A forum themed "Vietnamese banking future" was jointly held on April 14 in Da Nang by Switzerland's State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and the State Bank of Viet Nam.
"The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is the first trade agreement to subject Vietnam to enforceable labor commitments."
Vietnam is emerging as a potential new world production center of textile products, as major global apparel makers are expanding their production in the Southeast Asian country.
Vietnam should speed up reforms, including those in the labor union system, to benefit from the Trans-Pacific Pa rtnership (TPP) trade pact and other free trade agreements (FTAs) the country has signed, heard a seminar in Hanoi on April 19.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc appreciated Kumho Asiana's contribution to the development of trade, investment, culture and education in Vietnam during a reception on April 20 for the group's Chairman Park Sam Koo.
Plastics manufacturers complain that the current laws make it easier for foreign conglomerates to swallow domestic companies.
Vietnam will create the best possible conditions for German businesses who want to invest in the country, Ambassador Doan Xuan Hung said.
An ASEAN Investment Forum entitled 'Invest in Global ASEAN' was co-organised by the Embassies of Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand in Frankfurt, Germany on April 19, aiming to attract German investors in ASEAN countries.
For the first time ever Vietnam has imported more cars from Thailand than China in the first quarter of this year, thanks to preferential tax policies among ASEAN countries.
Many big developers have poured capital into Phu Quoc island, supplying to the market high quality resort real estate products.
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