China's Laoling City Seeks Trade and Economic Cooperation with Vietnam

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Laoling city, a key commercial hub in China's Shandong province, has strengthened its commitment to expanding trade ties with Vietnam through a series of events hosted in Ho Chi Minh City from August 7-9, in coordination with VINEXAD. The city's investment promotion conference aimed to promote bilateral cooperation, create opportunities for enterprises from both sides to connect directly, and introduce products to expand their networks. Sun Bao Hua, member of the Standing Board of the Laoling Party Committee and head of the Laoling United Front Work Department, highlighted the importance of close economic ties between China and Vietnam, citing the increasingly interconnected supply and production chains between the two nations.

Key Takeaways:

  • Laoling city hosted a series of events in Ho Chi Minh City from August 7-9 to seek trade and economic cooperation with Vietnam, in coordination with VINEXAD.
  • Economic and trade ties between Vietnam and China have made remarkable progress in recent years, with China currently being Vietnam's largest trading partner and Vietnam being a leading trade partner of China in ASEAN.
  • The investment promotion conference aimed to create opportunities for enterprises from both sides to connect directly, introduce products, and expand their networks.
  • Key sectors identified for cooperation include food and spice processing, sports manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and chemicals, auto parts, modern logistics, education and training, culture-tourism-film, and digital economy.
  • Laoling has developed specialised industrial parks and support facilities, including shared laboratories, testing centres, and storage hubs, to support the spice and food processing industry.
  • A representative of Liang Zhi Long Group stated that their participation in the promotion conference marked the company's official first step in its international expansion strategy, with Vietnam as a key starting point.

Statistics:

  • China is currently Vietnam's largest trading partner, with remarkable progress in economic and trade ties between the two nations.
  • Vietnam is a leading trade partner of China in ASEAN.
  • The investment promotion conference was a practical activity to promote bilateral cooperation, as highlighted by Vo Hong Son, head of the Southern Representative Office of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Sources:

  • [Source 1: Online news article, date not specified]
  • [Source 2: Vo Hong Son, head of the Southern Representative Office of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, as cited in the online news article]

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