PANO - New Zealand (NZ) Prime Minister John Key visited Vietnamese Corporation Vingroup on November 16th, during his official visit to Vietnam.

At the visit, the guest affirmed he highly values the group's achievements and contributions to the country's development in recent years, and stressed that the two countries have much potential to cooperate, especially in education and trade.

Vingroup Chairman Pham Nhat Vuong (R) receiving NZ Prime Minister John Key

After the working session with the group's leaders, the NZ Prime Minister toured the group’s education system, known as Vinschool, where he received a warm welcome from students, before visiting a Vingroup supermarket where plenty of New Zealand products are on sale.

Vingroup was named one of the ten largest corporate taxpayers in Vietnam, along with big businesses such as PVN, Viettel and PV Gas last year. In 2015, Vinhomes, a subsidiary of Vingroup, was ranked the most valuable brand of Vietnam’s property sector. The group’s main businesses are property, hospitality services, retail, education, healthcare and education, aiming at raising the living standards of the Vietnamese people.

Translated by Trung Thanh