Hanoi (VNA)– The Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s SamsungVietnam on April 17 jointly launched a programme to train 200 Vietnamese expertsserving training and re-coaching demand of supply firms in support industry ofVietnam.

Addressing thelaunching ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung affirmed that the RoKis one of the top economic partners of Vietnam, while Vietnam is also one of themajor partners of RoK firms.

More and more Korean businesses are operating in Vietnam, making importantcontributions to the country’s economic development, he said.

He added that currently, about 150,000 Vietnamese people are living in the RoK,a strong force that helps foster the Vietnam-RoK partnership.

Vietnam is on the wayto industrialisation and modernisation, he said, stressing that the country isfocusing on three strategic breakthroughs of completing the socialist-orientedmarket economy institution, developing synchronous infrastructure system and transforminggrowth model to improve the economy’s competitiveness.

He underscored theneed to boost the growth of support industry, especially in electronics,mechanical manufacturing, automobile, footwear and garment. Therefore, thecountry has always created optimal conditions in policy as well as a favourablelegal corridor for this industry’s expansion.

However, the Deputy PMalso pointed to the poor capacity of Vietnamese supply firms and their weakconnectivity while stressing the vitality of investing more on human resources.

He expressed hisbelief that the programme will make great contributions to the expansion ofVietnam’s support industry.

The Deputy PM alsoasked the Ministry of Industry and Trade to support Samsung in dealing witharising problems for the highest efficiency of the programme.

Meanwhile, Shim Won Hwan,Director-General of Samsung Vietnam, said that human resources training forenterprises is the shortest path for Vietnam to improve competitiveness in thefuture.

This year, Samsungplans to give consultations to 12 Vietnamese firms within the programme, hesaid, adding that sending Samsung experts to Vietnamese firms will be a goodway to boost the support industry’s growth.

He held that thelaunching of the programme marks a new development milestone between theVietnamese Government and the company.

After graduating, 200experts of the programme will be sent to Vietnamese firms across the country.

Minister of Industryand Trade Tran Tuan Anh hailed the significance of the programme, holding thatits success will help enhance capacity of Vietnamese firms, strengthening theircompetitiveness and opening up new opportunities for them in engaging in supplychains of multinational groups, including Samsung.-VNA