Bilateral relations between Viet Nam and India have developed significantly over the past years, especially in trade, agriculture and food processing. This was revealed at a conference in Uttar Pradesh in India on Thursday. The conference was held as part of the ongoing Global Food & Beverage Show of India. Two-way trade between the two countries had grown from US$1.53 billion in 2007 to $7.63 billion in 2017. Vietnamese exports to India in particular increased by 21 times from $180 million to $3.76 billion. Viet Nam exports coffee, pepper, cashew nuts and seafood to India, among others, while it imports meat, aquatic products, fruits, vegetables and animal feed from the Indian market. In his speech at the conference, Bui Trung Thuong, head of Trade Office at the Vietnamese Embassy in India, said there was scope for the two countries to accelerate bilateral co-operation in three reviewed areas. Do Huu Huy, deputy head of the Asia-Africa Market Department from Viet Nam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade, who was also present at the conference, agreed. He emphasised the importance of organsing trade promotion programmes in both countries, facilitating participation of the two countries’ business communities in trade fairs and exhibitions, and speeding up the exchange of trade information to expand bilateral trade. At the event, 30 Vietnamese enterprises in food and food processing, agriculture, forestry and fishery heard about the potential of the Indian food and beverages sector and met directly with Indian traders to explore new business opportunities. The food and… [Read full story]
The three-day India-Viet Nam Friendship Festival 2007 opened on Monday in the Indian state of West Bengal. Addressing the opening ceremony, Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee praised Viet Nam as a symbol of bravery, unyielding spirit and strong determination to resist foreign occupation and fight poverty. He stressed that Viet Nam played a key role in accelerating the dialogue between India and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN). West Bengal Chief Minister Budhhadeb Bhattacharjee noted that Viet Nam held a strategic position in Southeast Asia - a region with which India wished to develop deeper ties. Also present…... [read more]
Viet Nam, India issue joint declaration (07-07-2007) HA NOI — Viet Nam and India have agreed to establish a new strategic partnership as part of relations, according to a joint declaration signed in New Delhi yesterday during Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung's State visit to India from that ended yesterday. In the agreement, Prime Minister Dung and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh stated that India-Viet Nam relations had been extremely friendly and cordial since the foundations were laid by President Ho Chi Minh and Prime Minister Nehru more than 50 years ago. They also mentioned satisfactory results during an earlier…... [read more]
The seventh Viet Nam - India People’s Friendship Festival officially kicked off in Hyderabad City, Telengana State in the south of India on October 27, promoting cultural exchanges between the two countries. The Vietnamese delegation attending the seventh Viet Nam – India People’s Friendship Festival (Credit: vietpeace.org.vn) The event was attended by the General Secretary of the All India Peace and Solidarity Organisation (AIPSO) Pallab Sein Gupta, the Telengana State’s Minister of Finance Eatala Rajender and its Minister of the Interior Nayani Narishmba Reedy as well as Chairman of the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) Vu Xuan…... [read more]
(TITC) – On July 9, 2014, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST) in coordination with Ministry of Foreign Affairs held an international press conference to introduce “Exciting Viet Nam campaign” at Inter-continental Ha Noi Hotel. The event was part of the plan introducing Viet Nam - a safe, friendly and attractive destination to international friends. The press conference had the presence of Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Mr. Ho Anh Tuan; Deputy General Director of Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism, Mr. Nguyen Manh Cuong; Spokesman for the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Le Hai Binh; representatives…... [read more]
This is part of a tourism cooperation programme for the 2005-06 period, which was signed in Ha Noi on October 14 by Deputy Head of the Viet Nam Tourism Administration Pham Tu and Indian Ambassador to Viet Nam Neelakantan Ravi. Under the agreed programme, the two sides will increase their cooperation in promotion activities, personnel trainning, IT application in providing services and in sharing experiences. The Indian hospitality sector presented an ambitious plan of coordinating with Viet Nam and other ASEAN member countries to develop a land tour via all ASEAN countries. This tourism cooperation programme is one of the…... [read more]
