A trade delegation led by the Nebraska Department of Agriculture recently visited Vietnam to promote Nebraska agriculture and talk with potential trade partners of Nebraska beef products. The trip to Vietnam took place the week of August 6.
Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang on August 20 sent a message of congratulations to Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, on the 45th founding anniversary of Vietnam-Canada diplomatic relations (August 21, 1973-2018).
Recently, Singapore became the third nation to ratify the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) after Mexico and Japan. Malaysia’s future in the agreement, however, continues to hang in the balance. Malaysia’s participation in CPTPP is a hot-button issue.
Vietnam should consider the unhealthy implications of the large role that FDI plays in the national economy, economists say. In an interview with VnExpress International, Head of the Vietnam Association of Foreign Investment Enterprises (VAFIE), Nguyen Mai, said he is worried about the quality of FDI inflow.
Vietnam is likely to support the United States’ Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) strategy, but “in a low-key manner”, according to an academic at the Iseas-Yusof Ishak Institute.
Diplomacy should be centred around helping Vietnamese enterprises reach out to the world, said Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc at a plenary session of the 30th Diplomatic Conference on Wednesday, which discussed diplomacy to develop the economy amid global integration.
Hong Kong (China) is currently an ideal destination for Vietnamese firms to expand operations abroad, heard a round-table seminar in Ho Chi Minh City on August 13.
Vietnamese Ambassador to India Ton Sinh Thanh has highlighted the substantial and healthy development of Vietnam-India comprehensive strategic partnership in a recent media interview in observance of the ties between the two nations on the occasion of the 30th Diplomatic Conference slated for August 12-17 in Hanoi.
After months of deliberation, Vietnam has moved to halting imports of cryptocurrency mining equipment according to a customs department in the country.
Vietnam will be the most vulnerable country in Southeast Asia should the U.S.-China trade war persist, according to recent research.
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