General Ngo Xuan Lich, Politburo member, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission and Minister of National Defence |
Viet Nam and New Zealand set up diplomatic relations in 1975. Viet Nam is New Zealand’s 16th largest trade partner with the two-way trade hitting about US$1.2 billion in 2017. The two nations aim to raise bilateral trade to $1.7 billion by 2020, making economic co-operation a pillar of their relationship.
Meanwhile, Viet Nam and Australia celebrated the 45th anniversary of their diplomatic ties early this year.
The two nations are enjoying sound bilateral trade with average annual growth standing at 12.5% and trade value hitting over $9 billion last year. Australia has landed 378 projects valued at $1.7 billion in Viet Nam, focusing on industry and construction, services, education, processing industry and agro-forestry-fisheries sectors.
By Vien Nhu