East asian trade: Vietnamese envoy wants B2B relations

KARACHI: A delegation from Vietnam, led by Deputy Director General of Africa and South West Asia Department of Vietnam’s Ministry of Trade and Industry Hoang Ducnhuan, visited the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) to hold business-to-business (B2B) meetings with their counterparts. Speaking on the occasion, Ducnhuan said Pakistan has now become one of the leading trade partners of Vietnam. In 2014, the two-way trade volume reached $427 million, of which Vietnam exports stood at $282.6 million and imports valued at $144.8 million, he added. He also advised the business community to benefit from the experience of Vietnamese companies in various sectors of the economy including energy, textile and garments, chemicals, mechanics, food processing and infrastructure development.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 13^th,  2015.

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