(VOVworld) - Lord Puttnam, the UK Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar. and Laos is on a visit to Vietnam. At a reception on Thursday, Nguyen Thanh Phong, Chairman of HCM city’s People’s Committee, said HCM city is ready to create favorable conditions for foreign investors and welcomes British investors now that the EU-Vietnam FTA has been signed.

Lord Puttnam proposed that the UK be HCM city’s partner in the advanced technologies necessary for the city to complete its infrastructure projects.