From January 2019, Vietnamese exporters exporting goods to the European Union (EU) need to self-verify their product origin, if they want to qualify for the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), the tariff preference for developing countries.
Vietnam enjoyed a 1.5 billion USD trade surplus with the UK for the first four months of 2018 as the country exported 1.75 billion USD worth of goods to the market and imported 238 million USD.
The 16th meeting of the Việt Nam-Cambodia Joint Committee on Economic, Cultural and Scientific-Technological Cooperation was held in Hà Nội on May 17, co-chaired by Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh and Cambodian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn.
The Assam Investment Roadshow, which took place in Hà Nội on Monday, gave businesses from India in general and from the Assam region in particular investment opportunities with Vietnamese partners, especially in the agricultural field.
Research published Monday in Nature Communications raised concerns about how economic shifts in the developing world might impact global efforts to reduce carbon emissions and fight climate change.
Only Thailand and Indonesia have adjusted their regulations to satisfy Vietnam’s requirements to export cars to Vietnam. Imports from other countries still cannot meet the requirements stipulated in Decree 116.
Faisal Khawar Butt, The Ambassador of Vietnam to Pakistan Pham Hong Kim on Monday said that Vietnam and Pakistan were actively considering signing ‘Free Trade Agreement’ to boost bilateral trade between the two countries.
Promoting the role of diplomatic missions and press agencies abroad, along with selecting suitable topics for dissemination, are among the measures proposed to strengthen external information in promoting the image of Vietnam to the world.
Vietnam economy had a good start in 2018 with a 7 38 percent GDP growth in first quarter but experts warn of challenges and risks ahead in the remaining of the year as well as following years
Decree 59/2018/ND-CP has amended and supplemented contents on Customs declarant, Customs declaration; the time for the Customs authority to announce the Customs inspection to Customs declarant; physical inspection; inspection of processing and production facilities, processing and production capacity.
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