Vietnamese businesses in UK boost cooperation with companies at home
London (VNA) – The Vietnam Business Association in the UK (VBUK) will host and attend trade activities and
fairs to promote tourism, cuisine and goods of Vietnam, and create more opportunities
for businesses in the UK and the homeland to enhance business cooperation, its President Phuong Hoang has said.
Speaking at a Gala Dinner held in London on January 29 to review VBUK’s operation in 2022 and sketch out development orientations
in 2023, Phuong said the association organised many activities, including
online workshops with Vietnamese economic experts and entrepreneurs in the UK to
share business knowledge and experience for the Vietnamese business community
in the country.
The VBUK has also supported business cooperation between its member enterprises and
businesses at home, he added.
Addressing the event, Ambassador Nguyen Hoang
Long spoke highly of the role of the VBUK in connect Vietnamese firms in the UK and
the homeland.
At the World
Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos earlier this month, Vietnam was seen as one of the three VIP markets (Vietnam, Indonesia,
the Philippines) in the world, he said, adding that it is the second
largest trade partner of the UK, so there is a large room and opportunities for
the Vietnamese business community in the European nation.
The Vietnam Trade Office in the UK and the VBUK need to support member businesses
to strengthen connection with enterprises in the homeland, and serve as bridges
to bring Vietnamese goods to the UK market, the diplomat said.
At the event, Trade Counselor Nguyen
Canh Cuong updated on the Vietnam – UK trade cooperation, and introduced 10
key exports of Vietnam for
Vietnamese businesses in the UK to refer to, thus seeking business
opportunities.
Established in 2006 as a non-profit organisation, the VBUK works to support business
activities of Vietnamese businesses in the UK, and connect them with domestic
businesses at the homeland which have demand to enhance import - export
activities and raise capital from the UK market./.