Promoting supply chain cooperation between Thua Thien Hue and Thai localities

The conference was organized by the People's Committee of Quang Tri province in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy of Thailand in Vietnam.

Cooperation in many fields

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Phan Quy Phuong informed about the role and position of the East-West Economic Corridor in the development of the province; emphasizing the strategic position of Chan May - Lang Co Economic Zone, which is a highlight on this economic corridor. In addition, Chan May deep-water port is the nearest sea gateway for transporting goods, expanding investment, trade, tourism... between Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam with East Asian countries and the world, playing the role of one of the important "in - out" gates.

Thua Thien Hue is focusing resources on investing in and developing infrastructure and connecting traffic systems to restore and expand this important corridor. Mr. Phuong also mentioned that the province has just completed upgrading the international terminal at Phu Bai International Airport, with a total construction area of about 22,380m2, capable of receiving 5 million passengers/year. Chan May Port has also invested in and completed the construction of 3 wharves with a total length of 910m, capable of receiving cargo ships with a tonnage of up to 70,000 tons... The province is also focusing on developing traffic infrastructure on the East-West economic corridor.

Regarding cooperation with localities in Thailand, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Phan Quy Phuong said that Thua Thien Hue has signed a cooperation agreement with Ubon Ratchathani province and Bangkok capital; at the same time, it has a long-standing cooperative relationship with many other localities in the Northeast region of Thailand. Thereby, Thua Thien Hue has implemented many activities to promote culture, exchange experiences in the field of tourism, and cooperate in training... In particular, from October 21 to 24, 2022, Thua Thien Hue successfully organized a charter flight Hue - Bangkok - Hue. This activity aims to initially restore the market of Thai tourists to Hue.

Mr. Phuong informed that currently, in the province, there are 11 Thai investment projects operating with a total registered capital of 161.5 million USD, mainly in the fields of aquaculture and processing; solar power production, wood chips and forestry tree nurseries... The value of import and export turnover between Thua Thien Hue province and Thailand in 2022 reached 26.54 million USD, with exports reaching 4.54 million USD and imports reaching 22.00 million USD. The products and items exported to the Thai market are mainly garments, fibers, machinery and equipment, PP woven bags... "We want to call for and attract investors, distributors and exporters from localities in Thailand", Mr. Phuong emphasized.

Enhanced connectivity

Within the framework of the conference, on behalf of the provincial leaders, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Phan Quy Phuong proposed a number of measures to promote cooperation on the East-West economic corridor between Thua Thien Hue and Thailand. Accordingly, the province wishes to call for Thai investors in the fields of agricultural, aquatic and seafood processing technology; industrial park infrastructure; economic zones, clean energy, renewable energy; services, tourism; hotel and restaurant management; supporting industries; consumer goods production.

Strengthening the connection between Thua Thien Hue manufacturing enterprises and Thai distribution and retail enterprises and promoting linkages in the supply chain, associated with good implementation of regulations on quality, food safety, and traceability of goods. Encouraging enterprises, Thua Thien Hue Business Associations and Thai localities to strengthen cooperation and expand the scale of trade for products in which each side has advantages. Providing and sharing timely information on regulations, trade management policies, operational status, regulations related to customs clearance, testing, quarantine, and traceability of Vietnamese imported and exported goods to Thai localities to promptly support enterprises.

Mr. Phuong also proposed to encourage, facilitate and give incentives to businesses of both sides to participate in trade promotion activities such as fairs, trade seminars, shopping festivals, gradually organized annually to facilitate the consumption of key products, OCOP products, agricultural and aquatic products of Thua Thien Hue to consumers and into the distribution system, trade centers, retail supermarkets of Thailand and vice versa.

Regarding the plan to promote transportation exploitation in general and exploit to attract tourists by air in particular; the plan to exploit logistics after the new Phu Bai International Airport comes into operation, Mr. Phuong hopes that countries, territories; the business community providing international and domestic tourism services will join hands and coordinate to come up with solutions to stimulate tourism demand for Charter Fly to support travel businesses to bring MICE, Caravan, Famtrip, Presstrip groups to Hue and the Central provinces; promote new types and tourism products; contribute to building the image of Hue associated with the titles: "Hue - Festival City", "Hue - Capital of Ao Dai", "Hue - Capital of Cuisine", "Hue - Green City" ... Thereby making Hue a major tourist destination of the country, affirming its position and promoting the socio-economic development of Thua Thien Hue.

Within the framework of the Conference, there are 4 main activities: organizing exhibitions, promoting images of culture, tourism, investment promotion and typical products of Quang Tri province, provinces and cities participating in the event and Thai enterprises; visiting some economic, industrial and cultural establishments in Quang Tri province; meeting and connecting internally between partners of Quang Tri province and Thailand; organizing the conference "Meeting Thailand" between partners of Vietnam and Thailand.

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