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National flag carrier mulls new air route to India
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked the
national fag carrier Vietnam Airlines to conduct a study on the possible
launching of direct air service linking Vietnam with India. The new air route
would create more favourable conditions for enhancement of tourism, economic and
trade links between Vietnam and India and other South Asian countries.
Dung also asked the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry to map out a plan
for establishing the Vietnam-India Business Council.
According to the Government’s website, two-way trade between Vietnam and India
rose from 72 million USD in 1995 to 2.4 billion USD in 2008, exceeding the
target of 2 billion USD set up by the two governments for 2010.
In 2009, despite the impact of the global economic crisis, the two-way trade
between the two countries reached 2.05 billion USD, including Vietnam’s exports
of 420 million USD to India.
In October 2009, India recognized Vietnam as a country with a fully developed
market economy.
The governments of Vietnam and India are hoping that two-way trade between the
two countries will reach 3 billion USD this year and 5 billion USD in 2015.
India has strong points in sectors such as IT, chemicals, automobile
manufacturing, railroad engine and car manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and food
processing.
In its foreign trade strategies for 2009-14, India has recognised Vietnam as one
of its major markets.
Indian companies have paid great attention in Vietnam’s services sector,
including banking and insurance services.
With big investors in Vietnam such as ONGC, Essar, Tata Steel, Larsen &Turbo,
Ranbaxy, Godrej , India is now listed among the top 10 investors in Vietnam.
Source: Vietnam+ |
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