CT Group pitches hi-tech, sustainable projects to Binh Duong province
CT Group, a leading Vietnamese multi-industry conglomerate, presented potential cooperation areas in the southern province of Binh Duong during a working session with Chairman of its People's Committee Vo Van Minh on Tuesday.
Chairman of the Binh Duong provincial People's Committee Vo Van Minh (right) and CT Group chairman Tran Kim Chung. Photo courtesy of Vietnam News Agency.
CT Group chairman Tran Kim Chung outlined some of the projects CT Group is thinking of undertaking in Binh Duong, including training and disseminating methods for automated greenhouse gas inventory, promoting and facilitating carbon credit trading, constructing hi-tech smart industrial parks for semiconductor manufacturing, and developing smart urban areas along major transportation routes.
Established in 1992, the group now has presence in 12 countries through 62 member companies. It is engaged in 11 key sectors, including smart green urban development, infrastructure, environment, logistics, clean food and healthcare, artificial intelligence, drone, genetic and cellular technologies, renewable energy, quantum technology, and semiconductors.
Binh Duong Chairman Minh expressed his support for CT Group's proposals and committed to working closely with relevant departments and agencies to thoroughly discuss the projects in detail.
He noted Binh Duong's ongoing transformation of several small industrial zones in Di An city into hi-tech hubs, creating a welcoming environment for CT Group's ventures.
Binh Duong wishes to draw more strategic investors, especially in the hi-tech sector, to enhance added value and propel sustainable development, he said, adding that CT Group’s projects align with the local socio-economic development strategy and the province will offer all possible support to them.
Chung of CT Group further expressed his interest in collaborating with local universities and research institutes to develop relevant training courses.
Binh Duong is a major industrial hub in Vietnam, and has attracted nearly $41 billion in foreign direct investment, according to official data.
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