Deputy PM welcomes Chinese participation in energy, infrastructure projects

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha received General Manager of the Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) Wang Bin in Hanoi on February 27.
Deputy PM welcomes Chinese participation in energy, infrastructure projects ảnh 1Deputy PM Tran Hong Ha (R) receives General Manager of PowerChina Wang Bin in Hanoi on February 27. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy PrimeMinister Tran Hong Ha received General Manager of the Power ConstructionCorporation of China (PowerChina) Wang Bin in Hanoi on February 27.

The Deputy PM praised theChinese firm’s fruitful operations along with its application of many advanced technologiesaround the world, especially in the fields of energy and infrastructuredevelopment.

With the Vietnam - China comprehensivestrategic cooperative partnership and directions from high-ranking leaders, the two sides hold favourable conditions to develop cross-bordertransport infrastructure projects to serve economic, investment, and tradeactivities, he said.

Vietnam and China signed twomemoranda of understanding on enhancing cooperation in cross-border railwaydevelopment, Ha noted, adding that the facilities connecting transportinfrastructure will become a symbol of bilateral ties.

Aside from investment and businessactivities, Chinese enterprises should also increase sharing experience withand transferring technology to Vietnamese partners so as to boost win-wincooperation, he suggested.

Highlighting the “big room” reservedfor renewable energy development under Vietnam’s national power developmentplan for 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050, the host official welcomed Chineseenterprises, including PowerChina, taking part in renewable energy projects, andexpressed his hope that those projects will become models of fruitful andquality cooperation.

Hawent on to say that he will assign ministries, sectors, and localities tocontinue assisting PowerChina to seek investment in suitable renewable energyand transport infrastructure projects.

For his part, Wang informed his host of activities of PowerChina in Vietnam, noting the firm has close ties withVietnamese enterprises in project implementation and manpower training.

He also talked about some of hiscorporation’s renewable energy projects in China, saying the firm has extensive experience, capacity, and resources for implementing such transport infrastructureprojects as expressways and high-speed railway./.
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