Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai meets businesses at the  4th Conference of the Vietnam SMEs Association (Photo: VGP)

In his address, Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai said the government will increase support for Vietnamese businesses to help them grow further. He said: "We need to strengthen the application of science and technology and develop an innovation ecosystem, increase links between labor supply and demand, and improve the human resources. The government supports the development of the private sector, especially the technology manufacturing sector, information technology, and establish supply chains and value chains domestically and internationally."

At the Congress, a new Executive Board for the 2023-2028 term was elected and Mr. Nguyen Van Than was re-elected as President of the Association for the new tenure.