On November 8, in Chongqing city, as part of his program to attend Mekong sub-regional cooperation conferences and work in China, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended a Vietnam-China business dialogue.
Speaking at the seminar, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh first emphasized the similarities and closeness between Vietnam and China in terms of nature, culture and history. The Prime Minister said that with such foundations, it is necessary to promote economic, trade and investment cooperation more strongly and more effectively.
The Prime Minister suggested that businesses of the two countries promote investment and business cooperation, promote the role of connecting the two economies, both in terms of hard and soft connections, traffic connections, telecommunications infrastructure, etc., contributing to concretizing agreements, commitments, and common perceptions of the top leaders of the two Parties and two countries, bringing benefits to businesses, the two countries and the two peoples, together developing a strong and prosperous country, bringing a prosperous and happy life to the people.
Regarding the proposals of enterprises, the Prime Minister said that the two countries are currently implementing smart customs to simplify customs clearance procedures. Along with that, the authorities have been implementing policies related to logistics infrastructure development, financial support, technical cooperation, especially focusing on developing emerging industries such as digital economy, green economy, circular economy, etc., implementing traceability of products, packaging, and product designs.
At the seminar, the delegates agreed that the good development of the relationship between the two countries is an extremely important factor, creating great opportunities for the business communities of both sides.
In particular, the top leaders of the two Parties and two countries agreed to elevate the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership, building a Vietnam-China Community of Shared Future with strategic significance with the connotation of "6 more". In particular, with the third content "deeper substantive cooperation", economic, trade and investment cooperation has become a bright spot and an important pillar in the relationship between the two countries, with some outstanding results.
According to the delegates, the potential for cooperation between Chongqing and Vietnamese localities is still very large and open. In particular, during this working trip of the Prime Minister, with the two sides officially confirming the establishment of the Vietnamese Consulate General in Chongqing, exchanges and cooperation in various fields between Chongqing, neighboring localities and Vietnamese localities will develop to a new level, more deeply, substantially and effectively, bringing great benefits to businesses and people on both sides.
At the Vietnam - China business forum, businesses from the two countries signed seven memorandums of understanding (MOUs) in many fields, including the MOU between Vietnam Railways Corporation, Military Industry and Telecommunications Group (Viettel) and the New Road and Sea Corridor Operation Company; the strategic cooperation framework agreement between the Railway Transport and Trade Joint Stock Company and Yuxinou Supply Chain Management Company; the MOU between Viettel Post and Sunwah Group; the MOU between Vietnam National Shipping Lines and Sinotrans Company; and between T&T Energy Group Joint Stock Company (Vietnam) and Cospowers Company Limited and Goldwind International Holdings Company Limited.
