Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Vince Cable and
Foreign Secretary William Hague of the UK on Dec. 7 launched a campaign
to encourage British businesses to look for business opportunities in
emerging markets in Asia, including Vietnam.
The campaign is scheduled to be conducted between February 2012 and March 2013 by the UK Trade and Investment (UKTI).
As part of the project, UKTI will join forces with the Royal Bank of
Scotland (RBS) to deliver a series of programmes with the aim of
introducing to UK businesses business opportunities in 12 key markets in
Asia, including Vietnam, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan,
Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan and
Thailand.
Vince Cable said that UK firms are
successful in many Asian markets, urging companies from all sectors to
get involved in this campaign.
Foreign Secretary William Hague said that the country’s businesses
should target these markets, adding that the UK government always
supports their efforts.
A workshop themed
“Discovering Asia- a world of opportunities for UK enterprises” will
be held by UKTI in London in February, 2012.
In
addition, RBS will also host four events on business in Asia in
different localities in the UK in order to present potentials of Asian
markets to small and medium size enterprises of the UK./.