Vietnam earned an estimated 700 million USD from exporting goods to Israel in 2020 despite difficulties and obstacles posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Vietnamese Trade Office in the Middle East country.
Vietnam earned an estimated 700 million USD from exporting goods to Israel in 2020 despite difficulties and obstacles posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Vietnamese Trade Office in the Middle East country.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on March 18 ordered authorities and localities nationwide to ensure food security “under any circumstance”, stressing this is not only an immediate but also long-term issue.
Foreign investors reduced their net investment in Malaysian equities by 1.19 billion RM (283 million USD) last week, according to the MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd Research.
A report by securities firm SSI on the financial and monetary market says deposit interest rates are likely to be cut by 0.5- 1 percentage point this year, and lending interest rates would also be cut by at least 0.5 percentage points as required by the Government.
On May 29, the review of ratification of the ILO Convention 98 will be submitted to the National Assembly. The convention is on the right to organise and collective bargaining.
Bilateral trade between Vietnam and African nations hit 6.6 billion USD in 2018, with Vietnam’s exports worth 3 billion USD, up 10 percent from the previous year.
The Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) has recently accepted or looks set to accept the listing of three more large-cap companies, but questions remain following a volatile year for the market.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on October 12 urged the Francophone community to promote intensive cooperation and take a holistic approach on all issues in order to find effective solutions to deep-rooted crisis and instability such as inequality, poverty and underdevelopment.
Vietnam is ready to support cooperation with parliaments of Eurasian countries, share experience and information to help each other cope with global challenges, contributing to ensuring peace, security and prosperity in the world, said Chairwoman of the country’s National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.
he Middle East has recently been touted as a potential market for Vietnamese seafood exporters due to its rising demand for seafood products, high payment ability, and les strict product standards as compared to the EU, the US and Japan.
Vietnamese Minister of Public Security Sen. Lt. Gen. To Lam said at the 9th International Meeting of High-Level Representatives on Security Issues in Sochi city, Russia, that solving terrorism is a long-term issue and needs active, synchronous and responsible coordination of many countries.
Thailand’s economy posted the strongest growth in five years in 2017 and is expected to maintain the outlook this year, driven robust exports and tourism.
Hanoi has fulfilled all 20 socio-economic targets of 2017, with seven exceeding the set plan, said Hoang Trung Hai, Secretary of the municipal Party Committee.
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on December 12 affirmed that the military government will gradually lift the ban on political party gatherings ahead of the general election in the end of 2018.
Throughout the course of nearly three decades, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum has increasingly affirmed its leading role in the global growth and connectivity.
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