During their talks in Addis Ababa on August 23, President of Ethiopia Mulatu Teshome described the State visit to his country by President Tran Dai Quang as a particularly important political event.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on August 23 received Lao Deputy Foreign Minister Khamphau Ernthavan who has been in Vietnam to co-chair the third Vietnam-Laos political consultation at the deputy foreign minister-level.
The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s exports to 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian nations (ASEAN) in the first half of 2018 gained 5.9 percent to 48.93 billion USD, making the bloc its second-largest export market.
Vietnam has expanded the exchange of electronic certificate of origin (e-C/O) to aid trade activities. Vietnam joined the ASEAN Single Window (ASW) and exchanged the e-C/O Form D on January 1 this year. According to the General Department of Vietnam Customs, by the end of June, the country sent 15,536 e-C/O Form Ds to ASEAN countries, and also received 30,670 e-C/O Form Ds from those countries.
A number of convenience stores advertising their brands as made in Korea or made in Japan have been fined for ambiguous information on the origin of their goods making many Vietnamese consumers feel confused and nervous.
A trade delegation led by the Nebraska Department of Agriculture recently visited Vietnam to promote Nebraska agriculture and talk with potential trade partners of Nebraska beef products. The trip to Vietnam took place the week of August 6.
Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang on August 20 sent a message of congratulations to Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, on the 45th founding anniversary of Vietnam-Canada diplomatic relations (August 21, 1973-2018).
Recently, Singapore became the third nation to ratify the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) after Mexico and Japan. Malaysia’s future in the agreement, however, continues to hang in the balance. Malaysia’s participation in CPTPP is a hot-button issue.
Vietnam should consider the unhealthy implications of the large role that FDI plays in the national economy, economists say. In an interview with VnExpress International, Head of the Vietnam Association of Foreign Investment Enterprises (VAFIE), Nguyen Mai, said he is worried about the quality of FDI inflow.
Vietnam is likely to support the United States’ Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) strategy, but “in a low-key manner”, according to an academic at the Iseas-Yusof Ishak Institute.
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