(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with leaders of several Chinese conglomerates in Nanning city on Saturday during his trip to China’s Guangxi province to attend the 20th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (CABIS).
 PM Pham Minh Chinh (R) receives Wang Tongzhou, Chairman of the Board of Directors of China Communications Construction Company. (Photo: Nhat Bac/VGP) |
Receiving Lin Baifeng, the Asia-Pacific President of Huawei, a tech giant operating in over 170 countries and ranking fourth globally in terms of research and development (R&D), PM Chinh congratulated Huawei on successfully doing business in Vietnam.
Mr. Lin expressed Huawei’s willingness to assist Vietnam in building digital infrastructure, digitalizing various industries, and enabling low-carbon transformation.
Huawei plans to bring digital connectivity to schools and hospitals in remote areas, aiming to bridge the digital gap and achieve balanced development goals, he said.
In a meeting with Zhang Manping, Vice President of Energy China, a diversified conglomerate listed among the top 500 largest companies in the world according to Fortune magazine's rankings, PM Chinh said that Vietnam will create favorable conditions for Chinese enterprises to effectively, successfully, and sustainably do business in Vietnam.
Mr. Chinh expressed his hope that Energy China would participate more deeply in electricity projects, and collaborate with Vietnam on digital transformation, smart grid construction, and climate change mitigation.
Meeting Wang Tongzhou, Chairman of the Board of Directors of China Communications Construction Company (CCCC), PM Chinh hailed CCCC for successfully completing over 20 infrastructure and energy projects in Vietnam.
Mr. Chinh welcomed foreign enterprises, partcilarly those from China, to expand their operations, with a focus on infrastructure - one of Vietnam's priorities for socio-economic development.
The PM suggested that CCCC provide consulting services and collaborate extensively in building key transportation projects, as well as engaging in workforce training and technology transfer for Vietnam.