The Russian Centre for Sciences and Culture in Vietnam and the Saint Petersburg State University jointly organised a workshop to promote trade ties between Vietnam and Russia in Hanoi on September 22.
Vietnam and Russia hold great potential for bilateral cooperation based on time-honoured relations, said Grigory Trofimchuk, head of the expert council of the Eurasian ideas foundation.
A roundtable discussion on “The Free Trade Area between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and Vietnam: New Opportunities for Business” took place in Moscow on June 27.
The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS)’ Far East Division held a press conference and a roundtable discussion on Vietnam-Russia relations in Moscow on June 26.
Vietnam welcomes investors from Russia and Kursk province in particular and will provide them with all possible support, Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh told Kursk Governor Alexander Mikhailov.
Russia is a potential market for aquatic and agricultural products and consumer goods from Vietnam, especially when the Vietnam-Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) Free Trade Agreement took effect.
Vietnam’s Ambassador to Russia Nguyen Thanh Son and businessman Do Xuan Hoang were among individuals honoured recently by Russian State and the government of Moscow Oblast province for contributions.
Business and investment promotion activities arranged by the Vietnamese Business Association in Russia have remarkably contributed to boosting economic and trade links between the two countries.
The Vietnam - Russia Business Forum took place on December 14, discussing the two sides’ economic cooperation within the framework of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Vietnam and the EAEU.
Vietnam-Russia trade is likely to grow 50 percent per year when the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Vietnam and the Europe-Asia Economic Union (EAEU) takes effect in 2018.
A series of events, including a fair showcasing Vietnamese high-quality goods, conferences and workshops will be organised in Moscow, Russia to promote trade relations between the two countries.
The bilateral trade between Vietnam and Russia is expected to reach 10
billion USD by 2020, following a Free Trade Agreement between Vietnam
and the Eurasian Economic Union.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has urged negotiation delegations of
Vietnam and the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan
to soon complete remaining procedures for the signing of their Free
Trade Agreement (FTA) in early 2015.
Vietnamese and Russian businesses have signed 10 cooperative
agreements including foodstuff, agricultural processing, medicine and
tourism at the Vietnam- Russia Trade and Investment Forum 2013.
The Russian Centre of Science and Culture (RCSC) held a press briefing in Hanoi on October 31 to announce the outcomes and prospects of the Vietnam – Russia trade, scientific and technological cooperation in agriculture, energy and industry.
Vietnamese and Russian leaders have agreed to speed up
negotiations and signing of a free trade agreement (FTA) between
Vietnam and the customs alliance of Russia, Belarus and
Kazakhstan.
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