Vietnam and India may complete the goal of US$15 billion in two-way trade this year despite impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic and geostrategic competition in the region and in the world, according to Vietnamese Trade Counsellor in India Bui Trung Thuong.

Vietnam and India hold great potential for cooperation in establishing supply chains following COVID-19, which has seriously affected both economies over the past two years due to disruptions in regional and global supply chains, according to Indian analysts.

A Vietnam-India business matching event was held in Hanoi on September 22, on the occasion of the Vietnam visit by 42 enterprises of the India-Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IVCCI).

A shipping route linking the central region of Vietnam and India was inaugurated on July 27.

More than 150 Indian firms operating in different spheres attended a trade promotion programme held by the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade in New Delhi on July 18.

The Vietnamese Embassy in India, in coordination with chambers of commerce and industry in West Bengal, has organised conferences to further promote trade, investment and tourism of India into Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Speaker of the Indian Lok Sabha Om Birla is paying an official visit to Vietnam from April 19 to April 21 as part of major political events marking the 50th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic ties.

The Indian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Thap province organised an online meeting to promote trade in the agricultural sector.