(VOVworld)- Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the US-ASEAN Business Council (US-ABC) to help Vietnamese enterprises improve their competitiveness and advise his Government on steering the national development. He received a US-ABC delegation led by President and CEO of the council Alexander C Feldman at the Government’s headquarters in Hanoi on Thursday.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (L) shakes hands with US-ABC President and CEO Alexander C Feldman (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam-US relations, especially their investment and trade ties, have made progress over the past decade, he stressed, appreciating US businesses’ assistance and cooperation with their Vietnamese peers, particularly the help given through the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI). Phuc said the Vietnamese government expects to provide a good prerequisite for effectively implementing the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement and helping companies operating in the country to capitalise on this deal. On behalf of the US-ABC, Alexander C Feldman US enterprises want to contribute to the local economic development and will ensure their social responsibility.