Governor Pillen Touts Trade Mission Potential for Nebraska

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"The focus of the trip with threefold -- agriculture, manufacturing and increasing educational exchanges. Vietnam is a quickly developing country, with a growing middle class. They are very interested in a relationship with Nebraska and in the products that we are ready and able to offer."

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"Vietnam has nearly 100 million people and the median age is 32. They want to make the leap from a developing country to a developed one and are looking for partners who can help in that regard. Nebraska has a lot to offer to support those efforts."

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"For companies with representatives on this trip, it was a chance to connect with existing customers and to develop relationships with new ones. They signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) to further solidify those partnerships in hopes that they will lead to even greater trade opportunities."

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"As Vietnam moves from a largely rural agricultural society to one that is more focused on manufacturing, they will need the education and skills that we can provide through Nebraska's university and state college systems."

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"There is so much interest in what we have to offer -- and that really is about what Nebraska has to offer. The Vietnamese people share many common characteristics with Nebraskans -- hard work, determination, and a desire for a better future. I have no doubt that there are many collaborations that will prove to be mutually beneficial going forward."

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