The 2024 Vietnam Connect Forum is announced at a press conference held on Thursday. - Photo vneconomy.vn

HÀ NỘI – The 2024 Vietnam Connect Forum will take place in the northern port city of Hải Phòng on April 10, featuring a plenary session and a series of networking activities between Vietnamese localities, businesses and foreign investors.

During a press conference held on Thursday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hải Phòng authorities, and the Vietnam Economic Times announced that the upcoming event will revolve around the theme of promoting a green and sustainable economy. The event aims to showcase various Government strategies and policies, as well as local initiatives and business solutions that contribute to a more environmentally friendly and economically sustainable future.

The forum will focus on discussing and updating new international trends in green economy, low-carbon economy, zero-emission economy, practical green transition activities of domestic localities, economic sectors and business communities, and international experiences from pioneering countries in the transition.

The event will bring together Government leaders, representatives from ministries and central agencies, leaders of 25 northern provinces and cities, delegates from foreign diplomatic missions, international organisations, business associations, economic experts, and over 200 FDI and Vietnamese enterprises.

Within the framework of the forum, the organiser is set to announce the TOP 10 and TOP 50 exemplary FDI enterprises in 2023 at the 23rd Golden Dragon Awards.

Nguyễn Như Hiếu, head of the foreign ministry’s external affairs department, said that the new features this year include the theme, the participant composition, and separate working connection programmes.

The organising committee will allocate ample time to facilitate separate meetings and working sessions connecting embassies and foreign business associations and investors to representatives from 25 localities and domestic enterprises. VNS