Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc witnessed the signing of the Vietnam-EU Free Trade Agreement and the Investment Protection Agreement in Hanoi on June 30.
Vietnam and the European Union (EU) have finished the legal review process for their free trade agreement and reached agreement on the entire of the bilateral investment protection deal.
Vietnam and the European Union (EU) have finished the legal review process for their free trade agreement (FTA) and reached agreement on the entire of the bilateral investment protection deal.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong highlighted Vietnam’s determination to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and build a sustainable aquaculture.
The European Commission (EC) is willing to cooperate and support Vietnamese authorities in their reforms to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, said Karmenu Vella, Commissioner of the European Union for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries.
Vietnam’s exports to the EU grew significantly in recent years, with Vietnam’s trade surplus in the market reaching nearly 20 billion EUR in 2015, mostly from exports of agricultural products.
The European Union (EU) pledges to work closely with Ho Chi Minh City in food safety and origin of agricultural products in the context of the upcoming signing of the Vietnam-EU Free Trade Agreement.
Vietnamese and European businesses have shared their information about food safety standards and opportunities for farm produce and beverage products to enter in each other’s market.
A delegation of 40 EU businesses will visit Vietnam from November 2-4 to seek investment and business opportunities in agriculture and farm produce trading in the country.
The European Commission is making available 2 million EUR (roughly 50 billion VND) in emergency relief to communities affected by the drought and saltwater intrusion in Vietnam since the end of 2015.
The 22nd ASEAN Economic Ministers’ (AEM) Retreat wrapped up in Thailand’s Chiang Mai province on late March 3, agreeing on ways to boost the regional and inter-regional economic connectivity.
The European Union (EU) has always been an important partner of the Ministry of Health (MoH) over the past 20 years, Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien said on November 16 in Hanoi.
Deputy PM Vu Van Ninh had a meeting in Brussels on September 17 with EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malstrom to discuss major issues of Vietnam-EU trade, investment collaboration and bilateral ties.
The progress on and quality of negotiations for an EU-Vietnam free trade
agreement (EVFTA) have been ensured, making the target for the
conclusion of the talks feasible, Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy
Hoang said following his working session with EU Commissioner for Trade
Cecilia Malmstrom in Brussels on June 23.
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has been slated to meet ministers and officials working on the Dawei deep-sea port project on November 6 in preparation for a Thai-Myanmar meeting on the joint development this week.
The Ministry of Planning and Investment and the United Nations (UN), the
European Union (EU) on Mar. 28 signed an agreement on updated
guidelines for official development assistance (ODA).
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XIII National Congress of Communist Party of Vietnam
