On 22nd January, Vietnam Embassy in China held a reception event in Beijing for the 74th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Vietnam, which was attended by Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China Ma Zhaoxu. Vietnamese Ambassador Pham Sao Mai delivered a welcoming speech at the event. Mr Xu Chengzhi, Vice President of CNTY, was invited to attend the reception.

In his speech, Ambassador Pham Sao Mai said that the traditional friendship between Vietnam and China and the two peoples has a long history, and economic and trade cooperation has continued to be a major highlight of Vietnam-China relations. China is Vietnam's largest trading partner and second largest export market, while Vietnam is China's largest trading partner in ASEAN. Vietnam is ready to work closely and actively with China to expand the benefits of cooperation between the two countries in the fields of economy and trade, investment, tourism, and people-to-people relations, as well as to promote the continuous, stable and healthy development of the Vietnam-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

Mr Xu Chengzhi exchanged views with Ambassador Pham Sao Mai and former Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Sun Guoxiang at the event and said that China Tianying has been actively involved in economic and trade co-operation between China and Vietnam, and has helped to consolidate and develop the friendly relations between the two countries. The WtE power plant invested and constructed by CNTY in Hanoi is the world's second largest WtE power plant built at one go. The project was put into operation last year, which has brought real environmental and social benefits to the local people. In addition, CNTY's WtE power plants in Phu Tho and Thanh Hoa provinces are also progressing smoothly.

Ambassadors Pham Sao Mai and Sun Guoxiang highly appreciated CNTY's projects in Vietnam and encouraged CNTY to continue to expand the scope of cooperation with Vietnam and promote the friendship between the two countries to a new level.

Ambassador Pham Sao Mai (left) and Vice President Xu Chengzhi (right)