Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaks at the talk (Source: VNA) Shanghai (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on November 4 hosted a talk with representatives of a number of leading Chinese groups operating in the fields of agriculture, finance, banking, construction, transport, energy and distribution. The event is part of the leader’s trip to China to attend the first International Import Expo of China (CIIE 2018) on November 4-5. Speaking at the talk, PM Phuc said the Vietnam-China fruitful relationship has created a foundation for their economic and trade ties. He cited China’s statistics revealing that two-way trade exceeded 120 billion USD in 2017, even higher than the accumulated trade turnover between China and many European countries. Vietnam has also maintained its position as China’s largest partner in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), he noted. The PM used the occasion to brief the Chinese businesses on Vietnam’s political and socio-economic situation over the past years, saying each year Vietnam needs 25 billion USD for infrastructure building and 138 billion USD for electricity development. The capital will be mobilised from different resources, including the private sector, he added. Laying stress on the agricultural sector with 20 exports earning more than 1 billion USD each, PM Phuc said that Vietnam is the 15th largest agricultural exporter in the world and the second in ASEAN. Besides rice, pepper, coffee, cashew, basa fish and shrimp which have been popular around the world, Vietnam has dragon fruit, mango, longan, lychee, pomelo… [Read full story]
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