The Central Trading Development Group (CT&D) was established in 1989 in Taiwan, R.O.C. by a group of experienced businessmen to pioneer and develop trade and investment opportunities in the Pacific Rim.

The Principals and founders of CT&D have played a significant role in the extraordinary economic transformation of Taiwan and have demonstrated the ability to successfully anticipate and capitalize on opportunities in the rapidly developing economies of Asia.

KTIC tree plantation in Kien Giang Province. The only large-scale forestry and agriculture project under foreign development in Vietnam

In Vietnam, they found a country at the very early stages of its economic development with all the characteristics of the Taiwan and Korea economies of 30 years ago. This vast economic potential led the group to eventually develop four projects in Vietnam, with an aggregate investment of US$650 million.

Continuously active since 1989, CT&D is one of the largest single foreign investors in Vietnam. CT&D Group is a privately owned company which seeks business opportunities that prove to be beneficial to the host country as well as to the developers themselves. In 1994, the Asian Wall Street Journal stated that CT&D Group represents "a sharp break from past Taiwanese foreign investment". CT&D's vision is to maximise shareholder value through long-term investment, resourcefulness, perseverance and professional management.