Việt Nam posted a trade surplus of US$1.8 billion in the first seven months of the year, much lower than $2.6 billion trade surplus seen in the same period last year, the latest report from the General Statistics Office (GSO) revealed.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade in coordination with the Quang Tri provincial People's Committee organised a conference on July 26 to review the three-year implementation of the Vietnam - Laos Border Trade Agreement signed between the two Governments.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Ngo Duc Manh on July 26 had a working session with First Governor of Russia’s Far Eastern region of Primorye Vera Shcherbina, discussing measures to promote collaboration in economy-trade between the Russian locality and Vietnamese businesses.
Vietnam stands ready to join regional and international efforts in building mechanisms and regulations in order to promote cooperation in tackling marine litter, Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang affirmed on July 25.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has lauded Vietnam – Japan Special Ambassador Sugi Ryotaro for his active contributions to bilateral ties over the past three decades via socio-cultural and arts activities, and people-to-people exchange.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and cabinet member discussed results from a report on key economic region (KER) growth and its impact on the overall growth of the nation during a government meeting held at the Government Headquarters in Hanoi on July 26.
Thailand’s The Nation newspaper quoted a local senior official as saying the 10-member bloc is ready to discuss with its global partners measures to connect and cooperate after adopting its outlook on Indo-Pacific at a summit in June.
Vietnamese enterprises need more opportunities to get technology transfers from foreign investment activities and join ventures with foreign partners for sustainable development of the domestic industry.
Lê Ngọc Lâm, deputy director general of the Intellectual Property Rights Office, under the Ministry of Science and Technology, spoke to Việt Nam News Agency on the changes in the revised Law on Insurance Business and the Law on Intellectual Property Rights.
Commerce ministers of 16 countries including India and Japan which are negotiating the mega free trade agreement RCEP will hold a crucial meeting in Beijing next month to iron out differences and push the negotiations forward, an official said.
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