On August 14, Pham Van Bac, Director of the Department of Building Materials of the Ministry of Construction of Vietnam, and Le Trung Thanh, President of the Vietnam Building Materials Research Institute, and their delegation visited China Building Materials Academy and CTC to carry out policy and technical exchanges and discuss cooperation. Yao Yan, President of China Building Materials Academy and Chairman of CTC; Ma Zhenzhu, Deputy Party Committee Secretary of China Building Materials Academy and Party Committee Secretary/General Manager of CTC; Qin Xianming, Member of the Discipline Inspection Committee/Deputy General Manager of CTC; and relevant heads warmly received the guests.

Qin Xianming welcomed the Vietnamese delegation to CTC and exchanged views on how to promote cooperation between the two sides in the field of engineering testing services and on improving the laboratory equipment capabilities of the Vietnam Building Materials Research Institute. Deng Wei, Chief Engineer of CTC Beijing Tianyu, exchanged views with the delegation on Vietnam's green and low-carbon development path, and explained to the delegation the international development background in relevant fields and the feasibility of cooperative research between the two sides in this field at the current stage. Miao Xiangyang, Chief Engineer, and Qiu Juan, Senior Engineer, of the Glass Inspection and Certification Institute of CTC, held in-depth exchanges with the delegation on bilateral standards cooperation in the glass industry and topics in related fields. Wu Huiting, General Manager of CTC Aodaqing Company, introduced the company's achievements in the field of environmental testing technology and equipment, and communicated with representatives of the Department of Environment of the Ministry of Construction of Vietnam on areas of possible cooperation between the two sides in the next step.

Le Trung Thanh fully affirmed CTC's achievements in the testing technology field and introduced the next-stage development direction of Vietnam's building materials industry. In recent years, CTC and the Vietnam Building Materials Research Institute have carried out multiple international cooperation and exchanges in the building materials field, establishing profound friendship and a friendly and mutually trusting foundation for cooperation. This exchange visit is an important measure to advance cooperation between the two sides in the inspection and testing field. The two sides reached consensus on cooperation in scientific research projects, standards exchanges, capacity building, and other aspects, and will continue to maintain communication on the content for which cooperation intentions have been formed.

As China's Belt and Road Initiative and Vietnam's “Two Corridors and One Economic Circle” plan continue to deepen their alignment, CTC will continue to deeply advance cooperation and exchanges with the Vietnam Building Materials Research Institute, promote the implementation of the Group's advanced technical equipment, services, and management experience in Belt and Road countries represented by Vietnam, and promote the high-quality development of scientific and technological innovation of both sides.

Li Juan, Deputy Director of the International Cooperation Department of China Building Materials Academy, Qiu Yan, Director of the Science and Technology Development Department of CTC, and others participated in the reception and discussion.