- Vietnam alwayswants to promote solidarity, friendship, and comprehensive, sustainable andlong-term cooperation with Cambodia, considering this a priority in its foreignpolicy, Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang told Cambodianguests in Hanoi on August 8.
Giang hosted a reception for a delegation of the RoyalCambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) led by Lt. Gen. Hun Manet, Deputy Commander-in-Chiefof the RCAF and Commander of the Royal Cambodian Army. Read full story
- Vietnam’s GDPgrowth is forecast to expand 7.5% in 2022 and 6.7% in 2023, with resilientmanufacturing and a robust rebound in services serving as the driving forcesfor economic recovery.
According to the latest economic update by World Bank (WB)for Vietnam, the country’s economy expanded 5.2% in Q4 of 2021, andrespectively 5.1% and 7.7% in Q1 and Q2 of 2022. Inflation is projected toaverage 3.8% over the year. Read full story
- Vietnameseenterprises have been diversely capitalising on the EU - Vietnam Free TradeAgreement (EVFTA) to boost shipments to the EU, an official from the Ministryof Industry and Trade (MoIT) told a seminar held in Hanoi on August 8.
Ngo Chung Khanh, Deputy Director of the MoIT’s MultilateralTrade Policy Department, said that commodities previously subject to hightariffs are now benefiting from tax cuts under the EVFTA and have recordedstrong export growth. Read full story
- The MexicanSecretariat of Economy has announced an anti-dumping investigation intocold-rolled steel imported from Vietnam, according to the Ministry of Industryand Trade (MoIT).
The investigated products are classified under HS codes7209.16.01, 7209.17.01, 7209.18.01, 7209.26.01, 7209.27.01, 7209.28.01,7209.90.99, 7211.23.03, 7211.29.99, 7211.90.99, 7225.50.07, and 7226.92.06. Read full story
- ASEAN Online Sale Day 2022, part of activities marking the55th founding anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN), kicked off on August 8, drawing more than 300 businesses from theregion.
The three-dayevent is intended to promote cross-border e-commerce and open up cooperationopportunities for regional firms. Read full story
- Australian magazine Traveller has listedVietnam among the eight "best places to go in Asia for a holiday."
It recommended December-March, when the weatheris "pleasant," as the ideal time to visit the long, sandy beaches ofVietnam./.Read full story