Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) and Chairman of the SK Group
Chey Tae-won (Source: VNA)
During a reception in Hanoi on November 8 for Chairman of
the SK Group Chey Tae-won, the PM asked the SK Group, a multi-sectoral
corporation operating in the fields of energy, telecommunications, information
technology, to continue supporting the Vietnamese government’s economic
development orientations, especially amid the fourth industrial
revolution.
He said the Vietnamese Government assigned the Ministry of Planning and
Investment to study a national strategy, and asked the SK Group to join in the
effort. The PM lauded the group’s support for the construction of a national
innovation centre, an important part in Vietnam’s industrial revolution
strategy 4.0.
PM Phuc said the Government of Vietnam is stepping up equitisation and
divestment in major and effective State-owned enterprises, mostly those working
in the spheres of telecommunications, chemicals, processing industry,
beverages, aviation and energy.
The Vietnamese Government always encourages foreign investors, including the SK
Group with financial capability, expertise, brand and markets, to join in the
process as strategic investors, he said.
As Vietnam is home to nearly 700,000 enterprises, the PM suggested the SK Group
connect Vietnamese small and medium-sized enterprises via its value chain and
global market while promoting investment in fields of its strength such as
semi-conductors, smart urban development, petrochemicals, oil and gas,
renewable energy, energy saving and information technology.
He went on to say that the Vietnamese Government is working to improve the
business climate, thus creating favourable conditions for investors, including
those from the RoK.
Chey, for his part, said the group has launched several new projects in
Vietnam, including its investment in Masan Vietnam, and wants to invest in
other private groups in the country.
He said the SK Group is interested in Vietnam’s equitised enterprises and those
planning for equitisation, environmental protection and social activities in
the country.
The chairman pledged that the SK Group will do its best in business fields in
Vietnam, thus contributing to the country’s socio-economic development and
lifting bilateral ties.
He said the group wants to offer ideas for the development of more Vietnamese
SMEs so as to reach 1 million firms by 2020, and propose measures to protect
the environment and promote environmental treatment technologies in Vietnam.
Source: VNA
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