China’s Goertek seeks 25-hectare expansion in northern Vietnam
Chinese electronics giant Goertek is seeking permission to expand its production site in Vietnam’s northern province of Bac Ninh by 25 hectares.
A Goertek delegation disclosed the information at a meeting with Bac Ninh authorities on Monday, the first working day after the Lunar New Year holiday (Tet).
The delegation also urged provincial authorities to support the firm with work permits for foreigners and construction of roads connecting to the factory, located in Nam Son-Hap Linh Industrial Park.
Nguyen Anh Tuan (right), chief of Bac Ninh Party Committee, visits Goertek factory in Bac Ninh province, northern Vietnam, February 3, 2025. Photo courtesy of Bac Ninh newspaper.
Backing Goertek’s activities in Vietnam, Nguyen Anh Tuan, chief of Bac Ninh's Party Committee, asked relevant agencies to collaborate with the electronic giant. He also called on Goertek to provide training courses outside Vietnam for Vietnamese experts.
Goertek should also invest in building a research & development (R&D) center in Bac Ninh, Tuan added.
Goertek has invested over $1.3 billion in Bac Ninh province, including two projects of $625 million in Que Vo Industrial Park and two others of $690 million in Nam Son-Hap Linh Industrial Park.
Notable products are telecommunications items and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). For 2025, the firm plans to increase its Vietnamese workforce to 60,000 people.
In December 2024, Bac Ninh province said it would strive to soon complete site clearance for the Nam Son-Hap Linh Industrial Park project to facilitate Goertek's investment.
The industrial park has seen site clearance for 220 hectares out of the total 306.4 hectares completed, said the facility investor Kinh Bac City. It currently struggles to process site clearance for three farming land lots of 25 hectares and one defense land of 1.2 hectares, it added.
Bac Ninh Chairman Vuong Quoc Tuan emphasized that the site clearance would help provincial authorities approve another investment registration certificate for Goertek in Q1/2025 and facilitate Goertek to begin construction in Q2/2025.
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