Vietnam is at the top of the list of markets that could benefit from trade diversion coming from US-China trade tensions, building on its increasing competitiveness in manufacturing, according to Pham Hong Hai, CEO of HSBC Vietnam.
The UK’s exit from the European Union (Brexit) will not affect the special partnership between Vietnam and the UK, said Baroness Fairhead, Minister of State for Trade and Export Promotion at the Department for International Trade (DIT) of the UK.
The second session of the Vietnam-UK Working Group on Trade and Investment Dialogue took place in London from January 14-15, focusing on orientations for cooperation after the UK’s exit from the European Union (Brexit).
The UK and member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have agreed to maintain close ties via official channels following Brexit, during a meeting at the ASEAN Secretariat’s headquarters in Jakarta on January 10.
The United Kingdom has expressed to Malaysia its wish to continue cooperating with ASEAN following the country’s decision to leave the European Union (Brexit), Malaysia’s Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah has said.
The UK government is interested in boosting trade and investment cooperation with Southeast Asian nations and considers the region the first test ofits post-Brexit “Global Britain” strategy, according to the UK-based Telegraph newspaper.
ASEAN Former Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan has called on the bloc’s member nations to jointly develop a regional development fund to address its lack of infrastructural development.
An official from the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office has reaffirmed her country’s commitment to signing a bilateral trade agreement with Vietnam after it leaves the European Union.
Malaysian Prime Minister (PM) Najib Razak has pointed out five risks and challenges facing his country in a message marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
Liam Fox,UK Secretary of State for the Department for International Trade, wrote an article on Brexit and the UK's relations with Southeast Asian countries, including Vietnam.
Bank Indonesia (BI) has reduced its country’s GDP growth forecast from the previous 5 – 5.4 percent to 4.9 – 5.3 percent for this year, the Jakarta Globe newspaper reported.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) would enjoy a number of advantages afforded by a British exit or Brexit, which is expected to facilitate the signing of free trade agreements.
Industry insiders discussed the impacts of Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU) on the Vietnamese wood sector during a workshop in Hanoi on July 14.
Britain’s recent exit from the European Union (EU) could more or less affect trade activities between Vietnamese businesses and partners from the UK and EU in the future, experts have commented.
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