A Vietnamese delegation led by Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung is attending the fourth Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) held in the Russian city of Vladivostok.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong successfully concluded his official visit to Russia in the afternoon of September 8, and left Moscow for an official visit to Hungary at the invitation of Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
After 30 years of reform and opening, Vietnam has become one of the most successful countries in the region in foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction thanks to the building and completion of the legal system in the field.
President Tran Dai Quang left Addis Ababa on August 25 (local time), concluding his first-ever State visit to Ethiopia.
Ethiopian authorities have affirmed that the country welcomes Vietnamese businesses to invest in trade and production and will give them attractive preferential policies.
First Lady Nguyen Thi Hien, spouse of President Tran Dai Quang, visited and presented gifts to patients being provided with care by Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia, a charitable organisation dedicated to eradicating fistula in Ethiopia, on August 24.
Vietnam has been advised to carefully consider whether to borrow official development assistance (ODA) loans in the future.
Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung on August 20 advised the northern province of Thai Nguyen to create a better environment in order to attract more investors, as well as pay more attention to regional connectivity to provide mutual support.
The Programme of Connecting Vietnam Innovation Network 2018, which gathered hundreds of talented Vietnamese in the fields of science and technology, was launched in Hanoi on August 19.
The Government of Vietnam considers the fourth Industrial Revolution (also known as Industry 4.0), especially aspects concerning artificial intelligence, a huge opportunity for Vietnam to become a modern, industrialised nation in the near future, said Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung.
Mergers and acquisitions have become a popular investment channel and a crucial factor in restructuring companies to improve their efficiency and competitiveness and that of the economy, a conference heard in HCM City on August 8.
The Vietnam-Germany Friendship Association on August 4 had a new 78-strong Executive Board for the 2018-2023 tenure with Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung elected as the association’s President.
Vietnam has received 80 billion USD in official development assistance (ODA) and preferential loans since 1993, becoming one of the largest ODA recipients in the world, said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh.
The mid-term Vietnam Business Forum (VBF) 2018, themed “Linkage between domestic and FDI businesses – Partnership for mutual benefit”, opened in Hanoi on July 4.
Vietnam’s economy is not likely to experience an economic crisis next year, according to Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung, though it has suffered such crises in 1979, 1989, 1999 and 2009, following consistent 10-year cycles.
Leaders of ministries, sectors and localities stressed the need to tackle the delayed settlement of complaints and denunciations and urgent matters at a national teleconference between the Government and localities on July 2.
Measures to reach the growth target of 6.7 percent in 2018 were discussed at a teleconference between the Government and localities on July 2.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has directed strengthening cooperatives at all levels with the support of authorities as they have an important mission in the country’s integration effort and contribute significantly to the national socio-economic development.
