HCM City, Nov. 13 -- Ho Chi Minh City stands ready to play the role of a "bridge" connecting Italy with Vietnam and the wider ASEAN region, Chairman of the municipal People's Committee Nguyen Van Duoc said on November 13. He made the statement while meeting with Marco Della Seta, Italian Ambassador to Vietnam and a delegation of Italian agencies, organisations and enterprises attending the 9th High-Level Dialogue on ASEAN-Italy Economic Relations. He noted that Italy is among HCM City's key European trading partners, with bilateral trade reaching nearly 450 million USD in the first half of 2025. Italy ranks 24th among the 129 countries and territories investing in the city, with total registered capital of nearly 135 million USD. The city...