The central province of
Thue Thien-Hue has been working hard to disarm tens of thousands of
bombs and mines left underground by the war so as to give safe land back
to its locals.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh has stated that the Vietnamese
Government is keen to carry economic, cultural and science-technology
cooperation with Uruguay forward so as to match each side’s potential.
The Vietnamese Government has always paid attention to promoting its
friendship and multi-faceted cooperation with Latin American countries,
including Bolivia, in the common interests of its people and peace,
stability and development of the two regions.
Vietnam has a great chance to boost cooperation with other countries in
the field of e-commerce as a member of the Asia Pacific Council for
Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (AFACT).
Rising export turnover in recent years and the trade surplus achieved
last year shows that there is potential opportunity for the growth of
the logistics industry, experts have said.
The Vietnam Food Association (VFA) readjusted the rice export target
for 2013 from 7.5 million tonnes to 6.7 million, reflecting four months
of decreased exports.
Vietnam is striving to fetch 131 billion USD from exports in 2013,
an increase of 14 percent against last year and 4 percent higher than
the set target.
Vietnam will have at most 150 rice exporters with close connection
with major production areas by 2015, according to the Ministry of
Industry and Trade (MoIT).
Vietnam gave priority to developing support industries because they
played an important role in industrialisation and modernisation, said
the Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade (MoIT), Tran Tuan Anh.
Vietnam's automotive industry could face major collapse under
commitments to the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) which will abolish auto
import taxes in 2018.
ASEAN+ will waive taxes on
car imports between ASEAN member countries, as well as Japan, the
Republic of Korea and China, who are party to the agreement.
The Federation of Japanese Chambers of Commerce and Industry in ASEAN
held its sixth annual dialogue with the ASEAN Secretary General in Hanoi
on July 12 to exchange their viewpoints on trade and outline their
cooperation in tackling all obstacles during economic integration.
The “Joint Programme on Green Production and Trade to Increase Income
and Employment Opportunities for Rural Poor” has actively contributed to
the development of Vietnam’s handicrafts and raised rural people’s
income.
The Vietnamese and Swiss Governments inked an agreement in Hanoi on May
31 to cement their cooperation in improving export competitiveness of
Vietnam’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through a local
trade promotion system in the 2013-2016 period.
Vietnam and Mexico have vowed to further promote multi-faceted
cooperation between the two countries in the time to come for the
benefit of the two peoples.
Around 400 businesses from 17 countries and territories are attending
the 23rd Vietnam International Trade Fair (Vietnam Expo 2013) that got
underway in Hanoi on April 10.
XIII National Congress of Communist Party of Vietnam
