The remark was made by Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Duc Kien when he received a visiting Chinese delegation from the NPC Finance and Economics Committee, led by Wang Shucheng, its Deputy Chairman and member of the NPC Standing Committee, in Hanoi on April 21.
Mr Kien said that despite the impact of the global economic crisis, two-way trade between the two countries hit US$22 billion with Vietnam registering a trade deficit. China’s investment in Vietnam increased, however, the disbursement of registered capital was slow.

The NA Vice Chairman asked the Chinese parliament and government to develop balanced trade relations with Vietnam and accelerate investment projects in the country.

He expressed pleasure at the fine development of relations between the two parliaments, which have seen exchanges of delegations, information and experiences between the two sides.

Wang said that the visit was aimed at exchanging experiences with Vietnam, especially in solving problems in development, including energy security, environmental protection, raising farmers’ incomes and developing health care and education to secure quality growth.

VNA