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Vietnam, US boost trade, investment

Leaders of the Business Association of Overseas Vietnamese in the US (BAOOV-US) started their working visit to Hanoi on June 9 to boost trade and investment between US and Vietnamese businesses.
Leaders of the Business Association of Overseas Vietnamese in the US(BAOOV-US) started their working visit to Hanoi on June 9 to boosttrade and investment between US and Vietnamese businesses.

According to BAOOV-US Executive Director Calvin P. Tran, the visitaims to introduce the Maryland-based Vietnam Business Centre (VBC) whereVietnam ’s products are showcased and Vietnamese enterprises placetheir representative offices.

The BAOOV-US leaderswill meet with Vietnamese businesses to promote investment cooperationprogrammes and call on local importers and exporters wishing to tradewith US distributors to open representative offices at VBC.

They will accompany Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley during hisworking sessions with Vietnamese representatives to foster cooperationbetween the US and Vietnam in general and Hanoi in particular.

During their three-day visit, the delegation plans to work with theVietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), the Ministry ofPlanning and Investment, the State Committee on Overseas VietnameseAffairs (COVA) and the Vietnam-US Businessmen’s Club./.
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