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                        SUMMARY:Meeting with the Authority of Thai Binh Province & Excursion to VinFast Hai Phong
                        DESCRIPTION:<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #003366;"><strong>Northern Vietnam</strong></span> has been making significant strides in recent years, emerging as a fast-growing and captivating region for many foreign direct investment (FDI) companies. To provide our members with a comprehensive understanding of the province's offerings, <strong><a href="https://vietnam.ahk.de/en/">AHK Vietnam</a></strong> in collaboration with <strong><a href="https://gba-vietnam.org/">GBA</a></strong> are organizing a delegation visit to <span style="color: #003366;"><strong>Hai Phong and Thai Binh Province</strong></span>, scheduled for two days from <span style="color: #003366;"><strong>27 to 28 June 2023</strong><span style="color: #000000;">.</span></span></span>

<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>Kindly find more details about the program as below:</em></span>

<span style="color: #003366; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>The German Delegation Visits Hai Phong and Thai Binh Province</strong></span>

<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="color: #003366;">Date</span>:</strong> Tuesday-Wednesday, 27-28 June 2023</span>

<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="color: #003366;">Location</span>:</strong> Hai Phong and Thai Binh Province</span>

<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="color: #003366;">Participants</span>:</strong> Representatives of national and provincial authorities, representatives of German Embassy, representative of AHK Vietnam, representatives of GBA, German-invested enterprises in Vietnam; local companies and associations.</span>

<span style="color: #003366; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Key Content:</strong></span>
<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">i. Feedback exchanges from the German-invested companies in the Northern Vietnam with the provincial People’s Committee;</span>
<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">ii. Proposals to improve the investment environment, remove difficulties and support enterprises;</span>
<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">iii. Potential new German companies that may be interested in learning more for future investments.</span>

<span style="color: #003366; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Detailed Agenda: Click <span style="color: #ff0000;"><a style="color: #ff0000;" href="https://gba-vietnam.org/wp-content/uploads/Full-Agenda_Thai-Binh_27-28-June.pdf">here&gt;&gt;&gt;</a></span></strong></span>

<strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Highlight of Day 1: Tuesday, 27 June</span></strong>
<ul style="list-style-type: square;">
 	<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Meeting and visiting <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/vinfast/" data-attribute-index="6" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">VINFAST </a>factory in Hai Phong</span></li>
 	<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Gala Dinner in Thai Binh Province</span></li>
</ul>
<strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Highlight of Day 2: Wednesday, 28 June</span></strong>
<ul style="list-style-type: square;">
 	<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Hybrid Conference: Investment Opportunities for German companies in Thai Binh Province</span></li>
 	<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Meeting and visiting Green I-Park Thai Binh and the Coastal Road connecting Thai Binh, Quang Ninh and Hai Phong</span></li>
</ul>
<strong><em><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">*To register for 2-day event (as a GBA member), please fill in this form <a href="https://rtpm.spectos.com/gba27-28june2023" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">&gt;&gt;&gt;</a> | </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Registration deadline: <span style="color: #ff0000;">by Tuesday, 20 June 2023</span></span></em></strong>

<strong><em><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">*To register for Hybrid Conference, please fill in this form <a href="https://forms.office.com/r/sSGCvBGxNQ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">&gt;&gt;&gt;</a> | </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Registration deadline: <span style="color: #ff0000;">by Sunday, 25 June 2023</span></span></em></strong>

<strong><em><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">*Shuttle bus, meals and accommodation cost are covered by Thai Binh province during the 2-day trip. </span></em></strong>

<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Contact person: </strong></span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">(AHK Vietnam) Ms. Dao Thu Trang: <a href="mailto:trang.daothu@vietnam.ahk.de" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">trang.daothu@vietnam.ahk.de</a> | (GBA) </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Ms. Mai Anh: <a href="mailto:maianh@gba-vietnam.org">maianh@gba-vietnam.org  </a></span>

<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><img class="size-full wp-image-31800" title="The German Delegation Visits Hai Phong and Thai Binh Province 1" src="https://gba-vietnam.org/wp-content/uploads/The-German-Delegation-Visits-Hai-Phong-and-Thai-Binh-Province-1.png" alt="" width="1080" height="1350" /></span>

<em><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>About VinFast Hai Phong  </strong></span></em>

<em><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">VinFast automobile factory was built in a 365 hectares area in Cat Hai Island, Hai Phong province. The company assembled talent from multiple established companies and sourced European design, engineering, and production technology partners. Furthermore, VinFast has become the first OEM factory in Viet Nam with Technology from Germany. </span></em>

<em><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>About Thai Binh province </strong></span></em>

<em><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Thai Binh is a coastal province in the Red River Delta Vietnam, adjacent to the northern key economic region (Hanoi - Hai Phong - Quang Ninh). With a vast array of advantages such as geographical location, young, abundant, well-trained human resources, large area of land for industrial development, modern infrastructure, inter-regional transport network being synchronously invested, dynamic local authorities with effective administration that facilitates businesses; friendly residents, Thai Binh province has created a favorable environment for investors to invest.  </span></em>
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