Vietnam is deploying an initiative on
the prevention and control of the human influenza pandemic to
raise its capacity in coping with the deadly A/H1N1 flu.
Defence Minister, General Phung Quang
Thanh received a delegation from the Cambodian Defence Ministry’s
General Department of Logistics and Finance in Hanoi on Sept. 24.
A forum aimed at strengthening economic, commercial and
investment cooperation between six Vietnamese provinces and western
China ’s Chongqing city opened here on Sept. 8.
Work on the construction of a housing complex got
underway on September 8 in Ho Chi Minh city by the Daewon- Thu Duc
House Development Joint Stock Company, a joint venture between Vietnam
and the Republic of Korea .
Russian oil and gas group Zarubezhneft
will expand cooperation with the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group
(PetroVietnam) and other Vietnamese partners, a Zarubezhneft executive
has said.
The Canadian government wants to boost
economic ties with Vietnam, promote negotiation on investment
protection and promotion agreement, said a Canadian senior trade
official.
Cambodia’s processed cashews will hit
the world market after two processing plants are built in Kampong Thom
and Kampong Cham provinces under joint ventures with Vietnam.
The south-western border province of An Giang introduced
its duty free Tinh Bien trade zone and announced a festival to
spotlight Vietnam’s ‘high-quality products’, at a press briefing in
Phnom Penh on August 18.
Almost 130 Thai businesses and their
sales representatives will take part in an exposition of Thailand’s
products, scheduled to be held in Hanoi from August 6-9.
The United States is willing to grant
its Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) to Vietnam, said the
Deputy US Trade Representative, Demetrios J. Marantis.
The United States is willing to grant
its Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) to Vietnam, said the
Deputy US Trade Representative, Demetrios J. Marantis.
The Vietnam-Belarus Friendship Association and the Belarussian
Embassy in Vietnam jointly held a ceremony in Hanoi on July 3 to mark
the Independence Day of Belarus and the 65 th anniversary of the
country’s liberation from German fascist invaders.