HCM City (VNA) – The Trade Office of the Austrian Embassy made its debut in Ho Chi Minh on May 16, expected to help connect business communities of Vietnam and Austria in the future. Addressing the opening ceremony, Harald Mahrer, President of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, said that HCM City is an ideal destination for investment in Southeast Asia. Therefore, the number of Austrian firms seeking partnership opportunities in the city is rising, he said. Mahrer said that the office aims to provide accurate and full information about the Vietnamese market to Austrian companies, while linking them with their Vietnamese peers and authorised agencies. He noted that HCM City is developing impressively, becoming an attractive business destination, adding that the establishment of the office shows Austria’s interest in investing in the city and Vietnam as a whole. Nguyen The Hung, Vice Director of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI)’s HCM … [Read more...] about Austrian Embassy opens Trade Office in HCM City
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Hong Kong opens economic and trade office in Thailand
Chief Executive Carrie Lam (fourth left) and Thai Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak (fourth right) officiate at the opening ceremony of the Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office in Bangkok. (Photo: news.gov.hk) Bangkok (NNT/VNA) - The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has opened an economic and trade office in Thailand on the occasion of the visit by the Chief Executive of Hong Kong. The Ministry of Commerce has organized a partnership event for Thailand and Hong Kong to show Thailand's acknowledgment of Hong Kong as a strategic link for trade and investment in the region and with China. Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak reiterated the importance of Hong Kong as a major economic powerhouse, following China's designation of Hong Kong, Macau, Shenzhen and Guangdong as special development zones with production bases for manufacturing, technology, innovation, finance and services. The close proximity of the provinces to ASEAN and CLMVT countries will enhance … [Read more...] about Hong Kong opens economic and trade office in Thailand
Korea’s KOTRA opens third office in VN
Việt Nam is the seventh country to have three KOTRA offices. — Photo nineoclock.roViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — South Korea’s Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) on Monday opened its third representative office in Đà Nẵng. The move aims to support Korean firms in line with Seoul’s New Southern Policy of strengthening ties with Southeast Asian countries. The trade agency, which has two offices, one in Hà Nội in the north and one in HCM City in the south, announced that the Đà Nẵng branch will help 50 Korean companies operating in central Việt Nam, including about 20 companies in Đà Nẵng. Việt Nam is the seventh country to have three KOTRA offices. According to KOTRA, the Government of Việt Nam has implemented various projects for the central region, seeking to expand infrastructure such as roads and ports. Đà Nẵng also stands out from other areas of … [Read more...] about Korea’s KOTRA opens third office in VN
Google to open representative office in Vietnam
The plan was unveiled by Senior Vice President of Google Ken Walker at the meeting with Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue yesterday. At the meeting at the the government’s headquarter, Mr. Hue highly appreciated Google’s goodwill in supporting Vietnam’s digital economic development by training many Vietnamese students. This is one of vital measures contributing to Vietnam's efforts to develop one million successful enterprises by 2020. Stressing that Vietnam considers information technology as a foundation for future growth, Mr. Hue expected Google to give more assistance to the Southeast Asian country’s long-term development and innovation ecosystem. He added that Vietnam's marketing advantages and young employees are attractive enough for Google’s to establish the representative office. For his part, Walker expressed his agreement with Vietnam’s cybersecurity for a stable society affirming that his firm will join hands with … [Read more...] about Google to open representative office in Vietnam
Germany’s Leipzig city opens representative office in HCM City
The inauguration of Leipzig city's representative office in HCM City (Source: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Leipzig city has become the first German locality to open a representative office in Vietnam, contributing to strengthening trade and investment partnership between the city and Vietnam and connecting businesses of the two nations, according to the German Business Association in Vietnam. The office was launched on December 6 at the German Business Incubator Vietnam of the German House in Ho Chi Minh City, with the opening ceremony drawing more than 120 delegates representing agencies and enterprises of Vietnam, Germany, and Leipzig. First Mayor of Leipzig Torsten Bonew said that the opening of the office is one of the important activities to foster ties between Vietnam and Leipzig, especially in trade, investment, automobile, education and training, research, and development cooperation. With a population of more than 500,000, Leipzig is a big city in the German state of … [Read more...] about Germany’s Leipzig city opens representative office in HCM City