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HCM City leader seeks Israel’s support for start-up incubators

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong has sought support for developing start-up incubators from Israel, which is viewed as the start-up nation.
HCM City leader seeks Israel’s support for start-up incubators ảnh 1Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong (R) and President of Israel Reuven Ruvi Rivlin (Source: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – Chairmanof the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong has soughtsupport for developing start-up incubators from Israel, which is viewed as thestart-up nation.

During a meeting with President ofIsrael Reuven Ruvi Rivlin in Ho Chi Minh City on March 23, Phong spoke highlyof Israel’s technical expertise and management capacity in hi-tech agricultureand other projects underway in the city.

He wished that Israeli businesseswould continue partnering with Ho Chi Minh City in fields of Israel’s strengthssuch as farming, information technology, tourism, and personnel training.

The host asked the Middle Eastcountry to continue providing scholarships for local management officials toimprove their capacity in the fields of agriculture, environment, ruralreconstruction, economy and education, among others.

Ruvi Rivlin, for his part, affirmedthat agreements reached by the two countries’ leaders and upcoming bilateralfree trade agreement will lay down an important foundation for their businessesto enhance wide-ranging cooperation, towards lifting bilateral ties to agreater height.

Sharing his feeling about Vietnamduring the trip, the Israeli leader said wonderful images of Vietnam willinspire more Israeli youths to come to the country, contributing to increasingbilateral economic, trade and tourism links.

Collaboration programmes in educationwill help the two countries’ young generations and people bolster mutualunderstanding and solidarity and share experience in fields of shared concern,he said.

Taking note of the host’s proposals, Rivlinstated that Israeli firms, especially those operating in the city, are ready toshare experience and invest in start-ups in Vietnam.

Following the meeting, host and guestwitnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on a 200 millionUSD financial package in health care between Israel’s Jasmine Group and DatVang Real Estate Investment Company.

Earlier, the Israeli President andhis spouse visited a milch cow farm in Pham Van Hai commune, Binh Chanhdistrict, which applies Israel’s technological know-how, within the frameworkof the Dairy Demonstration and Experiment Farm project for 2012-2017.

In the afternoon the same day, hostand guest attended the Vietnam-Israel business forum and witnessed the signingof a MoU on research and development cooperation between the Israel InnovationAuthority and the National Technology Innovation Fund.

During his stay, Rivlin called onNguyen Van Troi elementary school in District 4, Family Medical Practice clinicin District 1 and a social model of providing support for people with disabilitiesin Thao Dien ward, District 2.-VNA
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