[1] Vietnam maintains an embassy in Dar es Salaam which is mandated to serve all of East Africa.

Main exports from Vietnam to Tanzania include cement clinker and rice.

[1] In 2015, the trade volume between the two countries rose to $205 million with the rise in exports from Tanzania.

[3] Halotel is currently the only Vietnamese firm operating in Tanzania with a $700 million initial investment.

The state owned firm promised to provide telecom services in rural areas and was granted an operating licence when president Kikwete made a state visit to Vietnam in 2014.