Photo: VNA During the function, Hai spoke highly of the fine development of the Vietnam-Australia Strategic Partnership, noting that HCM city has shown a keen interest in promoting co-operative links with a number of Australian localities in recent times. A Memorandum of Understanding regarding the establishment of co-operative and twining relations between HCM city and the Australian state of New South Wales was signed in Sydney during a working visit to Australia by Nguyen Thanh Phong, Chairman of HCM City’s People’s Committee in April. Hai stressed that transport and climate change are also the major challenges facing HCM city, saying the city is willing to co-operate with the Gold Coast in developing tourism and wants the Australian city to share their experience in the fields of Australia’s strengths. HCM city is committed to providing the optimal conditions for foreign businesses, including businesses from the Gold Coast, which are looking to invest … [Read more...] about HCM City steps up co-operation with Australia’s Gold Coast
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HCM City, Australia’s Gold Coast seek cooperation opportunities
Vice Chairman of the People’s Council of Ho Chi Minh City Pham Duc Hai (R) and Mayor of the City of Gold Coast Tom Tate (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Pham Duc Hai, Vice Chairman of the People’s Council of Ho Chi Minh City and Tom Tate, Mayor of the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, sought ways to step up cooperation between the two localities during their meeting in HCM City on May 22. Hai said seeing the growing strategic partnership between Vietnam and Australia, HCM City paid attention to boosting cooperation with Australian localities, with the latest move in the effort being the establishment of twining and cooperative ties with New South Wales. He told guest about challenges his city is dealing with in transport and response to climate change, saying the city is ready to work together with the City of Gold Coast in tourism development and learn from its experience in the fields of its strength. Hai pledged that the city will provide the best … [Read more...] about HCM City, Australia’s Gold Coast seek cooperation opportunities
HCM City learns from Netherlands’ innovative technologies
Nguyen Thien Nhan (third, right), Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee, at the Eindhoven High-Tech Campus (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City wishes to learn from the Dutch city of Eindhoven’s experience in smart city development and cooperation models between the state and businesses, schools, and research institutes, especially in smart city building and operation, an official from HCM City said on May 21, as part of his visit to the Netherlands. Nguyen Thien Nhan, Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee, told Vice Mayor of Eindhoven, Stijn Steenbakkers, that this is the first visit to the Dutch city by a HCM City delegation. The official expressed his hope that the two localities will set up initial relations following the visit, thus creating a foundation for their future cooperation activities. Later the same day, the delegation visited the Eindhoven University of Technology to exchange experience and discuss orientations in smart city … [Read more...] about HCM City learns from Netherlands’ innovative technologies
HCM City promises to resolve difficulties for business sector
A production line of a company at HCM City’s Tan Thuan EPZ. — VNS File Photo Erratic planning and other problems related to land use are hurting the business sector, according to the HCM City Department of Industry and Trade. The city has for long had a policy of shifting factories from residential areas in the inner city, but does not tell them to relocate to industrial parks (IPs) or export processing zones (EPZs). So, over the years, many have obtained licences from authorities to build factories in residential areas in suburban districts. But with these areas seeing rapid urbanisation and population growth, having factories there has become untenable. As a result, authorities have had to amend land-use plans in these areas, putting companies that have scrupulously abided by city regulations in jeopardy. Minh Phung Plastics Joint Stock Co said in 2000, in response to the city’s policy to relocate factories from inner districts, it decided to build its plant on Ao … [Read more...] about HCM City promises to resolve difficulties for business sector
HCM City facilitates youth cooperation with Laos
Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Vo Thi Dung (R) hosted a reception in the city on May 20 for Alounxai Sounnallath, Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Youth Union (LPRYU) Central Committee (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City will provide the most favourable conditions for its young people to increase cooperation with their Lao peers, to contribute to fostering the special traditional relations between the two countries, said a city official. Vo Thi Dung, Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee hosted a reception in the city on May 20 for Alounxai Sounnallath, Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Youth Union (LPRYU) Central Committee. Dung asserted that the youth union has played a big role in the nation building and development in both Vietnam and Laos and that cooperation and friendship between the two youth unions have contributed to cementing and fostering the sound friendship … [Read more...] about HCM City facilitates youth cooperation with Laos