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./.
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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) 
