Legal frameworks, policies on intellectual property rights and cyber security were topics of interest for enterprises, especially foreign-invested companies, at the Vietnam Business Forum (VBF) 2018.
“Good Goods Japan 2018”, a business networking event for Japanese high-quality household commodities and consumer goods, was held in Ho Chi Minh City on December 4, drawing the participation of nearly 50 Japanese firms who want to boost exports to Vietnam, and some 100 domestic businesses.
Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Tran Thanh Nam on December 3 had a meeting with Chinese Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Qu Dongyu, during which they expressed their delight at the sound collaboration between the two ministries across the fields of plantation, husbandry and aquaculture.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh hosted a reception in Hanoi on November for Chair of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Vision Group and former Foreign Minister of Peru Allan Wagner, who is in Hanoi to attend a conference on Vietnam’s 20-year APEC membership.
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan will visit the Republic of Korea (RoK) from December 4 to 7, an occasion for the two sides to look back on their achievements over the last 26 years and set plans for the future of bilateral ties.
The world is at a crossroads and the Group of 20 shoulders the responsibility to help the world move forward in the right direction of globalization, said Stephen Perry, chairman of Britain’s 48 Group Club.
Viet Nam’s real estate market must solve many difficulties to increase the number of foreigners buying property in Viet Nam, experts said.
China is not looking to chase a surplus and create a trade imbalance with Vietnam, new Chinese ambassador reiterates. It is aware of the problem and is taking steps to deal with the situation, Xiong Bo, the newly appointed ambassador to Vietnam, told VnExpress.
Vietnam ranked ninth out of 20 economies in the Sustainable Trade Index 2018 released by the Hinrich Foundation last week.
The Fourth Industrial Revolution, also known as the Industry 4.0, has the potential to bolster Vietnam’s economic output by a further 28.5-62.1 billion USD, equivalent to the GDP growth of 7-16 percent by 2030, according to a report by the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM).
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