Most economic and financial indicators continue to demonstrate Vietnam’s resilience, according to the Vietnam Macro Monitoring report for September of the World Bank (WB).
Tariffs being cut to zero under the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA) from January 1 this year and the COVID-19 pandemic have made for a tough year for the sugar industry, heard an online seminar held by Nhân Dân (People) e-newspaper on Wednesday.
Vietnam, as a member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), is willing to share information about and its experience in participating in the pact with the UK if the latter is interested, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang.
Vietnam has climbed to second place from its previous sixth position in the rankings of biggest suppliers to the United States, as calculated by Jungle Scout, the leading all-in-one platform for selling on Amazon.
A total of 12 Vietnamese enterprises have been granted permission to re-export their seafood products to the Saudi Arabian market, according to information released by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on September 16 hosted a reception for Dutch and Belgian Ambassadors, Elsbeth Akkerman and Paul Jansen, along with EU investors who want to pour capital into a seaport logistics project worth nearly 1 billion USD in Vietnam.
Many agricultural products will be exported to Europe under The EU-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement in the next few days, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
HCM City attaches great importance to cooperation with and support from foreign partners, including those from the Republic of Korea (RoK), in the process of becoming a financial, economic, and technological centre, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong has said.
A range of local agricultural products are set to enjoy tax incentives brought about by the European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) following the recent export of the first batch of Vietnamese shrimp to the EU market.
Việt Nam has become one of the world’s few economic bright spots attracting foreign investors, especially those from Australia, due to cheap labour, a young population, high education standards, and government incentive policies, experts have said.
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