HCM City to host Mekong Connect 2021 on Dec 17
VOV.VN - The Mekong Connect 2021 forum is set to take place in Ho Chi Minh City for the first time on December 17, according to a press conference held on December 10 and co-hosted by the municipal Department of Industry and Trade and the Business Association of High Quality Vietnamese Goods.
Running with the theme of “Economic recovery and development connectivity in new normal”, the forum will be held both online and offline and is expected to draw about 250 delegates, including businesspeople, farmers, leaders of ministries and agencies, along with experts at home and abroad.
They will review the economic recovery and development connectivity moving into the new normal situation between Ho Chi Minh City and Mekong Delta cities and provinces.
Following the opening ceremony, an online forum will be held to share experiences in investing in agriculture by businesspeople from Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia.
Vu Kim Hanh, chairwoman of the association, said within the framework of the forum, there will be four sessions on various topics. This includes upholding the role of grassroots medical system in COVID-19 prevention and control, ensuring the safety of production activities and supply chains between Ho Chi Minh City and Mekong Delta cities and provinces, human resources for agriculture and the Mekong Delta, in addition to policies and linkage issues between both sides.