The event drew Ted Osius, President & CEO of the US-ASEAN Business Council, along with representatives from dozens of major businesses of the US.

Representatives from US firms hailed the achievements and development potential of the Vietnamese economy, and showed their interest to seeking investment opportunities and expanding business in Vietnam.

President Vo Van Thuong has a working session with representatives from the US-APEC Business Coalition in San Francisco on November 15.

They gave recommends on areas Vietnam needs to improve to lure more foreign investors, including strengthening investment in the airport system and hard and digital infrastructure system, speeding up the application of electronic customs clearance, and exerting more efforts in realising policies regarding digital transformation and one-touch payment.

President Thuong updated US businesses and investors on Vietnam’s policies and orientations in economic development, highlighting that the US has been Vietnam's important trade partner.

Vietnam is working hard to improve its investment environment, creating more favourable conditions for foreign investors, including those from the US to effectively operate in the country, benefiting themselves and the Vietnamese people, the leader said.

He underlined that Vietnam always listens to the voice of US businesses on their operation in Vietnam, and held that the upgrading of the Vietnam-US relations into a comprehensive strategic partnership is a chance for US businesses to strengthen collaboration with the Vietnamese peers, especially in the fields of the US’s strength.

President Vo Van Thuong attends a policy discussion at the Council on Foreign Relations in San Francisco.

Vietnam encourages programmes and projects to care for women and children as well as people in far-flung areas, and stands ready to listen to new ideas and policy recommendations from US enterprises, stated the President.

He said that his entourage to San Francisco includes leaders of some Vietnamese localities with great potential and advantages, suggesting US firms explore investment opportunities in these localities.

Thuong said he hopes US firms will contribute their voices to persuade the US administration to soon recognise Vietnam’s market economic mechanism and remove it from the list of semiconductor support restriction to create favourable conditions for cooperation programmes and projects between the two sides.

Bac Ninh hosts Vietnam industrial and manufacturing fair

The Vietnam Industrial and Manufacturing Fair (VIMF) 2023 opened on November 8 at the Kinh Bac Cultural Centre in the northern province of Bac Ninh.

Bac Giang focuses on sprint stage of new-style rural building

BAC GIANG – To fulfill the target of having nine new-style rural communes, 15 enhanced new-style rural communes, and 11 model new-style rural communes by the end of this year, localities in Bac Giang province are exerting every effort to complete criteria and prepare documents to submit to competent authorities for recognition.

Construction site of 63.3 million USD cable-stayed bridge connecting Bac Giang and Hai Duong

BAC GIANG - The Dong Viet Bridge project that crosses the Thuong River and connects two provinces of Bac Giang - Hai Duong was commenced in June 2022 and is expected to be completed in 2024.

Most famous check-in locations in Bac Giang

BAC GIANG – The northern province of Bac Giang is well known as the cradle of ancient Cheo (Vietnamese traditional stage art) melodies and the  unique long-standing cultural beliefs of the nation. Therefore, when coming here, visitors can enjoy a quiet and ancient beauty because the unique architectural works from ancient times are still well preserved.

Creating sustainable creative space

The Hanoi Creative Design Festival 2023, themed “Flow”, will be held by the Hanoi People’s Committee and Vietnam Association of Architects from November 17-26.

Source: VNA