During the meeting, Dong Nai-based firms discussed with investors form the RoK in the market information of Dong Nai province and cooperation opportunities in a number of key sectors, such as logistics, timber production, garment-textiles and packaging.

Head of the association of Korean investors in Dong Nai Park Hyun Bae said RoK-invested companies are performing effectively in the province. He called on local authorities to continue facilitating their operations in the long term.

In Dong Nai province, investors from the RoK have mainly poured capital into fibre, apparel and leather footwear industries.

Dong Nai is home to 35 industrial parks, 32 of which have already been operational. More than 40 countries and territories have so far invested in the province. The RoK is taking the lead in foreign direct investment, with 328 projects worth over 5.3 billion USD.

Dong Nai ranked fourth nationwide in the volume of import-export revenue, with the figure reaching 21 billion USD in the first nine months of 2016 alone.