Jakarta (VNA) – The Vietnamese nation, people and tourist attractions, as well asinvestment and trade opportunities in the country were introduced during a conferenceheld by the Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia on September 6.

Addressing the event,which drew representatives of nearly 100 Vietnamese and Indonesian firms, AmbassadorPham Vinh Quang said that since Vietnam and Indonesia set up their diplomatic relationsin 1955, their bilateral partnership has grown in many areas such as politics,security, defence, economy, and trade.

In 2017, 81,000Indonesian tourists visited Vietnam, up 16 percent year-on-year.

However, the bilateralcooperation in trade, investment, and tourism has yet to match its full potential,said the ambassador.

He expressed his hopethat in the future, the business communities of Vietnam and Indonesia will seekmore opportunities to foster their connectivity and partnership, while expandingmarkets in each other’s country, thus boosting affiliation in trade, investment,and tourism between the two sides.

At the conference, arepresentative from the Ministry of Tourism said that among the ASEAN countries,Vietnam is a promising tourism market. Currently, it is easy for foreigntourists to reach Vietnam thanks to the operation of various low-cost airlines.

He held that in thefuture, more Indonesian tourists will choose Vietnam for their vacations after receivingsuch information from the country.

The conference was achance for Vietnam to promote its tourism through introducing unique culturalvalue and famous landscapes. Through the event, Indonesian firms also had achance to eye up investment and trade opportunities in Vietnam.–VNA