National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (black long dress) and representatives of the Vietnamese community in China

Talking to Li Zixue, Chairman of ZhongxingTelecommunications Equipment (ZTE) Corporation, and Zhang Zixin, a leadingofficial from Datatang Technology Co, Ngan said that Vietnam is exertingefforts to build e-National Assembly and e-Government.

She suggested the corporations to cooperatemore closely with Vietnamese partners, especially in the context of the FourthIndustrial Revolution.

Affirming the Vietnamese telecoms market ispotential, she advised enterprises to make a market research to graspinvestment opportunities in the country.

The same day, the top legislator visitedthe Vietnamese Embassy in Beijing, where she confirmed the Party and State alwayscare for the Vietnamese community abroad, including those living in China.

Ngan voiced her hope that members of the Vietnamesecommunity will continue supporting each other and respecting the host country’slaw.

She told them that her visit to China thistime aims at fostering the traditional friendship, deepening the comprehensivestrategic cooperative partnership with China and strengthening cooperation withthe National People’s Congress (NPC) of China.

The top legislator highlighted that duringthe on-going trip, she had received leaders of several major groups andenterprises who had shown their interest in landing long-term investment inVietnam, with modern and environmentally-friendly technologies.

China is now Vietnam’s biggest tradepartner, and the latter is the former’s largest in the Association of SoutheastAsian Nations (ASEAN), Ngan said, adding that this is an advantage in the twocountries’ relations.

The top legislator also praised theVietnamese embassy’s important contributions to the bilateral relationship.

Stressing the importance of the parliamentarydiplomacy in the external affairs, she requested the embassy to help boostcollaboration between the Vietnamese National Assembly and the NPC, and betweenthe People’s Councils of Vietnamese localities and the People’s Congresses ofChinese localities.-VNA