(VOVworld)- Representatives of leading US businesses on Monday met with Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee President Nguyen Thien Nhan on Monday, expressing their desire to more deeply penetrate the Vietnamese market.  The businesses including those operating in insurance, energy and education and training during their one-day visit, are scheduled to talk with government officials and the local business community about measures to boost bilateral trade relations and accelerate the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement negotiations. They expect to work with ASEAN governments and business partners to speed up the establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in 2015 as planned. VFF President Nhan briefed the guests on Vietnam’s socio-economic development, its competitive advantages, and major development goals and orientations by 2020. Nhan and US executives examined Vietnam’s economic situation, its investment opportunities, efforts toward ASEAN community building, and TPP negotiations. The US delegation’s visit to Vietnam was conducted by the US-ASEAN Business Council, the leading organisation in promoting US-ASEAN trade relations. Its members include the US’s largest groups operating in ASEAN member states.