On the morning of July 11, 2025, at the headquarters of the Hai Phong Economic Zone Management Board (No. 9 Dinh Tien Hoang Street, Hong Bang Ward, Hai Phong), Le Trung Kien, member of the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the City People’s Committee and Head of the Hai Phong Economic Zone Management Board, chaired a working session with the delegation of the Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Vietnam (KoCham), led by Ko Tae Yeon, Chairman of KoCham.
Overview of the meeting.
Participating on behalf of the Hai Phong Economic Zone Management Board were Nguyen Quang Minh, Deputy Head of the Board, and representatives of the Investment Management Division, the Planning and Construction Division, and the Hai Phong Investment Promotion – Employment – Business Support Center.
KoCham delegation participants.
The KoCham delegation included Park Young Joon, Chief Executive Officer of VL Investment; Clayton Jin, Executive Director of VL Investment; Lee Cheong, General Director of VL VINA; and Jung Yeon Doo, legal representative director of VL VINA.
The working session was an opportunity for the two sides to exchange and discuss cooperation in developing southern Hai Phong, focusing on planning, industrial-park infrastructure investment and solutions to promote sustainable development. In particular, the delegates discussed an industrial-waste treatment project, an issue of special interest to KoCham and closely linked to Hai Phong’s goals of green development and a circular economy.
Le Trung Kien speaks at the meeting.
Speaking at the session, Le Trung Kien affirmed: “Hai Phong always values Korean investors and creates the most favorable conditions for them to operate and expand production and business. The Hai Phong Economic Zone Management Board will continue to accompany and support enterprises, with the goal of sustainable, effective and environmentally friendly development.”
Ko Tae Yeon, Chairman of the Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Vietnam (KoCham), speaks at the meeting.
On behalf of the delegation, Ko Tae Yeon, Chairman of the Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Vietnam (KoCham), expressed his appreciation for the thoughtful and professional reception by the Hai Phong Economic Zone Management Board. He praised the open investment environment, synchronized infrastructure and active support of the city authorities, and said that Korean enterprises would continue to study expanding investment in Hai Phong, especially in high-tech industry, logistics, clean energy and smart urban development.
The working day took place in a cordial, open and effective atmosphere and identified concrete cooperation opportunities between Hai Phong and the Korean business community. The two sides agreed to maintain a regular exchange mechanism and closely coordinate investment promotion, business support and the development of new industrial parks in the southern area of the city.
Leaders of the Hai Phong Economic Zone Management Board and the KoCham delegation take a commemorative photo.
At the end of the program, leaders of the Hai Phong Economic Zone Management Board and the KoCham delegation took a commemorative photo marking a new step in investment and cooperation between Hai Phong and South Korea, toward sustainable, modern and effective development./.
Hai Phong Investment Promotion – Employment – Business Support Center