US business delegation to visit Vietnam
According to the Office of the US-ASEAN Business Council in Hanoi, the delegation will include representatives from GE, Caterpillar, Exxon Mobil, Chevron, ConocoPhilipps, Abbott, AES, AIG, Ford, Time Warner, UPS, Guardian Industries, Monsanto, IBM and APCO Worldwide.
The visit aims to learn about Vietnam’s priorities in drafting a socio-economic development strategy for 2011-2020 and the needs of specific sectors such as investment, trade, transport infrastructure, finance, energy, agriculture and healthcare.
The delegation will discuss possible contributions by US groups to addressing these sectors’ priority issues through technical assistance for planning, establishment of strategic public-private partnerships, technology transfer and personnel training.
