Ho Chi Minh City forge cooperation with U.K.

At the reception

Duc said the Vietnam - U.K. relationship is developing fruitfully, and that between Ho Chi Minh City and the U.K. has also made progress in various spheres.

Briefing the guest on Ho Chi Minh City’s development vision, the official said the city needs both domestic and foreign resources, adding the Southern metropolis wants to learn from the U.K.’s experience in international financial center building.

He thanked British partners for their collaboration in studying a roadmap to build an innovation center in health care, and called on the U.K. to continue its support in high-quality personnel training and share technologies in disease treatment and management models in the medical sector, grant more scholarships to Vietnamese students in high-tech and finance, and help the city with English language teaching.

Trevelyan spoke highly of Ho Chi Minh City’s vision in health care, finance and renewable energy, and expressed her interest in its international financial center project, stressing that the U.K. is willing to share its experience in this field.

Besides, the U.K. is very interested in and ready to promote cooperation in renewable energy, and support Ho Chi Minh City in urban flood prevention, she said.

Source: VNA