The upcoming official visit to the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh will create new momentum for the Vietnam-UK relations, now at their best development period, Vietnamese Ambassador to the UK Tran Ngoc An has affirmed.
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.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh hosted a reception for Foreign Office Minister for Asia and the Pacific Mark Field in Hanoi on January 5, where they commended active developments of the Vietnam-UK strategic partnership.
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.
New foreign direct investment (FDI) pledged to the Republic of Korea (RoK) in the first three quarters of this year declined, Yonhap news agency reported, citing RoK Government’s announcement on October 12.
Indonesian Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani has warned of global risks that could affect the country's economic situation as well as its efforts to reach the development targets in 2018, the Antara news agency reported on September 8.
The Singaporean Government on August 11 forecasted the country’s economy is likely to grow at 2.5 percent in 2017 after a better-than-expected performance in the second quarter.
The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) convened their sixth dialogue in Berlin on July 3, talking opportunities and challenges in a changing world and Vietnam-Germany-EU cooperation.
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.
The weakening of the UK sterling will not have much impact on Vietnamese exports since it is expected to be short-lived, said an official from the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
The Midterm Vietnam Business Forum 2017 (VBF 2017) will be held at Sheraton Hotel in Hanoi on June 16, announced the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI).
Thailand’s export turnover increased almost 8.5 percent to 539.84 billion TBH (equivalent to 16.88 billion USD) in April, making two consecutive months of growth.
Vietnam’s listed steel companies can achieve higher growth in 2017 if they optimise operations and exploit missing links in the sector’s supply chain, experts say.
Vietnam will continue reforming its economy, improving the business climate and fully implementing the commitments it has made to the free trade agreements (FTAs).
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc hoped that Vietnam’s trade, investment, and defence-security cooperation with the UK will grow strongly following the visit by Secretary of State for International Trade Liam Fox.
A report by the prestigious global accounting firm of PricewaterhouseCooper (PWC) predicts continued economic growth for Vietnam until 2050 period, with annual GDP increase of 5.1 percent, on average.
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