The largest French-language TV channel in Belgium, RTBF, aired areportage on November 30 on the occasion of the cooperation betweenWalloon Region and Vietnam entering the 20th year.
The reportrecalled that Wallonia Export & Investment Agency (Awex)’s office inVietnam was established in 1994 with the aim of promoting bilateralties between the French-speaking community in Belgium and Vietnam, amember of the Francophone community.
The relations haveexpanded over time, the report said, highlighting a project in themedical sector under which the University of Liège ( ULg ) and the HoChi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy had worked closely totrain family doctors in Vietnam, boosting health care services in ruralareas and reducing the burden of major hospitals.
In the fieldof economic ties, the TV footage cited the example of Sopura, a worldleading provider of cleaning and disinfection solutions in the beverageand food industries, which has just invested a million EUR to build itsplant in Vietnam.
Jean-Claude Marcourt, Minister of Economy andForeign Affairs of Wallonia, encouraged investors to do business in theSoutheast Asian nation due to its growth potential, abundant andlow-cost human resources.
The TV report said Vietnam is among the most dynamic Asian countries and an ideal destination for foreign investors.-VNA
The reportrecalled that Wallonia Export & Investment Agency (Awex)’s office inVietnam was established in 1994 with the aim of promoting bilateralties between the French-speaking community in Belgium and Vietnam, amember of the Francophone community.
The relations haveexpanded over time, the report said, highlighting a project in themedical sector under which the University of Liège ( ULg ) and the HoChi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy had worked closely totrain family doctors in Vietnam, boosting health care services in ruralareas and reducing the burden of major hospitals.
In the fieldof economic ties, the TV footage cited the example of Sopura, a worldleading provider of cleaning and disinfection solutions in the beverageand food industries, which has just invested a million EUR to build itsplant in Vietnam.
Jean-Claude Marcourt, Minister of Economy andForeign Affairs of Wallonia, encouraged investors to do business in theSoutheast Asian nation due to its growth potential, abundant andlow-cost human resources.
The TV report said Vietnam is among the most dynamic Asian countries and an ideal destination for foreign investors.-VNA
