On the afternoon of October 17, the Ministry of Commerce held a regular press conference. When asked by some media, they said that Prime Minister Li Qiang recently attended a symposium of Chinese and Vietnamese business representatives during his visit to Vietnam. Can you give a brief introduction to the trade situation between China and Vietnam and future work priorities? In response, Ministry of Commerce spokesman He Yadong said that on October 13, Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Vietnamese Prime Minister Fan Mingzheng attended a symposium of Chinese and Vietnamese business representatives in Hanoi. Business representatives from China and Vietnam from the fields of finance, digital economy, green energy, and transportation infrastructure attended the conference. The prime ministers of the two countries hope that entrepreneurs will actively adapt to the general trend, better seize opportunities, and further strengthen cooperation, not only achieve greater development of the enterprise itself, but also contribute to the common development of China and Vietnam. He Yadong explained that in terms of bilateral trade, China is Vietnam's largest trading partner, Vietnam is China's largest trading partner in ASEAN, and bilateral trade volume between China and Vietnam has exceeded 200 billion US dollars for three consecutive years. In the first nine months of this year, this figure reached US$19.38 billion, an increase of 17.6% over the previous year; judging from investment cooperation, Vietnam is an important overseas investment destination for China. In the first eight months of this year, Chinese companies directly invested 1.97 billion US dollars in Vietnam, maintaining a relatively rapid growth rate. He Yadong said that in the next step, the Ministry of Commerce will earnestly implement a series of important agreements reached by the leaders of the Chinese and Vietnamese parties on continuing to deepen the strategic common destiny of China and Vietnam, promote the upgrading of the quality and upgrading of economic and trade cooperation between the two countries, and better benefit the peoples of the two countries.

On the afternoon of October 17, the Ministry of Commerce held a regular press conference. When asked by some media, they said that Prime Minister Li Qiang recently attended a symposium of Chinese and Vietnamese business representatives during his visit to Vietnam. Can you give a brief introduction to the trade situation between China and Vietnam and future work priorities? In response, Ministry of Commerce spokesman He Yadong said that on October 13, Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Vietnamese Prime Minister Fan Mingzheng attended a symposium of Chinese and Vietnamese business representatives in Hanoi. Business representatives from China and Vietnam from the fields of finance, digital economy, green energy, and transportation infrastructure attended the conference. The prime ministers of the two countries hope that entrepreneurs will actively adapt to the general trend, better seize opportunities, and further strengthen cooperation, not only achieve greater development of the enterprise itself, but also contribute to the common development of China and Vietnam. He Yadong explained that in terms of bilateral trade, China is Vietnam's largest trading partner, Vietnam is China's largest trading partner in ASEAN, and bilateral trade volume between China and Vietnam has exceeded 200 billion US dollars for three consecutive years. In the first nine months of this year, this figure reached US$19.38 billion, an increase of 17.6% over the previous year; judging from investment cooperation, Vietnam is an important overseas investment destination for China. In the first eight months of this year, Chinese companies directly invested 1.97 billion US dollars in Vietnam, maintaining a relatively rapid growth rate. He Yadong said that in the next step, the Ministry of Commerce will earnestly implement a series of important agreements reached by the leaders of the Chinese and Vietnamese parties on continuing to deepen the strategic common destiny of China and Vietnam, promote the upgrading of the quality and upgrading of economic and trade cooperation between the two countries, and better benefit the peoples of the two countries.