The European Council announced on Tuesday that it has approved the European Union – Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the EU – Việt Nam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA), and assigned the EU to sign the deals with Việt Nam on June 30 in Hà Nội.
Việt Nam has been moving towards building a sustainable wood processing industry that uses legal materials in accordance with international and Vietnamese law as well as regulations of major export markets like the US, EU and Japan.
The development potential for trade partnership between Vietnam and the EU is bright thanks to abundant opportunities brought by the soon-to-be-signed EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), according to a German expert.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, his spouse and a high-level Vietnamese delegation arrived in Hanoi on June 23 afternoon, wrapping up their attendance at the 34th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok at the invitation of Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
The passing of the amended Law on Tax Management by the National Assembly is expected to improve the taxation on e-commerce activities. The amended law, which was passed on June 13 at the 14th National Assembly’s seventh meeting, will come into effect on July 1, 2020.
By the end of May, the country’s total exports reached over US$101 billion, up 7.1%, equivalent to US$6.7 billion, over the same period in 2018.
Ensuring national security and sustainable socio-economic development in the context of growing security threats is an urgent and challenging task for all countries around the world, which needs their concerted efforts, Vietnamese Minister of Public Security General To Lam has said.
More than 300 businesspeople from Italy’s Piedmont region and member countries of the ASEAN gathered at a workshop in Turin city on June 17 and 18 to seek business cooperation opportunities.
Trade between Vietnam and Myanmar reached US$860 million in 2018, making Vietnam the 9th largest trade partner of Myanmar, it was reported at a meeting between Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue and Myanmar Minister of Planning and Finance Soe Win on June 18.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Foreign Minister of the Ivory Coast Marcel Amon-Tanoh have underlined the need to encourage trade-investment promotion activities between the countries to make further breakthroughs in economic cooperation.
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