Hong Kong businesses keen on Vietnamese market
Date: 4/25/2009 11:40:00 AM
A delegation of 24 Hong Kong leading real estate and shipping enterprises will arrive in Ho Chi Minh City from Feb. 25-28 to seek business cooperation opportunities.
The city-based Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council will co-organise a seminar on shipping and real estate on Feb. 26.
The seminar will look at challenges and opportunities for cooperation between the two sides’ enterprises in these areas.
Two-way trade turnover between Vietnam and Hong Kong from January to November 2008 reached US$3.41 billion, a year-on-year increase of 24%, reported the Vietnamese General Consulate in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong currently is ranked seventh among foreign investors in Vietnam with 494 projects capitalised at US$6.32 billion.
(Source:Vietnam Net)