The US Agency for International Development (USAID) with Việt Nam’s Government Office and the Ministry of Planning and Investment kicked off the USAID Linkages for Small and Medium Enterprises (USAID LinkSME) project today in Hà Nội.
The final round of negotiations for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) – a trade agreement between ten ASEAN member states and their six partners: Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand and the Republic of Korea – will focus on resolving issues and reaching mutual ground on market openness, trade freedom for goods and services as well as investment.
On September 17, in Ho Chi Minh City, Deputy Director General of Vietnam Customs Nguyen Cong Binh chaired the 4th Customs Border Meeting between the General Department of Vietnam Customs and the General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia.
The Vietnam Trade Office in Australia has sent a warning to enterprises about the packaging of exported longan to Australia, after the first batch of Vietnamese longan imported into Australia was stopped at clearance.
In Hanoi, Deputy Director General of Vietnam Customs Mai Xuan Thanh had a working session with Jeffrey Nii, Director of Integrated Operation & Incident Management Division of U.S. Customs & Border Protection (US CBP).
The Vietnamese Embassy in the United States, in coordination with the National Fisheries Institute (NFI) of the US, held a fisheries and trade exchange with NFI members in Washington DC on September 17 on the occasion of the NFI’s policy consultation week with the US Congress.
Seychelles always treasures and wishes to promote friendship and cooperation with Vietnam, President of Seychelles Danny Faure said on September 17.
Vietnam has joined two technical conventions of the International Labour Organization (ILO) - Convention 88 on employment services and Convention 159 on vocational rehabilitation and employment for people with disabilities.
The draft law on public-private-partnership (PPP) projects, composed by the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), was submitted to the National Assembly Standing Committee for consideration yesterday.
Although ranking second in the world, Việt Nam's coffee exports are plummeting. The price of Vietnamese coffee exports is also much lower than the same type of coffee from other countries.
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