Participants at the meeting in Paris on June 26. (Photo: VNA)Paris (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City and the Ile-de-Franceregion have agreed to work together in studying and building specificcooperation programmes in economic development, heritage conservation, and ecologicaltransition.
The agreement was reached at a June 26 meeting in Paris between the region's Regional Council and a HCM City delegation headed by Secretary of the municipalParty Committee Nguyen Van Nen.
At the event, Nen informed his hosts on the development ofhis metropolis, which is earmarked to become the nucleus of the southern Vietnamesekey economic region.
France has so far invested in approximately 300 projectsworth over 310 million EUR in HCM City, he noted, pledging further favourable conditionsfor French investors.
HCM City wants to learn from France’s experiences for growthin innovation, digital economy, and green economy, the city leader said, highlighting the southern economic hub’s plans to gradually convert vehicles to electric ones,increase the use of rooftop solar power, and accelerate the implementation of awind power project in Can Gio.
The city houses many architectures built from the Frenchcolonial period and ancient villas, which are the subjects of its conservationefforts to preserve the local cultural values and draw tourists, Nen said.
The French side emphasised its support for these plans,affirming that it will consider teaming up with the city's agencies to set up groups of technicalexperts to evaluate specific needs and capabilities of both parties.
In September, the Paris-Ile-de-France institute for planning will send aworking delegation to the city.
At the meeting (Photo: VNA)Visiting France from June 25-28, the HCM City delegation also had a working sessionwith Bertrand Anbroise, Director in charge of international business atSemmaris Group, which manages the Rungis international market on the outskirtsof Paris. Rungis is the world's largest wholesale market for fresh produce,with an annual turnover of over 10 billion EUR.
The city has plans to restructure its three wholesale markets - BinhDien, Thu Duc, and Hoc Mon, and it intends to consider the model of Rungis for the second phase of the renovation of Binh Dien market./.
The agreement was reached at a June 26 meeting in Paris between the region's Regional Council and a HCM City delegation headed by Secretary of the municipalParty Committee Nguyen Van Nen.
At the event, Nen informed his hosts on the development ofhis metropolis, which is earmarked to become the nucleus of the southern Vietnamesekey economic region.
France has so far invested in approximately 300 projectsworth over 310 million EUR in HCM City, he noted, pledging further favourable conditionsfor French investors.
HCM City wants to learn from France’s experiences for growthin innovation, digital economy, and green economy, the city leader said, highlighting the southern economic hub’s plans to gradually convert vehicles to electric ones,increase the use of rooftop solar power, and accelerate the implementation of awind power project in Can Gio.
The city houses many architectures built from the Frenchcolonial period and ancient villas, which are the subjects of its conservationefforts to preserve the local cultural values and draw tourists, Nen said.
The French side emphasised its support for these plans,affirming that it will consider teaming up with the city's agencies to set up groups of technicalexperts to evaluate specific needs and capabilities of both parties.
In September, the Paris-Ile-de-France institute for planning will send aworking delegation to the city.
At the meeting (Photo: VNA)The city has plans to restructure its three wholesale markets - BinhDien, Thu Duc, and Hoc Mon, and it intends to consider the model of Rungis for the second phase of the renovation of Binh Dien market./.
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