On the morning of September 16, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the Vietnamese delegation left Hanoi for Nanning City (Guangxi Province, China) to attend the 20th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) and the 20th China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (CABIS), at the invitation of the Chinese Government.

The Prime Minister is on his way to China to attend two important trade and investment events. Photo: Nhat Bac

The delegation included Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien, Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc, Chairman of the State Capital Management Committee at Enterprises Nguyen Hoang Anh, and Secretary of Lang Son Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Quoc Doan.

Chinese Embassy Ambassador to Vietnam Hy Tue sees off the Prime Minister at Noi Bai airport. Photo: Nhat Bac

In addition, the Vietnamese delegation also included Deputy Head of the Government Office Nguyen Xuan Thanh and Deputy Ministers of several ministries and branches: National Defense, Foreign Affairs, Public Security, Planning and Investment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Transport...

Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Hung Ba welcomed the Prime Minister at the airport.

At 9:00 a.m. (local time), the Prime Minister and the Vietnamese delegation arrived at Nanning International Airport. Welcoming the Prime Minister at the airport were the Standing Committee of the Guangxi Regional Party Committee, Head of the Organization Committee of the Guangxi Regional Party Committee, Wang Weiping; Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam, Xiong Ba; and Deputy Director of the Guangxi Foreign Affairs Department, Zhou Tong.

On the Vietnamese side, there were Consul General of Vietnam in Nanning Do Nam Trung and a number of Consulate General officials; Minister of the Vietnamese Embassy in Beijing Ninh Thanh Cong and the Vietnamese community in Nanning.

It is expected that during this working trip to China, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will hold talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang on the occasion of attending the 43rd ASEAN Summit and related meetings in Jakarta, Indonesia on September 6. Photo: Duong Giang

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will deliver an important speech at the opening ceremony of the 20th CAEXPO and CABIS Conference; visit the “Beautiful City” exhibition area and the Vietnam trade pavilion.

On this occasion, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will receive leaders of several large Chinese corporations and enterprises in the fields of railways, construction, transportation, energy, technology, etc.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's attendance at the 20th CAEXPO and CABIS demonstrates the importance that both countries attach to the Vietnam-China friendship, ASEAN-China cooperation, and the relationship between Vietnamese localities and enterprises with Guangxi province, China.

This also demonstrates the high political trust between Vietnam and China, affirming Vietnam's foreign policy: Independence, self-reliance, peace, friendship, cooperation and development, multilateralization, diversification, being a good friend, a reliable partner and an active, responsible member of the international community.

Opportunity to reach 50,000 Chinese and ASEAN traders

This year's fair has the theme "Building a common home, a community with a common destiny towards the future - Promoting the Belt and Road Initiative for high-quality development and building an economic growth center".

This is an important activity within the series of events celebrating the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the China-ASEAN strategic partnership, the 20th anniversary of CAEXPO and CABIS.

The fair includes 4 main activities and 1 branch forum. The exhibition area is 102,000m2 including about 3,500 indoor booths and 10,000m2 outdoor.

Vietnam booth at the 19th China - ASEAN Fair (Photo: Ministry of Industry and Trade's Portal)

The fair has 5 areas: Trade pavilion, Investment cooperation, High technology, Service industry, Beautiful city.

The Vietnamese business delegation participated in the largest fair in ASEAN with 250 booths and an area of ​​5,000m2.

Over the past 20 years, the CAEXPO has become a major multilateral economic and trade cooperation platform between ASEAN and China. The fair is a gathering place for Chinese and ASEAN businessmen and investors. Thereby, it creates conditions for Vietnamese enterprises to directly learn about market trends, exchange, promote business, and promote cooperation in many fields with Chinese and ASEAN enterprises.

On average, at each fair, Vietnamese businesses have the opportunity to reach about 50,000 Chinese and ASEAN traders.

In recent years, the total value of trade and investment transactions of Vietnamese enterprises at the fair has reached around 50 million USD.

After 3 years of not being held due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this year's fair will bring confidence to businesses in restoring and developing trade and investment cooperation with more diverse and practical content.

The fair takes place from September 16-17 in Nanning city, Guangxi, China.

vietnamnet.vn