shifting from a labor-intensive economic model to a model with high intellectual content, not labor-intensive, adapting to green development. The province hopes to receive investment cooperation from US businessmen in Vietnam in general and Dong Nai in particular in order to train human resources, develop high-tech projects, and promote a sustainable economy.

Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Hong Linh introduces the painting of Tran Bien Temple of Literature to Mr. Marc Elrich. ​

Mr. Marc Erlich said, Montgomery county is the 3rd largest biotechnology hub in the United States, and is home to leading biotechnology companies. Montgomery also ranks 2nd in the United States in terms of number of PhDs, the most advanced medical facilities in the United States is also in Montgomery…. The purpose of this visit is to create connections, find partners, and establish bilateral cooperation between Dong Nai province and Montgomery county.​

Group photo of Provincial leaders and Montgomery county delegation

 
​At the meeting, the two sides also exchanged and discussed many important information about economic cooperation and sought investment opportunities in many fields of interest to both sides. The group also visited Bien Hoa II Industrial Zone and AMATA Industrial Park. ​