PM Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the Vietnam - US business forum on technology and innovation cooperation in San Francisco on September 18. (Photo: VNA)He made the appeal while addressing theVietnam - US business forum on technology and innovation cooperation held inSan Francisco, California. The event was part ofhis trip to attend the high-level week of the 78th United NationsGeneral Assembly and bilateral activities in the US.
Recounting the development ofbilateral ties, he said during US President Joe Biden’s recent state visit toVietnam at the invitation of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, the twosides elevated relations to the comprehensive strategic partnership, which cameas a result of enormous efforts by the two countries and the two peoples,including enterprises.
After nearlyfour decades of reforms, door opening and integration, Vietnam has obtained significant achievements, PMChinh noted, adding it considers investors’ success as its own and hopes thatwith a good foundation and an upward trend in cooperation, enterprises of bothcountries will continue enhancing collaboration.
He suggested USfirms continue investing in Vietnam and help the country engage in global supply chains,especially in the areas of science - technology and innovation, in order to securecommon wins and mutual benefits in the spirit of harmonising interests andsharing risks.
At the forum, the two countries’enterprises shared the view that the establishment of the comprehensivestrategic partnership, with technology, innovation and investment as agreed byPM Chinh and President Biden to be turned into a true new pillar of bilateral relations,was a strong turning point for the two business circles to boost investmentcooperation.
They proposedthe two Governments keep connecting the countries’ enterprises in producing andapplying technology; developing innovation, semiconductor technology, remotesensing technology, artificial intelligence, and big data; and traininghigh-quality human resources for enterprises.
Welcoming their attention to theVietnamese market, PM Chinh asked Vietnamese and US enterprises to takepractical actions to help implement the comprehensive strategic partnership,thus generating benefits for both countries and peoples.
He called on US businesses to help realisetheir country’s support for a strong, independent, resilient, and prosperousVietnam, suggesting them focus on such fields as trade, services, science -technology, innovation, digital technology, energy transition, the circulareconomy, and the sharing economy.
The Vietnamese Government welcomes allenterprises coming to make investment and do business in line with law and in astable and effective manner, he went on, describing this as the best way toheal the wounds, set the past aside, and work towards the future.
At the forum, PM Chinh and otherdelegates witnessed the exchange of cooperation agreements between someVietnamese and US firms.
PM Pham Minh Chinh and officials witness the exchange of cooperation agreements between Vietnamese and US businesses at the forum. (Photo: VNA)Leaders ofthe companies highly valued the increasingly improved investment and businessclimate in Vietnam, the Party and State’s clear-sighted leadership andmanagement, as well as the Government’s strong directions. They also expressedtheir delight at the new strides in the Vietnam - US relations, which havehelped remove barriers and create new opportunities for trade and investmentlinks.
PM Chinh applauded the OV businesscommunity’s growing contributions to the homeland’s economic development. Sofar, OVs have invested in 385 projects worth over 1.7 billion USD andcontributed capital to thousands of companies in Vietnam.
Affirming the Party and State’sattention to the OV community, he asked OV enterprises to further capitalise onthe achievements gained since bilateral relations were normalised nearly 30years ago and the comprehensive partnership set up 10 years ago, optimisechances created by the establishment of the comprehensive strategic partnership,pay more attention to the Vietnamese market, cooperate with Vietnamesecompanies, and become a bridge helping the country further joining in globalsupply chains, thereby helping with both countries’ development and bilateralrelations.
On September 18 afternoon (local time), PM Chinh had a meeting with a delegation of politicians and businesses from US’s Oregon State led by Vince Porter, head of the Economic Development and Workforce Advisor at the Oregon Governor Office.
PM Pham Minh Chinh receives the delegation of Oregon politicians and businesses on September 18. (Photo: VNA)He said that the elevation of the Vietnam - US ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership shows efforts of both sides as well as Vietnamese and US localities, including Oregon. The PM said he hopes the two sides will continue to foster bilateral political relations, while expanding exchanges through the Party, State and people-to-people channels.
The Vietnamese Government leader encouraged Oregon, which is home to a large number of firms investing in Vietnam and Vietnamese people, to beef up economic cooperation, trade and investment with Vietnamese localities to optimise collaboration potential, especially in education - training, science - technology, innovation, human resources training, energy transition, circular and sharing economy.
PM Chinh proposed that Oregon open its door for Vietnamese products such as leather and footwear and garment, and promote tourism cooperation with Vietnam.
Noting that more Vietnamese have been elected to leadership positions in Oregon, he held that this reflects the good integration and contributions by the Vietnamese community in the host society.
For his part, Porter noted that the relations between Oregon and Vietnamese localities have thrived on the foundation of the Letter of Intent signed between the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry and Oregon, as well as the success of the Vietnam visit by Oregon Governor Katherine Brown in November 2022.
He reiterated Oregon Governor Tina Kotek’s invitation to PM Chinh to visit the state, affirming that Oregon wishes to reinforce and expand partnership with Vietnam in general and Vietnamese localities in particular.
Porter said that Vietnam is among the 10 leading trade partners of Oregon, and a large number of Vietnamese students are studying and working in local universities and businesses.
According to the Oregon delegation, there are currently five Vietnamese in the Oregon House of Representatives, along with a judge of the Vietnamese origin, affirming the position and role of the Vietnamese community in the state. They expressed their wish to further promote cultural exchanges and cooperation between the two sides. A representative of Oregon state said that a Vietnamese cultural centre will soon be established in Oregon./.
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