HCM City, Aug. 5 -- Promoting cooperation in green transition and digital transformation for sustainable development was the main topic of the 7th Ho Chi Minh City-Hyogo Economic Forum in Ho Chi Minh City on August 5.

The event was jointly organised by the Investment and Trade Promotion Centre of HCM City (ITPC) and the authorities of Japan's Hyogo prefecture.

Addressing the forum, Vice Chairman of the municipal People's Committee Nguyen Loc Ha noted that the two localities established cooperative ties in 2007, becoming a model of effective, sustainable local-level collaboration. This partnership, he said, has positively contributed to the Vietnam-Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

Ha stressed that HCM City considers digital an...