Dear achternaam,

UK Minister of State for Trade Policy at the Department of International Trade, Lord Price met with Vice Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Hoang Quoc Vuong for the 9th UK-Vietnam Joint Economic Trade Committee Talks on Wednesday 19th October. Among a range of issues including pharmaceutical legislation, work on intellectual property protection and legal system development, education was a major theme for both sides. Lord Price highlighted the strength of Vietnam’s and the UK’s growing partnership in education and training and that the UK wants to continue to support Vietnam to develop its education and training system going forward particularly in the development of its English Language Testing Centre.

His schedule also included meetings with the Minister of Industry and Trade, Mr Tran Tuan Anh, the Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Vuong Dinh Hue and the Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, Mr Nguyen Thanh Phong as well as meeting a wide range of British businesses in Ho Chi Minh City.

Thanks goes to the BBGV members who responded to the on-line survey and/or attended meetings to convey their thoughts and opinion on the key business issues to DIT for this JETCO meeting.

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REGISTER NOW: BBGV HANOI 2ND ANNUAL CHARITY FUN RUN

The British Business Group Vietnam (BBGV) proudly announces that the BBGV Hanoi 2nd annual charity Fun Run will take place on Sunday 6th November 2016. Since its inception, we have proudly raised over 9 billion VND for charities across the width and breath of Vietnam. Over the years, over 85,000 runners and walkers have taken part. Carrying the message, “Run for Fun, Run for Charity”, this event has been a great opportunity for company team-buildings and family outings. Above all, Fun Run for Charity raises money for a variety of causes including wildlife, protection, medical support, education and welfare.

When: 9:00am to 12:00 pm, 06th Nov 2016.
Where: Ecopark, Van Giang, Hung Yen
Register now on our website www.bbgv.org or call us at 04 3633 0244 or:

• Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/bbgvcharityfunrun

• Ticketbox.vn

For more information please contact Dung at dung.nguyen@bbgv.org or +84 972 029 795.

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