Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked Danish beer maker Carlsberg to expand its investment in Vietnam during a reception in Hanoi on September 12 for Carlsberg CEO Cees‘t Hart.
Vietnam’s garment-textile export turnover is expected to hit 18.5 billion USD in the second half of 2018, bringing the year’s export value to 35 billion USD, 1 billion USD higher than the target set for the year, heard a press conference in Hanoi on July 30.
Bernd Lange, Chairman of the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade, has said he expects the European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) to be signed at the Asia-Europe Meeting Summit in October or sometime in November this year.
Vietnam has become an attractive destination for foreign firms and a potential market for digitalisation and electronic commerce, said Dato Lim Jock Hoi, Secretary General of the ASEAN.
Italian enterprises are seeking business opportunities in Vietnam, especially in leather, footwear and interior décor, sectors which are expected to benefit once the European Union – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) is signed.
Vietnamese textiles firms were updated on the potential prospects, advantages, and barriers that are to brought about by the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) at a workshop in Hanoi on July 18.
Vietnam has made it onto the list of the world’s five biggest textile exporters and producers, with textile and garment export turnover hitting 16 billion USD in the first half of 2018, up more than 14 percent year-on-year.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has assured Bulgarian leaders that the Vietnamese government and people want to strengthen friendship and cooperation with Bulgaria.
Vojtech Filip, Vice Chairman of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, has suggested legislative bodies of Vietnam and his country strengthen monitoring activities, aiming at realising cooperation agreements between the two countries.
Vietnam will work closely with the Czech Republic to further boost economic and trade ties, especially in fields of Vietnam’s demand and the Czech Republic’s strengths, said National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.
Vietnam is working hard to build a constructive and upright government to serve people and businesses, while focusing on completing institutions, improving governance capacity, and bringing more opportunities to all enterprises, including investors from Europe, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
The European Union (EU) market was the largest export market of Vietnamese shrimp in the first quarter of this year, according to Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
The European agriculture producers are expecting the EVFTA to take effect soon as it will pave the way for their agricultural products to enter the Southeast Asian market.
Vietnam’s fishery sector will gain advantages and export opportunities once the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership takes effect.
President Tran Dai Quang and Italian President Sergio Mattarella on March 22 exchanged their messages of greetings on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of Vietnam-Italy diplomatic relations (March 23, 1973-2018).
Vietnam and Belgium are preparing for upcoming visits, notably the Belgium visit by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in the third quarter of this year.
Vietnam and Italy have deepened cooperation since the establishment of bilateral diplomatic ties 45 years ago.
Vietnam attaches importance to its cooperation with and wants to continue receiving more support from the International Trade Centre (ITC), said Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh.
