Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien hosted a reception in Hanoi on March 13 for UK Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy for Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar and Brunei Mark Garnier and UK Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Emily Hamblin to discuss two-way trade toward celebrating the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties this year.
Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Phan Van Mai has told Graham Stuart, UK Prime Minister's Trade Envoy to Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, that the city hopes to work with the UK in seeking new cooperation projects in areas of HCM City’s demand and the UK’s strengths such as traffic management, waste treatment, climate change response and smart city building.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) welcomes offers given by developed countries, including the UK, to support Vietnam in building legal frameworks and provide Vietnam with necessary technologies, experience and capital to develop renewable energy in order to realise commitments at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), stated Deputy Minister Dang Hoang An.
“I am hugely excited that the two ambassadors are finalising this trade agreement by signing it today (December 29), cementing our historic ties and ushering in a bright future. I can’t wait to visit again”, Heather Wheeler, MP and Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy for Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam said in an interview with Vietnam News Agency correspondents.
The Governments of Vietnam and the United Kingdom will promote educational cooperation in higher education, English training, educational technology, international education.
Hanoi encourages firms from the United Kingdom to invest in trade, processing agro-forestry-aqua products and tourism, and hopes the enterprises will find suitable partners for their cooperation in the capital city, Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung has said.
The UK will provide non-refundable aid sourced from the Commonwealth Foundation for the Vietnamese Construction Ministry to help the agency build smart buildings and implement smart city projects in Vietnam, said UK Prime Minister's Trade Envoy Edward Vaizey.
Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Tran Vinh Tuyen and UK Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Ed Vaizey discussed ways to boost two-way trade and investment during a reception in the city on October 4.
Ho Chi Minh City wishes to foster cultural exchanges with UK localities to deepen mutual understanding and boost friendship between people of the city and the UK, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong.
Vietnam and the UK boast huge potential for stronger cooperation in technology, energy, infrastructure, construction, goods production and education, said a British trade official.
Hanoi will create favourable conditions for UK enterprises to expand their investment in the capital city, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen The Thao.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh met with the Prime Ministerial Trade Envoy of the United Kingdom, Lord David Terence Puttnam, in London on September 9.
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