On November 8th, 2015, Mr. Vo Cong Tri, Standing Vice Secretary of Danang Party Committee, Mr. Dang Viet Dung, Vice Chairman of Danang People's Committee, and Mr. Pham Ngoc Ky, Chairman of Vietnamese Business Association in Germany, co-hosted the Seminar on Danang Investment Promotion in Berlin, Germany. Mr. Nguyen Huu Trang, Trade Counselor of the Vietnamese Embassy to Germany, participated and delivered a welcome speech.
At the Seminar, Danang City leader briefly presented some socio-economic achievement of Danang in the past time, its encouraged sectors calling for investment, incentive policy, and the transformation of Danang to become a dynamic city and a driving force for the growth of the Central – Western Highland Regions. Vice Chairman Dang Viet Dung suggested businesses to study investment opportunities in such fields as trade, tourism, IT, and real estate in the city.
Representatives of Vietnamese companies in Germany raised some questions about specific projects such as establishing a trade center, European-cuisine specialized restaurant, software manufacturer… in Danang and expressed their desire to cooperate to implement the project. In addition, to strengthen the trade – investment relationship and attract more tourists from Germany to Danang, businesses proposed the city government to open a direct flight route from Danang to Frankfurt in the future, further promote the city in Germany, and establish an official relationship with Hamburg City. Trade Counselor Nguyen Huu Trang agreed that Danang had all favorable conditions including clement weather, strategic location, and harmony among the people, and it was a green, clean and beautiful city. He recommended the city government to enhance tourism promotion in Germany by cooperating with media agencies, organizing fam trips, and developing more tourism products similar to those of the Main Festival in Frankfurt.
On behalf of the Vietnamese Business Association in Germany, Dr. Pham Ngoc Ky highly appreciated the Seminar on Danang Investment Promotion in Germany, and thanked the city leaders for creating the favorable condition for Vietnamese businesses in Germany to visit and do business in Vietnam. He complemented the city's rapid development and its role in speeding the development of the Central and Western Highlands' regions. Danang has remained a young and dynamic city, pioneering in infrastructure development and economic growth. In his opinion, each Vietnamese business in Germany was and would be an ambassador actively promoting Danang's image with a desire to contribute to the advance and prosperity of their homeland. He pledged that Vietnamese Business Association in Germany would support the city authority to organize trade and investment promotion activities to tighten the relationship between Germany and Danang in the coming time. In August 2016, European Business Forum which was expected to be organised in Danang by the Union of Vietnamese Businesses Associations in Europe, would be a great opportunity for the city to appeal for more investment from European businesses.
Concluding the Seminar, Vice Secretary Vo Cong Tri thanked businesses for attending the Seminar and showing interest in the city. He highly emphasized the role of Vietnamese Business Association in Germany in boosting the friendly relationship between the two countries and the people. He also encouraged Vietnamese businesses in Germany to invest in Danang, participated in the city's socio-economic development, helped to promote Danang in Germany and introduced more German investors to come and invest in Danang in the future.
In the afternoon of the same day, the city delegation also met with the Board of Committee of the Quang Nam – Danang Association of Fellow Countrymen and participated in some activities organized by Vietnamese community in Dong Xuan Trade Center./.
Translated by IPC Danang
