The Vietnamese economy is expected to grow at around 6.7 percent this year, the fastest rate in Southeast Asia, according to the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales’ recent Economic Insight: South East Asia report.
Vietnam’s participation in the United Nations’ peacekeeping missions is a humanitarian activity of great significance, affirming the country’s responsibility towards the international community.
Up to now, Vietnam People's Coast Guard (Ministry of Defense) has implemented 13 procedures on the National Single Window and received and processed 13,442 cases for declaration of procedures for ships, boats with 516 businesses participating.
The General Department of Customs has issued Decision No. 1552 / QD-TCHQ promulgating a Plan to implement measures to improve the Cross-border Trade Index of Vietnam for the period of 2019-2021.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has requested the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) to closely examine C/O applications for key commodities exported to the United States.
Japan and ASEAN have become close and important partners, with Japan having left its significant imprints in the development of each ASEAN member nation over the past 45 years, Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung, head of Vietnam ASEAN SOM, spoke to the media on the sidelines of the symposium “ASEAN-Japan cooperation for prosperity” in Hanoi on June 4.
The European Union - Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) will open up opportunities for Italian firms, especially- small and medium-sized ones, heard recent bilateral economic and trade promotion seminars held in Parma and Piacenza cities, the Italian northern region of Emilia - Romagna.
The Inter-sectorial Steering Committee for International Economic Integration held a meeting in Hanoi on June 3 to access its performance in 2019 and the following years, under the chair of Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue, who is also Head of the Committee.
Vietnam is estimated to suffer US$548 million worth of trade deficit in the first five months of this year, resulting from a US$13.28 billion trade deficit of the domestic sector and a US$12.73 billion trade surplus of the foreign direct investment (FDI) sector (including crude oil).
The Government Office of Vietnam and the French Development Agency (AFD) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in e-government development in Hanoi on May 30.
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