Hanoi, April 13 -- Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and his Slovak counterpart Robert Fico on April 13 co-chaired the Vietnam-Slovakia Business Forum in Hanoi as part of the latter's official visit to Vietnam. The event drew leaders of ministries and trade promotion agencies, and more than 400 businesses from both countries. Building on 76 years of strong bilateral relations, Vietnam-Slovakia economic and trade ties have maintained steady growth. Two-way trade reached 1.78 billion USD in 2025, with Vietnam posting a trade surplus of 1.7 billion USD. Slovakia currently has nine investment projects in Vietnam worth about 247 million USD, while Vietnam has one project in Slovakia valued at 447,000 USD.

However, both sides noted that current coop...