Hanoi, Jan. 9 -- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on January 9 for Yan Jiehe, founder of the China Pacific Construction Group, one of China's largest private enterprises in infrastructure investment, construction, operation and management.

Praising the group's recent role as a contractor in major infrastructure projects in Hanoi, PM Chinh welcomed its proposals to join large-scale infrastructure developments in Vietnam in the coming years and encouraged more investment in the country.

He suggested the group work more closely with Vietnamese companies through concrete and flagship projects, particularly those involving technology transfer, as a way to directly contribute to Vietnam's socio-economic development....