National forum on culture & business slated for December 5
The Culture & Business Forum is set to take place in both in-person and virtual forms on December 5 with a view to connecting domestic and foreign business communities.
The press conference to introduce the Culture & Business Forum on November 9. (Photo: sggp.org.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Culture & Business Forum isset to take place in both in-person and virtual forms on December 5 with a view toconnecting domestic and foreign business communities.
The nationalforum in Hanoi will be attended by Party and State leaders who will come to joinenterprises, managers, and researchers to discuss business culture and affirmthe importance of culture to sustainably developing the economy andfacilitating the business environment, Ho Anh Tuan, Chairman of the VietnamAssociation of Business Culture Development, told a press conference onNovember 9.
It willalso be an occasion for enterprises to submit proposals on ways to tackledifficulties and recover and develop the economy, especially amid the COVID-19pandemic, he added.
The eventwill review the five-year implementation of the “Building the Vietnamesebusiness culture” campaign launched by the Prime Minister. A ceremony will alsobe held to honour enterprises meeting the Vietnamese business culture standards.
Themed “Acculturation - Foundation for sustainable recoveryand development”, the forum is organised by the Party Central Committee’s Informationand Education Commission; the Ministry of Industry and Trade; the Ministry ofCulture, Sports and Tourism; the organising board of the “Building the Vietnamese business culture” campaign;the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union; and the VietnamChamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI)./.
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The press conference to introduce the Culture & Business Forum on November 9. (Photo: sggp.org.vn) 
