Kathmandu, Aug. 25 -- Vietnamese Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan, who is on an official visit to Nepal, met President Ramchandra Paudel at Sheetal Niwas on Monday.

During the meeting, President Paudel said there was vast potential to expand bilateral economic ties in trade, tourism, investment, and technology transfer between the two countries.

"Nepal is keen to accelerate bilateral cooperation for this," Kiran Pokharel, press adviser to President Paudel, quoted him as saying.

The President added that Nepal is focusing on economic and social transformation through investment in agriculture, tourism, manufacturing, and hydropower.

He praised Vietnam for transforming itself into one of the world's most dynamic economies. Paudel also high...