Representatives of Vietnamese and Chinese firms at a networking session as part of the conference (Photo: VNA) Attending the conference wererepresentatives from 15 Chinese enterprises and 60 Vietnamese firms operatingin various sectors such as manufacturing, import-export, agriculture, pharmaceutical materials, food processing, logistics, construction, and investment.
In his opening speech, DeputyDirector of the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade Le Hoang Tai described the event as one of the concrete activities to implement Vietnamese and Chinese high-ranking leaders' directions on deepening practical cooperation.
Tai noted economic and tradecooperation between Vietnam and the Chinese province of Sichuan has yet to fully reflectthe potential of both sides.
Official statistics showed that last year, trade between the two sides only reached 11 billion USD, accountingfor a very modest proportion of the two countries’ total value.
Lei Xuejie, Vice President ofthe China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Sichuan Council,said the provincial delegation's current visit to Vietnam mainly aims to participatein an international trade fair held in Hanoi, which features over 30professionally organised sessions covering such fields as electronics,healthcare, food, and biotechnological infrastructure.
Sichuan will continue toenhance related promotion, connectivity, and cooperation based on the two sides’ mutualneeds, she said.
Lei noted the conference was an opportunity for both sides to achieve their economic goals./.
VNA
