Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) met with the Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), Klaus Schwab (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – On September 12, PrimeMinister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with the Founder and Executive Chairman of theWorld Economic Forum (WEF), Klaus Schwab, who is in Hanoi to co-chair the WEFon ASEAN 2018.
He expressed his delight at the growingcooperation between Vietnam and the WEF, which has met interests of both sides.
He appreciated the WEF’s close coordination inworking with Vietnam to build the theme, content, and agenda of the WEF ASEAN,stressing that this forum’s theme – “ASEAN 4.0: Entrepreneurship and the FourthIndustrial Revolution” – matches global trends, meets to ASEAN countries’ interests,and is associated with the “Resilience and Innovation” ASEAN focus for 2018.
The Government leader asked the WEF to supportVietnam’s ideas and initiatives in terms of promoting ASEAN-WEF cooperation inthe time ahead.
He also thanked Schwab for supporting theimplementation of the WEF’s cooperation agreement with Vietnam, noting that thecountry has many advantages and is making efforts to grasp opportunitiesarising from Industry 4.0.
PM Phuc called on the WEF to actively assist andadvise Vietnam on how to improve its readiness to effectively participate inIndustry 4.0.
At the meeting, Schwab said he was happy toreturn to Vietnam and was impressed with the fast development and spectacularchanges of the country. He also highly valued its role and stature in ASEAN andthe region.
He thanked the Vietnamese Government forsupporting and closely working with the WEF to prepare for the upcoming forum,expressing his belief that the event will be successful.
The Executive Chairman spoke highly of thecooperation agreement signed with Vietnam at the WEF in Davos in 2017 and notedthat Vietnam is the first country in the region that the WEF has signed acooperation deal with.
The WEF will continue working with Vietnam torealise this agreement, in which it will help to ready the country and increaseits participation in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, he said.
It will also continue cooperation to populariseand connect Vietnam with the global business community, including the world’sleading enterprises – of whom many are WEF members, Schwab added. –VNA
He expressed his delight at the growingcooperation between Vietnam and the WEF, which has met interests of both sides.
He appreciated the WEF’s close coordination inworking with Vietnam to build the theme, content, and agenda of the WEF ASEAN,stressing that this forum’s theme – “ASEAN 4.0: Entrepreneurship and the FourthIndustrial Revolution” – matches global trends, meets to ASEAN countries’ interests,and is associated with the “Resilience and Innovation” ASEAN focus for 2018.
The Government leader asked the WEF to supportVietnam’s ideas and initiatives in terms of promoting ASEAN-WEF cooperation inthe time ahead.
He also thanked Schwab for supporting theimplementation of the WEF’s cooperation agreement with Vietnam, noting that thecountry has many advantages and is making efforts to grasp opportunitiesarising from Industry 4.0.
PM Phuc called on the WEF to actively assist andadvise Vietnam on how to improve its readiness to effectively participate inIndustry 4.0.
At the meeting, Schwab said he was happy toreturn to Vietnam and was impressed with the fast development and spectacularchanges of the country. He also highly valued its role and stature in ASEAN andthe region.
He thanked the Vietnamese Government forsupporting and closely working with the WEF to prepare for the upcoming forum,expressing his belief that the event will be successful.
The Executive Chairman spoke highly of thecooperation agreement signed with Vietnam at the WEF in Davos in 2017 and notedthat Vietnam is the first country in the region that the WEF has signed acooperation deal with.
The WEF will continue working with Vietnam torealise this agreement, in which it will help to ready the country and increaseits participation in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, he said.
It will also continue cooperation to populariseand connect Vietnam with the global business community, including the world’sleading enterprises – of whom many are WEF members, Schwab added. –VNA
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