Hanoi, Nov. 15 -- Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien held talks with US Congressman Adrian Smith in Washington D.C. on November 13, seeking to advance Vietnam-US trade negotiations and expand imports of American agricultural products.

Smith, a Republican representing Nebraska, serves as Chair of the US House Subcommittee on Trade and is a key voice for the US agricultural sector. The meeting focused on the potential, prospects and recent progress in Vietnam-US economic cooperation, including with the state of Nebraska.

Dien said that since Vietnam and the US launched reciprocal trade negotiations earlier this year, Vietnam has committed to importing a range of American products.

Vietnamese businesses, he noted, are particu...