The Economic Ministers of ASEAN member states and their partner countries on August 28 emphasised the importance of further strengthening regional economic cooperation and promoting economic growth post COVID-19.
An online conference took place on July 9 to support Vietnamese businesses in exporting consumer goods to the Chinese market and seeking cooperation opportunities wiht their peers in Zhejiang province of China.
A global economic recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic might put Vietnam’s economy at stake due to its strong dependence on partner countries and the international trade environment.
The governments of Vietnam and other ASEAN member states always create best conditions for businesses to boost connectivity and promote creativeness to realise their business initiatives in the ASEAN market with a population of 630 million people and total GDP value of nearly 3 trillion USD, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on November 25.
Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Vu Dai Thang led a Vietnamese delegation to the 23rd Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Ministerial Conference that took place in Phnom Penh, Cambodia from November 17-18.
Trade defence measures both support the protection of domestic production and employment and reduce the dependence on imported goods, said an official from the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Singaporean Minister of Communications and Information S. Iswaran has said together with the development of new sectors and the strong shift towards digital economy, his country needs to fine-tune trade policies, including embarking on digital trade agreements.
The National Assembly’s Committee for Foreign Affairs hosted a conference in Hanoi on August 22 to review the implementation of legal policies on the management of foreigners in Vietnam.
Shipments of Indonesia’s non-oil and gas products overseas have been forecast to grow 8 percent, reaching 175 billion USD in 2019, compared to 162.65 billion USD last year.
Hanoi authorities always attach importance to the cooperation with German enterprises in various fields like pollution treatment, clean water supply and infrastructure development, according to a municipal leading official.
The Republic of Korea (RoK) poured 2.32 billion USD in Vietnam in the first four months of 2018, making up nearly 30 percent of the inflow of investment in the Southeast Asian country.
The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) said on May 10 that it will relocate its Southeast Asia headquarters from Singapore to the Vietnamese capital city of Hanoi to support Korean companies doing businesses in the fast-growing market.
Inclusive growth and trade liberalisation will be the focuses of the upcoming APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) Dialogue with APEC Economic Leaders.
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.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said Vietnam wants to boost ties with Australia during a reception in Hanoi on June 27 for Frances Adamson, Special Envoy of Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
The Vietnamese Consulate General in Osaka introduced the economic development and investment environment of Vietnam to Japanese investors during a conference held in the Japanese city on December 8.
The 14th National Assembly’s second session wrapped up in Hanoi on November 23, leaving impression on lawmaking reform, supreme supervision and decisions made on key country issues
Samsung SDS, the Korean conglomerate’s information and communications technology (ICT) and logistics arm, will enter the Vietnamese market through a joint venture with Aviation Logistics Service (ALS)
The local retail community has asked the Government to develop policies to help the industry compete with foreign counterparts as a more liberal trade environment has intensified competition recently.
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