President Tran Dai Quang receives Indronil Sengupta, Chief Executive – Vietnam at Tata Sons on Tuesday in Ha Noi. — VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam always treasures and encourages foreign investors, including those from India, to invest and do business in the country, President Tran Dai Quang told Indronil Sengupta, Chief Executive – Vietnam at Tata Sons. Speaking at a reception for Sengupta in Ha Noi on February 13, President Quang said the Government of Viet Nam is continuing with reform and improving business regulations to meet international standards and create favourable conditions for foreign investors. He said developing energy, particularly renewable energy, is a priority of Viet Nam, expressing his belief that when Long Phu 2 thermal power plant is completed, it will pave the way for Indian projects to enter Viet Nam. The President asked Tata Group to fast-track the project and put the thermal plant into operation on schedule. President Quang spoke highly of Tata’s move to expand business operations to other fields in Viet Nam, including port development and coffee production and processing. He hoped that enterprises from Viet Nam and India will propose ideas to step up two-way trade and investment between the two countries at the upcoming Viet Nam – India Business Forum in a bid to lift bilateral trade to US $15 billion as soon as possible. Sengupta informed President Quang about the Tata Group’s projects in Viet Nam, including a $70-million coffee processing facility in Binh Duong and solar power projects in four… [Read full story]
Speaking to about 1,200 leading businesses at the Asia-Pacific EconomicCooperation (APEC) Forum CEO Summit in Manila, the Philippines, onNovember 17, the President asked the firms to take corporate socialresponsibility as a guideline for development and see sustainability as aleading factor in creative renovation. Businesses should expand models of green production, investment, tourismand supply chains, while strengthening technology transfer as well astechnology application to assist communities and economies in improvingforecast, response and recovery capacity after shocks and naturaldisasters, he said. The President noted that the Asia-Pacific region is on a turning pointwith shared interest for a community of peace, stability, developmentand…... [read more]
President Truong Tan Sang has called on Vietnamese businesses to attach special attention to tapping potentials of domestic and international markets, and continuing making practical contributions to promoting images of the country and people. The President made the call at a meeting in Hanoi with outstanding entrepreneurs who were honored with the title of the 2012 National Trademark Award. In 2012, the enterprises participating the National Trademark Award programme signed many contracts worth of over US$1 billion. Their business has obtained vigorous growth despite numerous difficulties inside and outside the country. Sang highly evaluated great efforts by programme's council, the…... [read more]
Businesses from APEC economies should do more to help the Pacific Rim to flourish, Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang said at a forum held today in central Vietnam as part of the ongoing Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit. Thanks to contributions from businesses, both global and macro, the Asia-Pacific region now accounts for 60 percent of world's gross domestic product (GDP). “APEC has become an effective mechanism for businesses to develop,” Quang told the CEO Summit, that opened on Wednesday and will run until Friday in Da Nang. The bloc has made remarkable achievements over the past 30 years and…... [read more]
President Truong Tan Sang requested Asian-Pacific businesses continue their technical support in developing APEC economies at APEC CEO Summit 2014 in Beijing.As a special guest at the APEC CEO Summit 2014 on November 10 in Beijing, which focused on strengthening regional links and boosting investment, infrastructure and policy, he addressed representatives of more than 1,500 leading regional companies. He asked the business leaders to undertake maximum efforts to implement the APEC connectivity framework and roadmap passed at the Summits in Bali and Beijing by mobilising capital and involving in public-private partnership models. President Truong Tan Sang called upon Asian-Pacific businesses…... [read more]
President Truong Tan Sang urged Asia-Pacific businesses to continue technical support for developing APEC economies at the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) CEO Summit in Beijing. — VNA/VNS Photo Nguyen Khang BEIJING (VNS) — President Truong Tan Sang has asked Asia-Pacific businesses to continue technical support for developing APEC economies, especially in education, personnel training and responses to global challenges, such as climate change and natural disasters. As a special guest at the APEC CEO Summit in Beijing yesterday, which focused on strengthening regional links and boosting investment, infrastructure and policy, Sang addressed representatives of more than 1,500 leading regional companies.…... [read more]
