Economic ministers from 10 ASEAN member countries and Hong Kong, China (HKC) met virtually on August 28 for their Fourth ASEAN Economic Ministers-HKC Consultations (AEM-HKC Consultations) as part of the 52nd AEM Meeting.

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang has said Vietnam wants Hong Kong to become stable and continue to thrive.

Vietnam expects the ASEAN-Hong Kong Free Trade Agreement (AHKFTA) to boost the country’s exports of farm produce, aquatic products and processed food.

Vietnam Airlines will use wide-body aircraft to evacuate a large number of passengers from China’s Hong Kong to Vietnam and vice versa this week, as the new coronavirus (nCoV) outbreak is ravaging the region, according to the national flag carrier’s representatives.

The Vietnamese Government has issued a decree on Vietnam’s special preferential import tariffs for the implementation of the ASEAN-Hong Kong (China) Free Trade Agreement (AHKFTA) in the 2019-2020.

Representatives of the Hong Kong-based Envision Energy recently paid a visit to Thanh Hoa to discuss a wind power energy project in the central province.

No human and property losses related to Vietnamese students and citizens in Hong Kong have been reported so far via the hotline of the Vietnamese Consulate General in Hong Kong and Macau (China).

Hong Kong (China) topped 109 countries and territories investing in Vietnam in the first nine months of this year with total capital of 5.89 billion USD, reported the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The Canada – Vietnam Society (CVS) held a ceremony in Toronto, Canada on August 22 celebrating the 74th anniversary of August Revolution and National Day (September 2).

Hong Kong’s 13-year-old pianist Peter Leung returns to Vietnam to perform at the Peter Leung – A Piano Prodigy concert on August 17 at the Soul Live Project Complex in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnamese airlines had to cancel and reschedule their flights to and from Hong Kong (China) on August 13 due to a mass gathering of demonstrators at the city’s international airport.

The low cost carrier Vietjet Air’s Flights VJ876 from HCM City to Hong Kong (China) and VJ877 from Hong Kong to the Vietnamese southern hub will be canceled after the Hong Kong Airport Authority announced to close the airport until 7:00 on August 13, due to a large number of protesters at the airport.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has warned of possible disruptions of flights from/to Hong Kong International Airport in the wake of demonstrations in Hong Kong (China) going on since last month.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and budget carrier Jetstar Pacific have advised their passengers to arrive at Hong Kong International Airport three hours earlier than departure time as a demonstration at the airport may affect their flights.