At the meeting with the New York Economic Development Organisation (NYCEDC), the two sides exchanged experiences and discussed cooperation possibilities in the fields of innovation, technology research and development, and startup business ecosystem development.

Vietnam, US beef up cooperation in innovation, investment, hi-tech.

The minister suggested that the NYCEDC continue to support Vietnam in the socio-economic development. He also had a working session with a representative of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) about the NYSE's experiences in developing capital, stocks, bonds, and derivatives markets to support Vietnam in the building of a financial centre.

Dung also had a meeting with Andrew Spinler, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Financial Services Volunteers Group (FSVC), during which the two sides discussed in-depth expertise on the experience of building financial centres in Vietnam and the next steps for Vietnam to realise its important goal in the short and long terms.

On the same day, he met representatives of large enterprises and corporations that are members of the Business Council for Promoting International Relations (BCIU), expressing his hope that US’s businesses will continue to promote investment cooperation, increase contributions to Vietnam's socio-economic development and comprehensive partnership between the two countries in the coming time.

Corporations showed their interest and belief in Vietnam's business investment environment, and committed to continue to expand investment in the Southeast Asian country in the coming time.

Minister Dung and Patrick Santillo, Vice President/CEO of BCIU, chaired the Roundtable on orientation and investment cooperation opportunities between Vietnam and the US.

He also worked with KKR Investment Fund, one of the world's leading large investment funds. KKR committed to continuing to promote investment cooperation, strengthen Vietnam's connection with international partners and businesses, and bring in experiences and experts to support Vietnam in building and developing an international financial centre.

Dung affirmed that relationship between Vietnam and the US is in a good period. This is an important foundation for promoting economic, investment and trade cooperation, bringing benefits to both sides.

He said he hopes that in the coming time, Vietnam will attract high quality project from US investors in order to improve Vietnamese enterprises' capacity to participate in the global value chain.

PM suggests stronger relations with US state

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Governor of the US state of Nebraska Jim Pillen shared the view that ample room remains for the bilateral cooperation, and Nebraska should enhance relations with Vietnam in general and its localities in particular during their meeting in Hanoi on July 13.

Three Vietnam hotels among world's top 100 chosen by US magazine readers

A hotel each in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Phu Quoc have been voted among the world's 100 most favorite by readers of U.S. magazine Travel+Leisure.

Vietnamese scientist among finalists for ASEAN-US science prize for women

The ASEAN Permanent Committee on Science, Technology, and Innovation (COSTI) and the US Government, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the UL Research Institutes on July 10 announced the list of 12 finalists for the 2023 Underwriters Laboratories-ASEAN-US Science Prize for Women.

Bac Giang lychee conquers US market

(BGO) - Following the success to introduce lychees to large supermarket systems like Safeway, Albertsons, Winco...in the US market in 2022, right from November 2022, the Trade Branch in San Francisco joined hands with the Vietnam Trade Office in Washington DC to persuade and cooperate with agencies and enterprises in Vietnam and US  to import fresh Vietnamese lychees, including Bac Giang lychee for consumption in the US, especially in the Western states.

Fresh lychee conquering US market

The first batch of fresh lychee has arrived in the U.S., opening up big opportunities for the specialty and other Vietnamese fruits to conquer the demanding market.

Billions of US dollars from RoK expected to head to Vietnam

Investment from the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Vietnam is expected to accelerate in the near future, including many large-scale projects worth up to billions of US dollars as a series of memorandums of understanding (MoUs) on cooperation between the two countries' ministries, sectors, and businesses was signed at the Vietnam - RoK Business Forum.

Source: VNA