(VOVWORLD) -Positive signs have been seen in trade between Vietnam and the Czech Republic.
Their trade turnover in the first five months of this year totaled more than 464 million USD, up 15 percent from last year. The Vietnam Trade Office in the Czech Republic cited the Czech Statistics Office that Vietnam exported to the Czech Republic seafood, farm produce, tea, coffee, rubber, chemicals, electronics, and footwear. The highest revenues came from audio-visual electronics, with over 140 million USD, and footwear, with over 110 million USD.
The Czech Republic is keen on fostering cooperation with Vietnam in environmental protection, mining technology, construction technology, chemicals, telecommunications, radar, industrial and agricultural machinery, biotechnology, and nanotechnology.