At the seminar, the Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee, Nguyen The Thao, pledged to continue administrative reforms and make the investment climate more transparent. He also called on French enterprises to invest in Vietnam in fields that are important to the country.

The Vice Director of the Hanoi Municipal Department of Planning and Investment, Nguyen Van Tu, talked about Hanoi’s potential for investment, especially its advantages in size, infrastructure, population, workforce and tourism.

Mr Tu stressed that the city’s progress in public administration reforms is shown in its one-stop shop mechanism, which has recently helped to slash the city’s licensing time from six months to six days.

Vu Thanh Son, Director General of the Hanoi Trade Corporation, expressed his wish to enter into partnerships with French businesses in general and Bourg-la-Rein businesses in particular.