Northwest Business Associations Cooperation Linkage

On the morning of October 4, the Small and Medium Enterprises Association of Phu Tho Province and business associations across the Northwest region organized a cooperation forum among business associations of 5 provinces, alongside a gathering celebrating Vietnamese Entrepreneurs' Day (October 13).

Comrade Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairwoman of the Provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee Bui Thi Minh delivers welcoming remarks at the forum.

Attending the conference were comrades: Bui Thi Minh, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and provincial mass organizations, and Chairwoman of the Provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee; Nguyen Quang Vinh, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI).

Also attending were leaders of provincial departments, branches, the Provincial Entrepreneurs Association, the Provincial Business Association, and Small and Medium Enterprises Associations from Phu Tho, Tuyen Quang, Son La, Dien Bien, and Lai Chau provinces...

VCCI Vice Chairman Nguyen Quang Vinh speaks at the forum.

Delivering welcoming remarks, Comrade Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairwoman of the Provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee Bui Thi Minh sent congratulations to entrepreneurs and the business community on the occasion of Vietnamese Entrepreneurs' Day (October 13).

She noted that Phu Tho in particular and Northwest provinces in general are entering a new development stage featuring broader spaces, larger markets, higher requirements, alongside demands for innovating development mindsets, production organization methods, and linkage modes.

Comrade Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairwoman of the Provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee Bui Thi Minh presents a congratulatory flower basket.

VCCI Vice Chairman Nguyen Quang Vinh presents a congratulatory flower basket.

Reviewing the potential and advantages of Phu Tho and regional localities, Comrade Bui Thi Minh highlighted that connecting strengths can form inter-provincial and inter-regional value chains, creating larger-scale, higher-quality, and more competitive products.

She emphasized: Resolution No. 68-NQ/TW of the Politburo outlines key orientations to generate new momentum for the private economy.

Centrally, focus rests on constructing a favorable and equal business environment; safeguarding legal rights and interests of enterprises; and promoting linkages to form value chains and supply chains. This represents both an imperative demand and a vast opportunity for the business community.

From that orientation, she sent a message to the forum: Local authorities must accompany, enterprises must act as partners; shifting from competition to cooperation, and moving from individual operations to co-creating value.

Enterprises must grow strong through productivity, technology, and innovation, expanding market spaces; business growth must go hand-in-hand with social responsibility and entrepreneurial culture.

Comrade Bui Thi Minh affirmed: Phu Tho Province remains determined to strongly improve its investment and business environment; accompany enterprises; resolve bottlenecks in planning, land, infrastructure, and administrative procedures; while driving digital transformation, science and technology, and raising human resource quality...

Representatives of the Small and Medium Enterprises Association of Phu Tho Province and regional business associations sign cooperation agreements on digital transformation and AI application in corporate governance and management.

At the forum, delegates discussed and agreed to strengthen linkages, measuring effectiveness by practical member benefits and implementation results. Key principles include linking resources, expanding member privileges, offering concrete support for digital transformation and AI, recommending policies, perfecting linkage mechanisms, monitoring efficiency, tying corporate growth to community responsibility, and continuing the 2027 linkage program.

Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairwoman of the Provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee Bui Thi Minh alongside VCCI Vice Chairman Nguyen Quang Vinh present commemorative gifts to business associations.

Representatives of the Provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee receive donation funds presented by the Small and Medium Enterprises Association of Phu Tho Province and business associations.

During the program, representatives of the Small and Medium Enterprises Association of Phu Tho Province and regional business associations signed cooperation agreements on digital transformation and AI application in corporate governance and management.

On this occasion, the associations presented symbolic funding supporting the Fund “For the Poor” to construct houses for 3 poor households at 100 million VND per household. Concurrently, a meeting was held to celebrate Vietnamese Entrepreneurs' Day and Vietnamese Women’s Day (October 20), honoring exemplary businesses and entrepreneurs...

Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairwoman of the Provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee Bui Thi Minh alongside VCCI Vice Chairman Nguyen Quang Vinh present Certificates of Merit and congratulatory flowers to exemplary businesses and entrepreneurs.

Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairwoman of the Provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee Bui Thi Minh alongside leaders of the Provincial Entrepreneurs Association present Certificates of Merit and congratulatory flowers to exemplary businesses and entrepreneurs.

Le Hoang