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A photo exhibition is underway in Algiers until May 28, aiming to promote Vietnamese products to Algerian friends.

The Embassy of Vietnam in Algeria together with the School of Hotel and Restaurant Management of Algiers (ESHRA) held an event on Vietnamese and Algerian cuisine on July 25.

The Embassy of Vietnam in Algeria and the National Archives Centre of the African country on October 28 held a photo exhibition marking the 58th anniversary of the two countries' diplomatic ties (October 28).

Speaker of the Council of the Nation (upper house) of Algeria Salah Goudjil said on October 14 that he will ask the Algerian Government to study and implement measures to join the Vietnamese Government in boosting bilateral cooperation across all fields, particularly economy and trade.

The Embassy of Vietnam in Algeria and the Algerian Ministry of Culture held a screening of a documentary on Vietnam in Algiers capital city on August 27.

The Embassy of Vietnam in Algeria on July 3 held a gathering to honour a team of Algerian athletes for their outstanding performance at the world tournament of the Vietnamese traditional martial arts Son Long Quyen Thuat held recently in France.

With a population of 1.2 billion and a high economic growth rate in recent years, Africa is a promising market for Vietnam, according to the Vietnamese trade counsellor in charge of several African countries.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Algeria held a meeting to introduce potential for bilateral cooperation and trade and investment ties between the two nations in Médéa province on July 30.

The Embassy of Vietnam in Algeria on February 7 hosted a get-together in Algiers for Vietnamese people who are residing, working and studying in the country to celebrate the Lunar New Year.

Vietnam’s export to Algeria will continue to face difficulties once the new import policy of the country takes effect from January 2018, warned the Vietnamese Commercial Affairs Office in Algeria.

Che Quan Qing, director of a construction company of the Metallurgical Construction Corporation of China (MCC Group), has pledged to create all favourable conditions for Vietnamese workers hired by his company in Algeria.

Vietnam’s exports to Algeria were estimated at nearly 240.9 million USD in the first three quarters of 2017, an increase of 17 percent from the same period last year, according to the Trade Office of Vietnam in Algeria.

Vietnam’s exports to Algeria continued to grow by 29 percent year-on-year to 208 million USD in the first seven months of 2017 after rising by 37 percent in the first half of the year.