Speaker of the Indian Lok Sabha Om Birla and his delegation arrived in Hanoi on April 19, beginning their three-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

Indian foreign direct investment in Vietnam is relatively modest because of lack of trade promotion activities, says a deputy minister of planning and investment.

Despite the recent novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic causing a significant impact on various global supply chains, both India and Vietnam are able complement one another, according to a statement made by Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Pranay Verma at a recent press conference held in Hanoi.