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HCM City committed to boosting cooperation between Vietnamese, Indonesian enterprises

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Phan Van Mai on March 14 said that the city is committed to being a responsible partner and actively facilitating cooperation between businesses of Vietnam and Indonesia, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups.
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Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Phan Van Mai (right) meets with Arsjad Rasjid, Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Ho Chi Minh City on March 14. (Photo: VNA)

 

HCM City (VNA) – Chairman of the Ho Chi MinhCity People’s Committee Phan Van Mai on March 14 said that the city iscommitted to being a responsible partner and actively facilitating cooperation between businesses of Vietnam and Indonesia, particularly smalland medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups.

Mai made the statement when receiving Arsjad Rasjid,Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) who isvisiting Vietnam.

He said that Vietnam and Indonesianeed to strengthen cooperation at the government and locality levels and between businesses toimplement the five priorities that Indonesia chose for its ASEAN chairmanshipyear.

The official said that SMEs and startups in the two countries cancooperate in digital transformation, digital finance, and e-banking.

Playing an importantrole in the region's agricultural production development chain and a healthcarecentre in the southern region of Vietnam, HCM City is ready to join andshare experience with Indonesian partners in food security, healthcare anddisease response, Mai said. 

He added that the city hopes to promote cooperationwith Indonesia in human resource training, and people-to-people diplomacy tojointly contribute to the development of Vietnam-Indonesia relations and theASEAN community.

For his part,Rasjid expressed his impression of the dynamic and strong development of HCM City.

He emphasised thatas the ASEAN Chair this year, Indonesia hopes to further strengthen traderelations with ASEAN members, especially Vietnam, including HCM City, because the population of two countries accounts for a large proportionof the bloc.

Rasjid said Indonesiaand Vietnam have favourable conditions to strengthen cooperation in areasincluding those relating to SMEs, carbon emission reduction, food security,medical research, and production./.

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