Prime Minister Le Minh Hung held phone talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang on June 15, proposing the two countries promote bilateral trade, soon operationalise smart border gate models, and develop cross-border economic cooperation zones to facilitate trade, investment, and sectoral cooperation.
PM Hung also suggested the two countries to boost infrastructure connectivity and development of a multimodal transport system, with priority given to railway cooperation and connectivity with other countries and regions.
He expressed the desire to expand cooperation in science and technology, education, high-quality human resource training, health care, especially traditional medicine; strengthen cultural and tourism cooperation; and effectively implement the Vietnam–China Tourism Cooperation Year 2026–2027; while further enhancing existing local-level cooperation mechanisms, especially between border provinces, and expanding cooperation among regions with strong potential.
Agreeing with PM Hung’s proposals, Premier Li stated that China is ready to promote railway cooperation between the two countries and strengthen connectivity with other countries and regions; advance industries and agricultural trade, inspection and quarantine cooperation.
China will encourage reputable and capable enterprises to expand high-quality investment, especially in science, technology and innovation; enhance cooperation in energy security and power connectivity; effectively implement the China–Vietnam Tourism Cooperation Year 2026–2027, he said.
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