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National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan will visit the European countries of Sweden, Hungary and the Czech Republic from April 6-14, aiming to foster ties with the partners, especially in legislation.

The fluctuations in deposit rates at the beginning of March were an anomaly and things have returned to normal now, says Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue.

The President of Israel Reuven Ruvi Rivlin and his spouse began a State visit to Vietnam on March 19 afternoon at the invitation of President Tran Dai Quang.

The upcoming visit to Vietnam by President of Israel Reuven Ruvi Rivlin, which is made at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Tran Dai Quang from March 19-25, is hoped to further strengthen and tighten Vietnam-Israel relations.

Vietnam’s tuna exports to Japan have dropped for four consecutive years since 2013 partly due to high import tariff at 6.4 percent – 7.2 percent.

The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) Group said that it plans to sign an agreement with the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) to gauge consumer satisfaction.

Thailand’s exports grew 8.8 percent to 17.09 billion USD in January 2017, marking a third consecutive month of growth.

The Republic of Korea (RoK) surpassed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to become the biggest importer of telephones and components from Vietnam in January.

Deputy PM Vuong Dinh Hue has slammed the delay in closing down or restructuring losing industry and trade projects, stressing that the Government would not pump money to save them.

Vietnam’s cashew export in 2017 is hoped to reach 3 billion USD, an increase of 160 million USD from 2016, according to the Vietnam Cashew Association (VINACAS).

The northern province of Bac Giang is paying heed to infrastructure investment in industrial parks and clusters to attract businesses.

Despite record earnings from export in 2016, cashew nuts exporters are struggling to meet targets for this year due to a shortage of raw materials.

As of January 2017, Vietnam had channeled almost 21.4 billion USD into 1,188 projects across 70 countries and territories, an official from the Ministry of Planning and Investment has said.

The People’s Committee of the southern central coastal province of Binh Thuan has issued a plan to strengthen measures to boost tourism to 2020, aiming to make tourism a spearhead sector of the province and turning the locality into a national sea tourism-sports centre.

The IIP rose by a mere 0.7 percent in January 2017, lower than the figure of the same period last year due to the week-long Tet holiday.

China remained Vietnam’s biggest trade partner in the first month of 2017, followed by the Republic of Korea (RoK) and the US, according to the General Department of Customs.

Japan is expected to make strong investment in Vietnam in 2017, according to Cong Thuong (Industry & Trade) newspaper.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade expects pepper to remain a key foreign currency earner for Vietnam this year, with targeted export turnover of 1.6 billion USD despite a fall in output in some farming areas.

A park with sand statues named “Forgotten Land” in the south central province of Binh Thuan opened for visitors in January 2017.

The southern metropolis Ho Chi Minh City collected 35 trillion VND (1.52 billion USD) for its coffer during January 2017, departments and agencies reported the municipal authorities on February 6.