Vietnamese, Malaysian firms share experience in regional integration

Vietnamese and Malaysian businesses shared experience in regional integration at a conference and a forum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on October 8.
Vietnamese, Malaysian firms share experience in regional integration ảnh 1ASEAN Business Connection Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Source: VNA)
KualaLumpur (VNA) – Vietnamese and Malaysian businesses shared experiencein regional integration at a conference and a forum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,on October 8.

The conference on ASEAN business connectivity and the forum themed “ASEANEconomic Community: Opportunities and Challenges to Vietnamese businesses” wereattended by more than 300 Vietnamese enterprises and a number of Malaysiancounterparts.

Speaking at the event, Dr. Doan Duy Khuong, Vice Chairman of the VietnamChamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), talked about changes in the businessenvironment in ASEAN and the world at large.

Such changes have generated both challenges and opportunities for the businesscircle, including those from Vietnam, he said, expressing his hope thatVietnamese firms would learn experience to overcome the obstacles and make thebest use of the opportunities at the event.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Malaysia Le Quy Quynh described the ASEAN membercountries, including Malaysia, as promising markets for Vietnamese enterprises.

The diplomat promised to do his utmost in order to support and connectVietnamese and Malaysian enterprises together, contributing to enhancing thebilateral economic and trade ties.

On this occasion, representatives from state management agencies, scholars andscientists cleared up questions raised by the participating firms, helping themgain an insight into economic integration.

The event, held by the Asian Management and Development Institute under theVietnam Ministry of Science and Technology, is expected to come to Indonesiaand Singapore in the next few days.-VNA

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