Lieutenant General Vo Van Tuan, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, received the visiting Chief Executive Officer of the US Asia Group, Nirav Patel in Hanoi on April 27.

At the reception, the host said the visit will help boost the trade cooperation between Vietnam and the US. He added that the Defence Ministry will facilitate the US firm to seek cooperative opportunities with some of its agencies.

For his part, Patel suggested the two sides step up exchange visits to strengthen mutual understanding and cooperation.

The Asia Group is a strategy and capital advisory firm based in Washington DC with affiliated offices in Singapore , Jakarta and Hong Kong (China) .

Founded in 2013, the company works with clients to identify, integrate and advance new business opportunities, and also works with existing businesses to navigate the complexities of both established and emerging markets in Asia.-VNA