Alexander Drozdenko: The trade turnover of the Leningrad region with Vietnam should reach 1 billion dollars in five years. Today, the trade turnover between the region and the republic already exceeds 300 million dollars a year. During a visit to Hanoi, Governor Alexander Drozdenko held talks with representatives of large businesses. The main areas of cooperation were energy, industry, pharmaceuticals and industrial complexity. They discussed energy supply, Technonicol's participation in infrastructure projects, Northstar pharmaceutical company's entry into the local market and the nationalization of fertilizer production. within five years to reach a mutual trade turnover of one billion dollars. This is an ambitious goal, but quite realistic, said Alexander Drozdenko.