According to Handelsblatt newspaper, German businessesare increasingly shifting production to Vietnam and this goal has been includedin many companies' roadmaps. Since March, more than 10 new German factories havebeen built in the Southeast Asian nation.
The visit to Vietnam by the Chancellor, accompanied by adelegation of enterprises, will give wings to German firms’ trend.
The article also quoted Marko Walde, Chief Representative ofthe German Industry and Commerce Vietnam (AHK), as saying that Chancellor Scholz'svisit is a positive signal showing the diversification of Germany's economic relationsin Asia now at the top of the government's agenda.
Also covering the visit, Rheinische Post newspaper wrotethat Vietnam is the first leg of the Chancellor’s longest foreign trip since hetook office. This is his third trip to Asia in the past 11 months, after Japanand China.
During his stay in Vietnam, Chancellor Scholz will hold talks with PrimeMinister Pham Minh Chinh and meet with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong, during which the two sides are scheduled to discuss many issues, especially measures to boost bilateral economiccooperation, according to the article.
Other German newspapers such as Welt, Spiegel and Merkur,and radio channel Deutschlandfunk also posted articles on this visit./.