HO CHI MINH CITY -- Companies including Philips, a conglomerate run by Vietnam's richest woman and farm exporters signed 18 deals in industries from aviation to agriculture as a Dutch trade delegation visited Ho Chi Minh City.
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Companies from the Netherlands display goods in Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam has drawn on Dutch experience developing dikes and high-yield crops on limited land. (Photo by Lien Hoang)
HO CHI MINH CITY -- Companies including Philips, a conglomerate run by Vietnam's richest woman and farm exporters signed 18 deals in industries from aviation to agriculture as a Dutch trade delegation visited Ho Chi Minh City.