On the afternoon of August 22, the closing ceremony of the Seminar on Public Investment and Public Financial Management for Vietnam, sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce and undertaken by the MOFCOM Training Base for International Business Officials (Shanghai) in Shanghai Business School, commenced with resounding success. Dai Ying, executive vice dean of College of International Education of Shanghai Business School, and deputy director of the MOFCOM Training Base for International Business Officials (Shanghai) attended the ceremony, andthe expert representative Yang Baohua, an associate professor from Shanghai Normal University, presided over and delivered a speech.
Lê Ngọc Quang, deputy director of the Finance Department of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam, representative of the participants, said that the seminar is full and excellent. Experts have been very dedicated and adopted various teaching methods accordingly to help all the participants quickly master what they have learned. Field visits broadened the horizons of the students. Participants have indeed harvested a lot in terms of knowledge and skills which would in turn benefit their future work and life. Through the seminar, they have developed a more comprehensive understanding in the field of public investment and public financial management, China's national status, economy, and culture.
The expert representative Yang Baohua, an associate professor from Shanghai Normal University, said that public investment stands as an essential part of total social investment. Under the socialist market economic system, government investment plays an important role in providing infrastructure guarantees, guiding the development of basic industries, and further promoting long-term economic growth. At the same time, she said that she was impressed by the spirit of active exploration of the participants during the seminar and benefited a lot from the exchanges with them.
Dai Ying pointed out that China and Vietnam share not only the same mountains and rivers but also the profound traditional friendship. Both sides own intertwined interests and common destiny for they are committed to fighting for the happiness of the people, the prosperity of the country, and the nobility of peace and development of mankind. She praised the Vietnamese participants for their learning attitude, rigorous and serious study spirit and stable and profound professionalism during the seminar. She looks forward to more extensive cooperation between China and Vietnam in the future.
Vietnam’s public investment and public financial management lasted for 14 days, with 16 participants from the Vietnamese Ministry of Planning and Investment, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Transport, and government departments such as Ho Chi Minh City, Bac Giang Province, and Lang Son Province.
Written by: Liang Bo
Photos by: Ni Haoran
Reviewed by: Chen Wei
