Hanoi, Feb. 26 -- Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh has called on the UK to support Vietnam in training personnel for its planned regional and international financial centres in Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang.

During his meeting with UK Ambassador to Vietnam Iain Frew in Hanoi on February 26, Deputy PM Binh commended the ambassador's efforts to strengthen bilateral ties and underlined that Vietnam attaches importance to enhancing its strategic partnership with the UK and wants to elevate the relationship to a higher level in the near future.

Binh proposed increasing the exchange of all-level delegations and effectively implementing cooperation mechanisms, closely coordinating at multilateral forums such as the United Nations and the A...