A seminar discussing measures to promote Hanoi’s investment, trade and tourism in the UK took place in London on October 22, attracting attention from British investors.
Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Ngo Van Quy speak at the conference (Source: VNA)
London (VNA) – A conference discussing measures to promote Hanoi’s investment,trade and tourism in the UK took place in London on October 22, attractingattention from British investors.
Addressing the event, Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Ngo Van Quysaid the city prioritises calling for investment in developing modern technicaland urban infrastructure, smart urban areas, water supply and drainage infrastructure,high-value services, and protecting the environment
He stressed the city’s determination to reform administrative procedures,improve investment environment, remove difficulties facing foreign enterprisesoperating in the locality.
A master plan on satellite urban areas in Hanoi and a list of investmentprojects were introduced to British enterprises at the event.
MoreBritish investors are interested in pouring their capital into the Vietnamesemarket, especially in education, pharmaceuticals and production, Peter Rimmer, ExecutiveDirector of the British Business Group in Vietnam, told Vietnam News Agencycorrespondents in London.
At the conference, the two sides’ enterprises signed four Memoranda of Understandingon cooperation in high biotech, training institutions in agricultural scienceand biotech, logistics, healthcare and pharmaceuticals.
The relationship between Vietnam and the UK in general and between Hanoi andthe UK in particular has recorded fruitful development in recent years.
The UK has so far operated 80 valid projects worth over 423 million USD inVietnam in the fields of real estate, communications, education andhealthcare.
Vietnam welcomes about 198,000 British tourists per year. Meanwhile cooperationin education and training, culture and art exchange between the two nations hasalso developed./.
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Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Ngo Van Quy speak at the conference (Source: VNA) 
