The China-ASEAN Business Council (CABC) held a dialogue on business opportunities in Beijing, China on July 26, attracting some 300 corporate executives, as well as diplomatic and trade officials from both sides.
The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines was ranked among top four Southeast Asian airlines with passenger throughput exceeding 20 million people last year.
Vietnam has become China’s second largest ASEAN trade partner in
2014, only after Malaysia, the China-ASEAN Business Council (CABC)’s
report revealed on January 30.
Two-way trade between Malaysia and China recorded a year-on-year
double-digit growth of 15.7 percent to 50.91 billion USD in the first
half of 2013, according to Malaysia 's news agency Bernama.
A Vietnamese delegation led by Vice President of the Vietnam Chamber of
Commerce and Industry (VCCI) Doan Duy Khuong took part in the third
China-ASEAN Business Council (CABC) forum, which opened in Beijing
on December 8.
A seminar on trade and economic cooperation between Vietnam and China
was held in HCM City on September 24, offering an opportunity for
businesses from HCM City and Guangdong province’s Zhuhai city to boost
bilateral trade and investment cooperation.
Total bilateral trade between China and ASEAN nations almost reached
112 billion USD in the first five months of this year, a year-on-year
increase of 58 percent, according to the People’s Daily Online of China.
China will enhance links with chambers
of commerce from member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian
Nations (ASEAN) in the remaining months of this year, according to
Radio of Beijing.
Building the China-ASEAN Free Trade
Area (FTA) solidifies the cooperation between the two sides,
complementing each other with materials and technology, and raising the
competitiveness of regional products on the world market.