market and other ASEAN markets opened in Ho Chi Minh City on September
27.
The event was held by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council
(TAITRA) and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Ho Chi Minh
City (VCCI-HCMC).
Attending the event were 63
leading Taiwanese businses in cosmetics, household appliances, trade,
electricity, energy and environment along with 100 Vietnamese
businesses. They said it is a good opportunity for the two sides to
share experiences and seek out partners.
At the
event, Wayne Wu, deputy chairman of the TAITRA and Vo Tan Thanh,
director of the VCCI-HCMC, spoke highly of bilateral trade ties between
Taiwan and Vietnam over the past time and expressed their belief that
the relationship will continue to develop in the near future.
Wayne Wu said that Vietnam is Taiwan’s important trade partner and
largest importer, followed by mainland China and Hong Kong. So far, the
Taiwanese total investment in Vietnam has reached 21,700 million USD and
in the first eight months of the year, two-way trade reached 5,633
million USD.
VCCI-HCMC’s director Vo Tan Thanh said
that at present, Taiwan (China) is the largest investor in Vietnam, both
in registered capital and the number of projects./.
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