Over 300 companies participate in ASEAN Ceramics & Stone 2024 fair
The ASEAN Ceramics & Stone 2024 exhibition, showcasing machinery, equipment, and materials for the ceramics and stone industries, opened in Ho Chi Minh City on December 11.
Vietnam attends Japan-ASEAN Startup Business Matching Fair in Thailand
Thirteen Vietnamese enterprises attended the Japan-ASEAN Startup Business Matching Fair 2024 held in Bangkok, Thailand on June 19.
Vietnam remains Southeast Asia’s bright star: ASEAN specialist
Vietnam remains a “bright star” of the Southeast Asian region despite power shortages and a weakened realty market last year, according to Kai Wei Ang, an ASEAN economist at the BofA Securities Inc., which is previously the Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Vietnam to host 33rd meeting of ASEAN Directors-General of Customs in June
The 33rd Meeting of the ASEAN Customs Directors-General will take place from June 4-6 on the island city of Phu Quoc in the southern province of Kien Giang.
ASEAN, India rise in supply chain priority: survey
Global business leaders are increasingly looking to India and Southeast Asia as alternative supply chain destinations while trade relations between China and the US deteriorate, according to a poll by PwC published on May 9.
Vietnam attends ASEAN’s policy dialogue on finance, banking
A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Pham Quang Dung attended a policy dialogue between central bank governors of ASEAN countries and financial institutions' Chief Executive Officers on April 4 in Luang Prabang, Laos.
ASEAN, RoK agree on transposition of AKFTA product specific rules
ASEAN member states and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have reached a consensus on the transposition of ASEAN-RoK Free Trade Agreement (AKFTA) Product Specific Rules from the Harmonised System Codes HS 2017 to HS 2022.
Vietnam a typical ASEAN trading partner of Mercosur: Argentinian expert
Some members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have become important trade partners of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur), and Vietnam is a typical example, an Argentinian expert has said.
Vietnam attends 30th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Retreat in Laos
Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Sinh Nhat Tan attended the 30th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Retreat in Luang Prabang, Laos, on March 8-9, during which he expressed Vietnam’s support for Laos' priority economic cooperation initiatives in its ASEAN Chairmanship Year 2024.
Vietnam - most investor friendly country in ASEAN: US paper
Vietnam is the most investment worthy place in ASEAN, based on valid and practical grounds where improved economic diversification, international integration, reformed investment legislation and good economic policy must be counted, according to an article recently published on the US’s mondaq.com.
ACFTA upgrade to further facilitate Vietnam’s exports to China: official
Vietnam serves as chair of the sessions on food safety and sanitary and phytosanitary measures during this time’s negotiations on the upgrade of the ASEAN - China Free Trade Area (ACFTA), expected to further facilitate Vietnam and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)’s exports to China.
Enterprises access ASEAN market information via new portals
A business information portal at https://business.gov.vn and the ASEAN Access portal at https://aseanaccess.com were introduced with the aim of supporting enterprises in accessing market information at a workshop on the ASEAN market in Ho Chi Minh City on December 8.
Vietnam plays active role in ASEAN agricultural cooperation
A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Quoc Tri, head of the ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) Vietnam, attended the 45th AMAF meeting, which took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from October 4-6.
Central bank joins regional payment connectivity expansion
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), has officially joined the Regional Payment Connectivity (RPC) initiative.
ASEAN Online Sale Day 2023 to take place in August
The ASEAN Online Sale Day 2023, the largest online shopping event in Southeast Asia, is scheduled to take place from August 8 - 22, according to the Vietnam E-commerce and Digital Economy Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
ASEAN remains important export market of Vietnam
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) remains an important market of Vietnam with export revenue hitting 10.85 billion USD in the first four months of this year, accounting for 10% of the country’s total.
Vietnam actively contributes to ASEAN's economic priorities: ASEAN-BAC leader
Vietnam has made positive contributions to materialising economic priorities of ASEAN in 2023, Chairman of the ASEAN Business Advisory Council 2023 (ASEAN-BAC) Arsjad Rasjid said in a recent media interview ahead of the 42nd ASEAN Summit slated for May 9-11 in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia.
Vietnam-ASEAN economic cooperation forum underway in Malaysia
The Asia Business Centre and Vietnam-Malaysia Business Association (VMBIZ) co-organised a Vietnam-ASEAN economic cooperation forum and a ceremony awarding strong brands, outstanding leaders, and quality services and products of ASEAN in Malaysia on April 22.
Indonesian businesses look to increase investment in Vietnam: KADIN chairman
More and more Indonesian businesses look to expand investment in Vietnam and vice versa, and the Indonesian side wishes to further promote these activities, Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) Arsjad Rasjid has said.
Ben Tre seeks cooperation with ASEAN countries
The People’s Committee of the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre on February 22 held a seminar to promote its potential in trade, investment, cultural exchange, and education to localities and investors from other ASEAN countries.
Over 200 booths to represent Vietnam at 20th CAEXPO
Vietnam is set to be represented by over 200 booths at the coming 20th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO), the biggest number of booths it will have at this annual event so far.