Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s official visits to Austria, Belgium, Denmark and the European Union (EU) have arrived at a fine success that created many breakthroughs and an important driving force to bring Vietnam’s relations with partners to a depth, manifesting Vietnam’s responsibility to the international community’s common issues.
Vietnam and Canada enjoy a large room for their tourism and travel companies to cooperate, with the 250,000-strong Vietnamese community living, working and studying in Canada serving as a bridge linking the two countries, watchers have said.
Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh and a delegation of the Vietnamese Government on October 20 visited priests and practitioners at the Phat Diem guest house in Rome within the framework of their visit to Vatican from October 18-20.
On October 19, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh witnessed the signing of a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) between Vietnam and the European Union (EU) in Brussels.
On the occasion of the official visit to Denmark by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc from October 19-20 at the invitation of Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, the two sides issued a joint statement.
The 12th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit concluded in Brussels, Belgium on October 19 with the release of a Presidential Statement affirming determination of ASEM members in strengthening partnership between the two continents in coping with global challenges and sketching out orientations to enhance intra-bloc cooperation in the future.
Nine out of ten European companies want the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) to be implemented in 2019 or as soon as possible thereafter, according to new research from the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham).
The Vietnamese Government is making concerted efforts to improve business climate for both domestic and foreign enterprises, including those from the Europe, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on October 17.
The Australian Senate passed the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) on October 17, making Australia the fourth signatory country to ratify the trade deal.
Vietnam will open its public procurement market after the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) comes into effect. The agreement is expected to be signed at the end of this year and come into effect next year, when Vietnam will open its public procurement market for the first time.
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