The third Expo-Russia Viet Nam 2019 will return to the capital city from November 14-16, the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) said at a press conference here on Thursday.
Diplomats at the Viet Nam – Russia Conference organised by the Valdai Discussion Club yesterday (Feb 26) agreed to closely coordinate the Viet Nam Year in Russia and its counterpart activity in Viet Nam in 2019 and 2020, respectively.
The Russia - Viet Nam oil and gas exploration joint venture, Vietsovpetro, announced completion of the initial drilling and perforation on their Thien Ung gas field on December 6, 2016.
Viet Nam will organise a series of events in Russia in response to the
signing of the free trade agreement (FTA) between Viet Nam and the
Eurasia Economic Union (EEU).
Five small and medium-sized firms from Russia yesterday visited HCM City
to promote co-operation in innovative technologies, oil and gas,
research and development and medicine, besides telecommunications and
education.
The Chief Representative of the Russian Trade Office
in Viet Nam, Maxim Golikov, suggested that Russia and Viet Nam expand
cooperation in trade and investment as well as implement policies to
gain sustainability in trade turnover.
Vietnamese businesses were urged to increase exports to Russia following
the country''s ban on food imports from the United States and some of
its European neighbours.
The Viet Nam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) will hasten its
process of restructuring in 2014, with 80 per cent of planned reform
completed last year.
Bilateral relations between Viet Nam and Russia have great potential to
grow, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai said at a business
conference here yesterday.