(ĐN)- Representatives from ministries, sectors, over 20 provinces, cities nationwide and 150 businesses from the U.S took part in a conference entitled "Meet the USA 2017" in HCM city on June 7 to step up economic-trade-investment relations between Vietnam and the US.
(ĐN)- Representatives from ministries, sectors, over 20 provinces, cities nationwide and 150 businesses from the U.S took part in a conference entitled “Meet the USA 2017” in HCM city on June 7 to step up economic-trade-investment relations between Vietnam and the US.
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| A panel discussion at the Meet the USA 2017. |
The US ranks ninth among 119 countries and territories investing in Vietnam, with investments of around $12 billion, but the amount is modest compared to the potential, he said.
US Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius said that despite the increasing flow of investment from the U.S to Vietnam, it doesn’t meet the potentials of the two countries He called on businesses from the U.S to continue their investment to Vietnam in various fields. Vietnamese Government should continue to their administrative reforms, ensure intellectual property rights, workforce, environment protection, etc, to attract more investment from the U.S, he addded.
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| Vice Chairman Tran Van Vinh of the provincial People’s Committee talks with the U.S businesses. |
The program also offered numerous opportunities for the US businesses to seek further investment opportunities to localities in Vietnam. As for Dong Nai province, Vice Chairman Tran Van Vinh of the provincial People’s Committee took a chance to meet with the US businesses which intent to invest in the province and talked about the investment environment in the province as well as the fields that Dong Nai has given priorities for investment.
Reported by H.G
