Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has emphasized the significance of the strengthened Vietnam-Thailand strategic partnership and hailed the outcomes of the third meeting of the Vietnam-Thailand Joint Committee on Bilateral Cooperation.
The Vietnam-EU Free Trade Agreement is an important deal which brings many benefits to the people as well as the business community of Vietnam and the EU, therefore the two sides are making efforts to complete procedures for the official signing, ratification and enforcement of the agreement, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang.
The food processing and drinks industry has seen growth of 7 per cent in recent years, with more and more foreign investors deciding to pour money into the sector.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had bilateral meetings with many foreign leaders and business executives on January 24 (local time) on the sidelines of the annual conference of the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2019 in Davos.
Trade Minister David Parker and 10 of his counterparts have settled on guidelines to let other countries join the CPTPP trade agreement for exporters in the Pacific Rim.
Việt Nam had a trade deficit of about US$1 billion in the first 15 days of this year, according to the General Department of Customs.
There are a lot of potential for boosting cooperation, trade and investment in pharmaceuticals and health care between Vietnam and India, said experts at the Indian Pharma Exhibition and B2B meeting held in Ho Chi Minh City on January 21.
The UK and member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have agreed to maintain close ties via official channels following Brexit, during a meeting at the ASEAN Secretariat’s headquarters in Jakarta on January 10.
The first meeting of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) Commission ended in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday with a joint statement adopted by ministers in charge of economy and trade from 11 member nations.
Bilateral trade between Vietnam and African nations hit US$6.6 billion in 2018, with Vietnam’s exports worth US$3 billion, up 10% from the previous year.
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