Speaking at the opening ceremony,UK Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Douglas Barnes and ViceChairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Manh Ha hailed the finerelationship between the two nations, which has been unceasinglydeveloped in all aspects over the past 40 years.
Barnessaid a delegation of UK companies operating in the innovativeindustry, education and whole sales also came to Vietnam on thisoccasion to seek business opportunities and promote cooperation withlocal firms.
According to Le Manh Ha, the UK Week in HoChi Minh City provides an opportunity to boost cooperation betweenVietnam’s southern economic hub and the UK, as well as forbusinesses from both sides to connect with each other.
TheUK ranks 11th among countries and territories investing in Ho ChiMinh City with 95 projects worth 628 million USD in total.
Two-way trade turnover between the city and its UK partners reached 460 million USD in the first nine months of 2013.-VNA