HCM City, China’s Yunnan province promote cooperation
Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Vo Van Hoan received visiting President of Yunnan province's Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Liu Xiaokai on November 14, discussing cooperation between the two localities in the time to come.
Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Vo Van Hoan (R) presents a gift to President of Yunnan province's Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Liu Xiaokai at their meeting on November 14. (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Vo Van Hoan received visiting President of Yunnan province's Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Liu Xiaokai on November 14, discussing cooperation between the two localities in the time to come.
Hoan underlined that the Vietnamese Party, Government, and people always value the traditional neighbourliness with the Party, government and people of China. HCM City has set up friendly ties with eight Chiense provinces, he said.
Agreeing with Yunnan’s cooperation proposals, he stated that the two localities’ geographical differences present opportunities for them to complement each other in their development process. HCM City is ready to further promote joint activities between the sides’ authorities and people toward soon translating collaboration ideas into specific programmes and projects.
Expressing a desire to work with HCM City to elevate the localities’ ties to new heights, Liu stated Yunnan wants to increase their high-ranking delegation exchange as well as inter-department, inter-sector, economic and trade cooperation.
Yunnan encourages and supports local enterprises to seek investment and trade opportunities in HCM City and vice versa, he affirmed. He also proposed that the southern economic hub create favourable conditions for Yunnan enterprises to participate in its market.
Yunnan wants to further step up the sides’ people-to-people and cultural exchange serving their increasing mutual understanding, friendship, and cooperation, he said./.
Ho Chi Minh City always attaches importance to promoting ties with Chinese localities, said Vice Chairman of the municipal City People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan on November 15.
Discussions on investment and trade, culture, tourism, health care, education, transportation and logistics, as part of the 10th conference on economic corridor cooperation involving Lao Cai, Hanoi, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh of Vietnam and China’s Yunnan province, took place in Hanoi on November 13.
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Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Vo Van Hoan (R) presents a gift to President of Yunnan province's Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Liu Xiaokai at their meeting on November 14. (Photo: VNA) 
