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HCM City, China’s Yunnan look to expand cooperation

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong on May 31 received Ruan Chengfa, Governor of Yunnan province of China, who is on a working visit to Vietnam.
HCM City, China’s Yunnan look to expand cooperation ảnh 1Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong (L) receives Ruan Chengfa, Governor of Yunnan province of China (Source: VNA)

HCMCity (VNA) - Chairman of theHo Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong on May 31 received RuanChengfa, Governor of Yunnan province of China, who is on a working visit to Vietnam.

During the reception, Phong highlighted the flourishing relationsbetween Vietnam and China in general and between HCM City with Yunnan provincein particular, saying that HCM City has signed cooperation agreements with 8provinces and cities of China, including Yunnan.

While briefing the guest on the southern hub’s socio-economic development, Phongstressed that the city is focusing on developing a smart city, and aims to becomea financial hub of the Southeast Asian region.

He also mentioned challenges facing the city in its development, which comefrom climate change, rapidpopulation growth, and asynchronous development of urban transport system,noting that addressing those challenges opens up opportunities for cooperationbetween enterprises of the two nations and the two localities.

Phongsuggested the two sides further promote cooperation in tourism,education-training, with an emphasis on short-term training on human resourcesdevelopment, infrastructure and smart city development,  and logistics industry.

For his part, Ruan praised HCM City’s development, saying that the locality isan economic motive force of Vietnam, which contributes about 20 percent to the Statebudget.

Yunnan wants to cooperate with HCM City in tourism, he said, adding that withits potential and advantages such as beautiful landscapes and the applicationof information technology in providing services, Yunnan will attract more andmore visitors in the future.-VNA
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