HCM City committed to boosting Vietnam - Indonesia business connectivity
Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Phan Van Mai on March 14 said that the city is committed to being a responsible partner and actively facilitating cooperation between businesses of Vietnam and Indonesia, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups.
Mai made the statement when receiving Arsjad Rasjid, chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) who is visiting Vietnam.
He said that Vietnam and Indonesia need to strengthen cooperation at the government and locality levels and between businesses to implement the five priorities that Indonesia chose for its ASEAN chairmanship year.
The official added that SMEs and startups in the two countries can cooperate in digital transformation, digital finance, and e-banking.
Playing an important role in the region's agricultural production development chain and a healthcare centre in the southern region of Vietnam, HCM City is ready to join and share experience with Indonesian partners in food security, health care and disease response, Mai stressed.
He added that the city hopes to promote cooperation with Indonesia in human resource training, and people-to-people diplomacy to jointly contribute to the development of Vietnam-Indonesia relations and the ASEAN community.
For his part, Rasjid expressed his impression of the dynamic and strong development of HCM City. He emphasised that as the ASEAN Chair this year, Indonesia hopes to further strengthen trade relations with ASEAN members, especially Vietnam, including HCM City, because the population of two countries accounts for a large proportion of the bloc.
Rasjid noted that Indonesia and Vietnam have favourable conditions to strengthen cooperation in areas including those relating to SMEs, carbon emission reduction, food security, medical research, and production.
