At the event (Photo: Embassy of Vietnam in New Zealand)Auckland (VNA) – A workshop and business networking programme was recentlyheld in Auckland city of New Zealand to promote Ho Chi Minh City’s investment,trade and tourism.
The event, co-organisedby the HCM City Investment and Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC), the municipalDepartment of Tourism and the Vietnam Trade Office in New Zealand, drew theparticipation of representatives from 20 companies and officials of HCM City and40 businesses of New Zealand.
Nguyen KimPhuong, Commercial Counsellor of the Vietnamese Embassy in New Zealand, briefedthe participants on trade cooperation between Vietnam and New Zealand over the pastyears.
She stressedthat the cooperation activities have been enhanced through Government toGovernment (G2G), Businesses to Businesses (B2B) and People to People (P2P)relations, which showed comprehensive development in not only in trade but alsoin education-training, agriculture, labour, aviation and tourism.
Thesecooperation achievements have contributed to the annual growth of 20 percent,bringing two-way trade to 1.5 billion NZD (nearly 1.04 billion USD). Vietnam hadbecome the 16th biggest trade partner of New Zealand by the end of the financialyear which ended in June.
At the event,representatives from HCM City’s Department of Tourism introduced the city’s economicadvantages and tourism potentials, as well as its plans to attract more visitorsand businesses in the coming time.
Meanwhile, enterprisesfrom New Zealand voiced their hope to expand business operations in Vietnam andHCM City in particular. They also suggested launching a frequent direct flightbetween HCM City and Auckland, as currently there are only seasonal flightsoperated by Air New Zealand.-VNA
