Ho Chi Minh City will facilitate the operation of foreign businesses, including those from Sri Lanka, Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan has pledged.

The Ministry of Industry and Commerce of Sri Lanka has launched an international tender to purchase 200,000 tonnes of rice, providing an excellent opportunity for Vietnamese rice exporters.

Vietnam and Sri Lanka will provide favourable conditions for their enterprises to seek business and investment opportunities, senior diplomats have said.

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe called for serious efforts to be made to raise two-way trade value to 1 billion USD during a Vietnam-Sri Lanka investment forum held in Hanoi on April 18