In addition, many Vietnamese firms established initial connections with Ohio partners to promote imports of raw timber, fruit, and meat products.

Within the framework of negotiations on a reciprocal trade agreement between Viet Nam and the US, Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien, head of the Vietnamese Government’s negotiation team, and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, head of the US Government's negotiation team, held a ministerial-level meeting on June 4 in Paris, France.