On Thursday morning more than 60 businesspeople from Da Nang and elsewhere in the central region attended a seminar in the city entitled “Business Opportunities in the European and Russian Markets”.  The event was co-organised by the city’s branch of the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the Russian Embassy in Viet Nam.

An overview of the seminar (Source: chinhphu.vn/)

The participants were given information about the negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Viet Nam and the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.

About 20 of the city’s businesses have so far exported products to Russia, the main items being clothes, rubber tyres and tubes, wooden products, footwear, and children’s toys.  However, the total earnings from exports to this country have been lower than expected.