Vietnamese trade counsellor in India Nguyen Son Ha introduced the country’s latest investment attraction policy and fields open to investment at a seminar in India on May 11.

At the seminar on bilateral trade and investment opportunities after the ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA), counsellor Ha, who is also head of the Vietnamese trade office in India , spoke of the advantages offered by the ASEAN-India FTA and the tariffs cut itinerary to boost two-way trade between the two countries.

The counsellor also called on Indian businesses to actively participate in exhibitions and fairs in Vietnam .

Indian businesses inquired into procedures to set up businesses, representative offices and land lease in Vietnam , corporate income tax and investment preferential treatment. They also asked for information about employment and workers’ wage issue and the country’s existing import export management policy.-VNA