HCM City eyes improved cooperation with Chinese localities
Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen has said he is confident that new Chinese Consul General Wei Huaxiang will make specific contributions to fostering joint works between Vietnam's southern economic hub and Chinese localities.
Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen (R) and Chinese Consul General Wei Huaxian at the meeting. (Photo: sggp.org.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh CityParty Committee Nguyen Van Nen has said he is confident that new Chinese ConsulGeneral Wei Huaxiang will make specific contributions to fostering joint worksbetween Vietnam's southern economic hub and Chinese localities.
Hosting the diplomat on June 28, Nen expected him to becomea bridge to link the sides in investment cooperation, people-to-peopleexchange, and experience sharing in population management, traffic organisation,housing development, and innovative start-up.
The Vietnam – China relations always follow a positivedevelopment trend, he stated, adding that their leaders have maintained regularexchanges to boost political trust and expand practical collaboration acrossfields.
For his part, Wei thanked the municipal authorities’ prompt assistancefor the consulate general’s operations so far.
He suggested a series of programmes serving the cooperation betweenthe city and Chinese localities in logistics, smart city, digital economy,infrastructure, and social housing.
The promotion of people-to-people exchange will contributeto reinforcing the Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic partnership, thediplomat said.
China is currently ranked 18th out of the 116 countries andterritories investing in HCM City with a total investment of about 240 millionUSD. In 2021, the sides’ export turnover hit about 28 billion USD./.
Ho Chi Minh City and China’s Shandong province aim to facilitate bilateral trade by holding more networking events, encouraging investments between both sides, and signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), promising more support in the future.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 9 inspected the construction site of the new Phong Chau bridge, and surveyed a planned route for the Lao Cai – Hanoi – Hai Phong railway section running through the northern province of Phu Tho.
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At their talks and meetings, President Cuong and Angola’s top leaders affirmed that the close brotherhood and traditional friendship are a valuable shared asset and a solid foundation for the two nations to advance into a new phase of development.
The ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) attaches great importance to the friendship, solidarity, and comradeship with the Communist Party of Vietnam, and voiced her Party’s wish to further deepen and expand relations between the two sides for the benefit of the Vietnamese and Angolan people.
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Party General Secretary To Lam called on the criminal police force to accelerate the application of science, technology, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation in criminal investigation tasks such as crime prevention, detection, tracking and verification, ensuring that no area remains out of their reach.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed that the emulation and commendation work is a vital driver, fostering patriotism, dedication, and collective momentum in the run-up to the 11th National Patriotic Emulation Congress, Party congresses at all levels, and the 14th National Party Congress.
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The size of the economy increased from over 5 billion USD in 1986 to over 476 billion USD by 2024, making Vietnam the fourth-largest economy in Southeast Asia and the 34th largest in the world.
The ASEAN flag-hoisting ceremony is observed by the 10 ASEAN member countries on August 8 every year, aiming to spread and promote the ASEAN identity and affirm the determination to unite and cooperate for the common aspiration of long-term peace and prosperity of Southeast Asian countries under the common roof of the ASEAN Community.
Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Manh Cuong highlighted ASEAN’s nearly six decades of development, during which the region transformed from division to harmony, from confrontation to cooperation, and from poverty to dynamic growth, becoming a global bright spot for regional cooperation.
Thirty years ago, on July 28, 1995, Vietnam’s accession to ASEAN marked a historic strategic decision, opening a new chapter in the country’s integration process and beginning its strong rise.
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Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen (R) and Chinese Consul General Wei Huaxian at the meeting. (Photo: sggp.org.vn) 
