Edited sentence: Currently, Israel ranks 60th among 85 foreign investors in Vietnam.Despite being separated by a great geographical distance, two-way trade between Vietnam and Israel increases each year.Signatories to the document were Deputy Minister of Finance Tran Xuan Ha and Israeli Ambassador to Vietnam Effie Ben Matityau.The governments of Vietnam and Israel signed an agreement on double tax avoidance in Hanoi on August 4, 2009, creating a transparent and healthy legal environment for their businesses to increase transactions.They both expect to sign an agreement on maritime transport very soon.They both stressed the importance of the agreement in promoting economic and trade cooperation between the two countries.Vietnam and Israel have signed an aviation transport deal and a protocol on finance under which Israel grants a long-term credit to Vietnam.Vietnam mainly exports footwear, clothes and farm products to Israel, and imports hi-tech equipment, chemicals and fertilizers from Israel