Vietnam’s engagement in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) accelerated its process of allowing free association rights to Vietnamese workers by at least five years compared to the government’s initial plan, said a deputy minister.
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) to uphold its role as lead consultant in socio-economic development measures at his working session with the MPI on April 21.
Vietnam has notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a draft decree, which will introduce new rules for the manufacture, sale and import of biocidal products.
Key discussions in the roundtable focus on the most important issues associated with Vietnam’s intellectual property (IP) commitments as part of TPP.
More than US$400 million in foreign direct investment (FDI) have been pumped into the garment-textile sector in the southern province of Binh Duong after the signing of TPP.
The World Bank remains optimistic about Vietnam's economic prospects thanks to free trade agreements (FTAs). The World Bank issued its East Asia and Pacific Economic Update, in which it reduced its projection for Vietnam's growth rate in 2016.
In 2016, prevailing societal values and strong economic tailwinds combine to create promising opportunity in Vietnam’s education sector.
Vietnam and Russia signed an inter-governmental agreement on further geological survey and oil and gas exploitation in Russia within the framework of the Vietnam-Russia oil and gas joint venture Rusvietpetro at a ceremony in Hanoi on April 20.
Stock investment funds would enter an opportunity of growth thanks to the on-going economic recovery and foreign capital inflows this year, said Trần Thanh Tân, vice chairman and CEO of the Viet Nam Investment Fund (VFM).
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will bring both opportunities and challenges to the finance sector in Việt Nam. Việt Nam News asks Alan Pham, chief economist of VinaCapital Corporate Finance Việt Nam Ltd., about them.
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