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A webinar aiming to bolster trade between Vietnam and Russia was held on October 15.

The Vietnam Trade Office in Malaysia and the Vietnam Malaysia Business Association (VMBIZ) on September 23 signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on enhancing cooperation to boost trade and investment between the two countries’ businesses.

The 12th Cambodia - Laos - Myanmar - Vietnam (CLMV) Economic Ministers’ Meeting was held online on August 24.

The National Reporting Platform was launched at a ceremony in Hanoi on August 19.

Vietnam pledges to work closely with countries, including the Republic of Korea (RoK), to overcome difficulties amid the COVID-19 pandemic, said Minister - Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung.

Vietnamese and US firms sought ways to overcome economic difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic during an online trade exchange event on July 15.

Exports and imports in the southern province of Dong Nai have slowly recovered since COVID-19 was largely brought under control.

Statistics showed that Vietnam’s exports to Europe were the hardest hit by the COVID-29 pandemic as of late April, including exports to Vietnam’s major markets such as Germany, the UK and France.

Exports of several kinds of farm produce to China via Lao Cai border gate (the northern border province of Lao Cai) increased in the first quarter of this year despite the COVID-19 pandemic, said deputy head of the border gate’s customs branch Tran Anh Tu on April 1.

Total State budget collection was estimated at 214.2 trillion VND (9.31 billion USD) in the first two months of this year, or 14.2 percent of the yearly estimate, reported the General Statistics Office on February 29.

Twenty-one container trucks of dragon fruits weighing 315 tonnes and a lorry carrying wood totally valued at nearly 5 billion VND underwent customs clearance at Thanh Thuy international border gate in the northern province of Ha Giang on February 18-19.

Over 6,500 tonnes of Vietnam’s farm produce were exported via Lao Cai border gate in the northern province of Lao Cai as of February 12 after suspension due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue chaired a teleconference in Hanoi on December 31 with localities to discuss State budget revenue and expenditures 2019.

A meeting was held in Hanoi on December 10 for businesses from Vietnam and China’s Chongqing province to discuss investment opportunities in the fields of refrigeration mechanics, motorbike manufacturing, electronics and metallurgy.

A dialogue between the Ho Chi Minh City Customs Department and the European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) in Vietnam took place in Ho Chi Minh City on October 9 to discuss the implementation of the European Union – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).

Seychelles always treasures and wishes to promote friendship and cooperation with Vietnam, President of Seychelles Danny Faure said on September 17.

A consultation seminar on the draft circular on risk management in customs activities took place in Hanoi on July 29.

Sectors which have seen high growth in the past few years such as wooden furniture, garments and textiles, seafood and steel are being placed under special supervision by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) to avoid having high tariffs and trade sanctions imposed by other nations.

Vietnam has so far invested in 190 projects worth nearly 2.9 billion USD in Cambodia, according to the Saigon Giai phong (Liberated Saigon) newspaper.

Officials from Kep province of Cambodia visited and offered greetings to authorities and people of the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang on January 29 ahead of Vietnam’s traditional Lunar New Year festival.