Vietnam always attaches importance to maintaining the traditional friendship with Egypt via State, National Assembly and Government channels, and people-to-people exchange, President Tran Dai Quang said on August 27.
The third Indian Ocean Conference (IOC) opened in Hanoi on August 27, drawing nearly 300 delegates from 40 countries and territories, including almost 100 Vietnamese officials and scholars.
Vietnam will take part in the 12th ASEAN Skills Competition (ASC) in Thailand from August 26 to September 5. The Directorate of Vocational Education and Training under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs saw off the Vietnamese delegation in Hanoi on August 23.
Thailand trade is likely to hit 20 billion USD in 2020, but the target to keep the trade value in balance may not be met with Vietnam currently running huge trade deficit with the neighbouring country.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Thursday asked the Government’s Economic Advisory Group to analyse internal and external difficulties to propose mechanisms and policies which will help the country to overcome economic obstacles and ensure sustainable development.
During their talks in Addis Ababa on August 23, President of Ethiopia Mulatu Teshome described the State visit to his country by President Tran Dai Quang as a particularly important political event.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on August 23 received Lao Deputy Foreign Minister Khamphau Ernthavan who has been in Vietnam to co-chair the third Vietnam-Laos political consultation at the deputy foreign minister-level.
The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s exports to 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian nations (ASEAN) in the first half of 2018 gained 5.9 percent to 48.93 billion USD, making the bloc its second-largest export market.
Vietnam has expanded the exchange of electronic certificate of origin (e-C/O) to aid trade activities. Vietnam joined the ASEAN Single Window (ASW) and exchanged the e-C/O Form D on January 1 this year. According to the General Department of Vietnam Customs, by the end of June, the country sent 15,536 e-C/O Form Ds to ASEAN countries, and also received 30,670 e-C/O Form Ds from those countries.
A number of convenience stores advertising their brands as made in Korea or made in Japan have been fined for ambiguous information on the origin of their goods making many Vietnamese consumers feel confused and nervous.
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