VIETNAM

Guangxi has three prefecture-level cities adjoining Vietnam. Border platforms such as cross-border economic co-operation zones will gradually become the important carrier for opening up and co-operation between Guangxi and ASEAN countries. Guangxi plans to develop border processing industries in the ports along the border and promote the transformation of border trade from “cross-border transit” to “inbound processing”. More

Vietnamese consumers are increasingly purchasing fashionable and quality products to improve their living standards, although their income levels are still on the low side. They generally regard the standard of Hong Kong products as being of international quality, helping to facilitate Hong Kong players’ entry into the Vietnamese consumer market. More

In view of Vietnam’s new environmental protection laws, enterprises are calling on services to help treat various kinds of industrial waste and pollutant emissions. Hong Kong is home to players who excel in using environmental technologies which are developed to international standards. This is crucial in Vietnam, as the country still lacks a comprehensive management framework when handling more complicated environmental issues. More

Vietnam’s processing production sector has prospered on the back of its markedly young labour force. But a shortage of skilled workers, production engineers and precision tool makers, etc., has started to restrict further industrial development. Hong Kong is home to a number of experienced industrial players. Its experienced companies are in an excellent position to tap into Vietnam’s growing need for a variety of production services. More