Webinar seeks ways to promote OVs’ role in popularising Vietnamese goods abroad
A webinar was held in Hanoi on October 13 to discuss measures to further promote overseas Vietnamese’s role in the consumption and popularisation of Vietnamese goods abroad.
Representatives of the State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs and the Vietnam Private Business Association sign a cooperation agreement. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) ✅– A webinar was held inHanoi on October 13 to discuss measures to further promote overseas Vietnamese’s role in the consumption and popularisation of Vietnamese goods abroad.
Co-hosted by the State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ho Chi Minh City's Committee for OverseasVietnamese Affairs, and the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Vietnam TradePromotion Agency, the event aimed to realise the Prime Minister’s DecisionNo.1797/QD-TTg approving a project on pooling the OVs’ involvement inintroduction, consumption and development of Vietnamese goods distributionchannels abroad for the 2020-2024 period, on the occasion of the 17th anniversary of the Vietnam Entrepreneurs’ Day (October 13). Speaking at theevent, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Quang Hieu, who is also Chairman of the State Commission for OVAffairs expressed his belief that Vietnam will soon overcomedifficulties caused by COVID-19 pandemic and more Vietnamese goods will becomemore popular worldwide, thus improving the images, trademarks and quality of Vietnamese productson the international arena. Participants atthe event discussed orientations to popularise Vietnamese goods abroad,especially linking domestic and representative Vietnamese agencies abroad,domestic and foreign enterprises together, as well as optimising exhibitionsand e-commerce platforms to connect supply and demand./.
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Representatives of the State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs and the Vietnam Private Business Association sign a cooperation agreement. (Photo: VNA) 
