Chủ Nhật, 05/09/2021, 11:00 (GMT+7)
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Prime Minister urges Samsung Vietnam to raise domestic content

ABO/NDO - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked Samsung to increase the ratio of domestic content in its electronic products manufactured in Vietnam during a visit to its facility in the northern province of Thai Nguyen on September 3.

He also expressed his hope that there will be Vietnamese people in senior leadership positions at its factories in Vietnam in the future.

During the visit, Prime Minister Chinh called for Samsung’s cooperation in importing vaccines and transferring their technology to produce vaccines and treatment drugs for COVID-19.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visits a manufacturing facility of Samsung in Thai Nguyen Province. (Photo: Tran Hai).
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visits a manufacturing facility of Samsung in Thai Nguyen Province. (Photo: Tran Hai).

The Government leader proposed that Samsung, with its reputation and influence, uses its voice to convince the Government of the Republic of Korea and partners to sell, transfer and lend vaccines to Vietnam.

The Prime Minister said he welcomed the fact that Samsung has continued its long-term investment strategy in Vietnam and vowed to work with the company to realise the strategy successfully.

For his part, CEO of Samsung Vietnam Choi Joo Ho thanked the Vietnamese Government for supporting its production and business activities and pledged to take measures to guarantee a safe working environment.

On the same day, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited a boarding school in Dinh Hoa District, where he chaired a virtual conference with the provincial government and district authorities on socio-economic development, COVID-19 prevention and preparations for the new school year.

(Source: NDO)

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