Rösler will be accompanied by several federal parliamentarians, Minister of State at the Foreign Office Cornelia Pieper, and representatives of 50 businesses.

While in Hanoi, the Vietnamese-born politician is scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and other senior Government officials.

He will attend the Germany-Vietnam dialogue forum and deliver a speech at Hanoi University of Economics, highlighting opportunities of the social market economy.

The German minister will also visit HCM City, attend the Germany-Vietnam economic conference, and inaugurate the Germany-Vietnam exchange school and the Germany-Vietnam technology centre.