Huaxiang Group: Building an Affable Economic Zone in Cambodia
Located at 135km and 314D2km on National Road 1 in Svay Rieng Province, Cambodia, there is an economic zone known by resident enterprises asaffable. Relying on scientific long-term planning, profound cultural heritage, complete supporting facilities, and friendly preferential policies, it has rapidly emerged as a dazzling new star in Cambodia's economic landscape since its establishment in 2024. Facing the volatile international economic situation and under the heavy pressure of 36% tariffs from the United States, the economic zone has readjusted its strategic layout, calmly coped with international economic challenges, attracted investment with an "affable" attitude, and steadily expanded and strengthened the economic zone step by step. It conveys the voice of Hunan people's unity and struggle in Cambodia. It is the Huaxiang International Economic Zone.
Honoring Commitments, Keeping Hopes Alive for Invested Enterprises
Huang Liping, Chairman of Huaxiang International Economic Zone, emphasized in an interview with reporters: "At present, the enterprises settled in the economic zone have assets of at least tens of millions. These enterprises trust Huaxiang and choose Huaxiang, and I must fulfill my commitments to them, because these entrepreneurs have 'bet' all their fortunes on Huaxiang International Economic Zone. If our services are not in place, if we promise so much to enterprises during investment promotion but fail to deliver anything after they settle in, or only deliver one or two points with discounts, it is equivalent to Huaxiang International Economic Zone digging a 'pit' for them. I can't do such a thing, and all Huaxiang people can't do it." After listening to the statement of this honest and simple man from Loudi, people believe that the future of Huaxiang International Economic Zone is more promising.
The commitments made by Huaxiang International Economic Zone to settled enterprises include land property rights, supporting service systems, high-quality hardware facilities, etc. The first phase of the zone covers an area of 800 hectares, with a total planning of 1500 hectares, all with permanent property rights. Enterprises can start building factories immediately after purchasing land without waiting. The roads in the zone have completed the "six connections and one leveling" construction, significantly improving the construction efficiency. Xinxiang Construction (International) Construction Company under Huaxiang Group can provide factory construction, sales and rental services for settled enterprises: 3000-10000 square meters of factories for flexible selection, single/double-layer steel structure factories optional, and customized services to meet diversified needs.
To provide "one-stop" services for settled enterprises, Huaxiang International Economic Zone has invited relevant departments such as the Cambodian Ministry of Commerce/CDC, Ministry of Labor, Customs Department, and provincial government administrative departments to set up offices jointly, providing professional services such as business registration, production licenses, human resource services including foreign work permit handling and social security registration, as well as full-chain import and export support services. These include timely "nanny-style" services such as professional customs declaration teams, on-site tax planners, and bonded logistics coordination teams, allowing settled enterprises to enjoy star-level "move-in ready" services like personal house purchase. On the second floor of the office building of Huaxiang International Economic Zone, there are four or five connected offices, including the Customs Office, Customs Automated Declaration System, and the Representative Office of the Ministry of Commerce, which greatly shortens the handling time for settled enterprises.
With Sincerity, Filling the Economic Zone with Warmth
The Confucian classic "The Doctrine of the Mean" states: "Only the most sincere people in the world can manage the great principles of the world, establish the fundamental principles of the world, and understand the transformation and nurturing of heaven and earth." It also says: "Sincerity is the beginning and end of things. Without sincerity, there is nothing. Therefore, the gentleman values sincerity." Huang Liping from Loudi, Hunan, deeply understands the profound significance of the word "sincerity". In his view, sincerity is the cornerstone of business success, and only sincerity can win trust. Huaxiang International Economic Zone has always adhered to the principle of establishing a business with "sincerity" and attracting investors with sincere services.
The "sincerity" of Huaxiang International Economic Zone is reflected in the considerate airport pick-up service. To show respect for customers, Huaxiang International Economic Zone provides VIP airport pick-up services for entrepreneurs arriving at Ho Chi Minh City International Airport in Vietnam and Phnom Penh International Airport in Cambodia. The exquisite and high-end Coaster minibus makes customers feel "at home" as soon as they board the vehicle. After customers inspect Huaxiang International Economic Zone and are satisfied to sign the land purchase agreement, from the land purchase/factory construction stage, to the production stage, and then to the operation stage, Huaxiang International Economic Zone will provide customers with services such as government approval agency, project construction application assistance, CDC company registration assistance, factory inspection assistance, environmental assessment assistance, employee recruitment and training assistance, as well as certificate of origin assistance, import and export document assistance, and international logistics connection. Any of these processes, without the help of the economic zone, if only relying on the settled enterprises to complete, will consume a lot of time, manpower and economic costs.
The "sincerity" of Huaxiang International Economic Zone is also reflected in the care for employees. Some newly recruited employees, because they did not apply for a business visa when entering Cambodia and their labor permits have not been completed, this will hinder their normal work in Cambodia. Huaxiang International Economic Zone will provide employees with services such as Vietnam border customs clearance coordination and business visa extension. In terms of life, entertainment and self-cultivation, independent book corners and entertainment rooms have been set up on the fourth and third floors of the office building respectively. Employees who pursue elegant culture can go to the fourth floor, surrounded by books, and have a dialogue with noble souls from ancient and modern times at home and abroad; employees who live a free and easy life can go directly to the entertainment room on the third floor. Such a comfortable and warm life in Huaxiang makes employees feel the full sincerity of the enterprise's boss.
Building a City, Brewing Strength on Khmer Land
From the long-term planning of Huaxiang International Economic Zone, in the near future, a "Huaxiang City" with golden brilliance on the land will be built here. To solve the living problems of employees of settled enterprises and the schooling problems of their children, facilities and places such as large supermarkets, high-end cafes, bars, pubs, KTVs, banks, star hotels and schools will all become a reality from planning. At present, at the entrance of Huaxiang International Economic Zone, there is an ABA ATM and a nearly 300-square-meter cafe to be renovated and opened. This has built a prototype for the future convenient and intelligent living community. Cambodian workers like to drink beer and sing, turning ordinary days into an elegant poem, and the bars and KTVs of Huaxiang International Economic Zone are the poetic highlands where their souls can be placed. The construction of outdoor swimming pools and outdoor sports halls makes it no longer a dream for employees to have streamlined figures. Huaxiang City, which values sports, culture and harmony, brings enterprises a different experience of settling in.
To build a city with unlimited potential, Huaxiang International Economic Zone has prepared the hardware facilities. The zone has a rich groundwater system with stable water supply; gigabit optical fiber has achieved full network coverage; the intelligent public fire protection system provided by the zone can eliminate potential safety hazards such as floods and fires in the bud. The 26MW dedicated power line with dual-circuit power supply guarantee is sufficient to support the normal operation of enterprise production; to assist settled enterprises with heavy pollution and high energy consumption, the zone has also built a high-standard sewage treatment system. The overall planning of daily treatment of 5000 tons of wastewater prevents industrial wastewater from threatening environmental pollution. The service rules of implementing national first-class discharge standards, 24-hour online water quality monitoring, and maintenance by a professional water treatment engineer team support the infrastructure framework of "Huaxiang City". Naturally, with the continuous expansion of scale, these infrastructure facilities will be upgraded and transformed, becoming the real infrastructure engine for the take-off of "Huaxiang City". In addition, Huaxiang's grand vision of building Cambodia's unique eco-friendly economic zone makes "Huaxiang City" more motivated for development.
From the perspective of location advantages, the future of "Huaxiang City" is no longer a dream. It is adjacent to Cambodia's National Road 1, Jinba Expressway (to be completed in 2027) and Mupai Expressway. In the future, a transnational passage of "Phnom Penh - Bavet - Ho Chi Minh City" will be formed, and the driving time from Phnom Penh to Bavet will be reduced from 3 hours to 1.5 hours. Huaxiang International Economic Zone has the transportation convenience of covering Phnom Penh International Airport, Chongde International Airport (soon to be operational), and Ho Chi Minh International Airport within 3 hours. With such unique location advantages, it is difficult for "Huaxiang City" not to rise. A detailed traffic network data shows the bright future of "Huaxiang City": 137 kilometers away from the capital Phnom Penh; 121 kilometers away from Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh Port; 23 kilometers away from PREY VOR Customs; 34 kilometers away from Bavet Border Gate; 2 kilometers away from National Road 1... Svay Rieng Province, where the zone is located, is an industrial province in Cambodia with a working-age population of 500,000, unique among Cambodia's 24 provinces. Enjoying favorable timing, geographical location and harmonious human relations, Huaxiang International Economic Zone is moving towards the vast future of "Huaxiang City".
Achieving Success, Letting Pure Wealth Contain Appreciation
Huang Liping, Chairman of Huaxiang International Economic Zone, emphasized that the employees of the enterprise come from different fields and are professional elites in their own areas of expertise. For Huaxiang, this business giant ship, to sail further, everyone needs to "learn from each other's strengths to make up for their weaknesses". Everyone exerts their professional advantages, does their own things well within their duties, and then develops one or two professional skills, which can make the career path smoother. "Being professional in one field and versatile in others" is the mission of Huaxiang people and also everyone's active pursuit of quality improvement. "Lvshi Chunqiu·Mengxia Ji·Yongzhong" says: "Everything has its strengths and weaknesses, and so do people. Therefore, good learners can take others' strengths to make up for their own weaknesses", which is similar to Zeng Guofan's "Six Admonitions" that "talking about others' shortcomings is to protect one's own shortcomings, and boasting about one's own strengths is to envy others' strengths". Advocating that every employee respects each other, learns from each other, and jointly copes with the complex business environment is the "winning magic weapon" of excellent entrepreneurs' overall planning.
Another management truth regarded as sacred by Huaxiang people is: "Seeking profits in a reasonable and righteous way". In traditional Chinese culture, "righteousness" means appropriateness. If we form words with modern Chinese, we can form words like "appropriate". Zeng Guofan also said: "Profits can be shared but not monopolized; plans can be made by a few but not by the many." The men from Loudi who came out of Shuangfeng County, Zeng Guofan's former residence, worked hard under Huaxiang Group, and established Huaxiang International Economic Zone with the pioneering spirit of starting from scratch, becoming an incubator of massive pure wealth. The founders of the economic zone deeply understand the cosmic operation laws revealed in the Confucian classic "The Great Learning" that "when wealth is accumulated, people disperse; when wealth is dispersed, people gather" and "with virtue, there are people; with people, there is land; with land, there is wealth; with wealth, there is use". This makes Huaxiang International Economic Zone stand out in the competition with many economic zones and become a blessed place for foreign investment in Cambodia. From the example of Ren Zhengfei, founder of Huawei, who made Huawei a great world enterprise by letting all employees hold shares, we can see that the future of Huaxiang International Economic Zone will encounter more splendid scenery.