- The two sides have signed a Protocol on
Inheritance of Previous Treaties between Czechoslovakia and Vietnam and
other framework agreements for cooperation including an Agreement on
Double Taxation Avoidance, Agreement on Investment Promotion, and an
Agreement on Aviation Services. The Inter-Governmental Committee for
Economic and Commercial Cooperation was established in 1998 (in 2001,
its third meeting session was held in Ho Chi Minh city). The two
countries signed an Agreement on Economic Cooperation on 13th September
2005 after terminating the Bilateral Agreement on Trade in May 2004 as
the Czech joined the EU. The two sides are negotiating to revise and
amend the Czech - Vietnam Agreement on Investment Promotion.
- The Czech Republic has regularly granted
scholarships for Vietnamese students and government officers for study
and research in its universities (since 1999, 4-5 scholarships per
year). The two countries are in the negotiation process for an agreement
on education and training.