Supermoon over the City of London seen from Tate Modern. (Illustrative image. Photo: express.co.uk)Hanoi (VNA) - More than 150government officials and business leaders from the UK and Vietnam will gatherat the UK-Vietnam Business Forum to be held in London on October 9.
The UK-ASEAN Business Council and the VietnameseEmbassy in London will co-host the forum to celebrate the 45th founding anniversaryof UK-Vietnam diplomatic relations.
The forum will feature a keynote address by VietnameseDeputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh. It will discussVietnam’s future economic outlook and opportunitiesfor UK businesses.
This event will be an excellent opportunity tofind out more about this dynamic market in Southeast Asia, network withgovernment officials and business leaders and hear first-hand from Britishsuccess stories in Vietnam.
According to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Vietnamis one of the fastest growing economies in the world with an expected growthrate of 7.1 percent in 2018. Currently, 70 percent of thepopulation is under 35 years of age and by 2050, Vietnam’s population isexpected to reach 120 million.
As a member of the Association of SoutheastAsian Nations (ASEAN), Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum and the Comprehensiveand Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), Vietnam isincreasingly integrating itself into the global economy through free tradeagreements and business-friendly policy reforms.
With an increasingly educated workforce and agrowing middle class, Vietnam has positioned itself to be a significantpart of the global supply chain and a vibrant economic hub to do businesswith Southeast Asia.-VNA
The UK-ASEAN Business Council and the VietnameseEmbassy in London will co-host the forum to celebrate the 45th founding anniversaryof UK-Vietnam diplomatic relations.
The forum will feature a keynote address by VietnameseDeputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh. It will discussVietnam’s future economic outlook and opportunitiesfor UK businesses.
This event will be an excellent opportunity tofind out more about this dynamic market in Southeast Asia, network withgovernment officials and business leaders and hear first-hand from Britishsuccess stories in Vietnam.
According to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Vietnamis one of the fastest growing economies in the world with an expected growthrate of 7.1 percent in 2018. Currently, 70 percent of thepopulation is under 35 years of age and by 2050, Vietnam’s population isexpected to reach 120 million.
As a member of the Association of SoutheastAsian Nations (ASEAN), Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum and the Comprehensiveand Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), Vietnam isincreasingly integrating itself into the global economy through free tradeagreements and business-friendly policy reforms.
With an increasingly educated workforce and agrowing middle class, Vietnam has positioned itself to be a significantpart of the global supply chain and a vibrant economic hub to do businesswith Southeast Asia.-VNA
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