Statistics from the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) show that from pledged and disbursed FDI of US$1.56 billion and $262.5 million, respectively, in the 1988-1990 period, the 30th anniversary of the FDI law in 2017 saw the figures hit record highs of $35.88 billion and $17.5 billion. Võ Trí Thành.
The export of major agricultural products was estimated at $18.96 billion, a year-on-year growth of 15.7 per cent and that of seafood at $8.32 billion, 18 per cent higher than last year. The export value of forestry products in 2017 was estimated at $7.97 billion, an increase of 9.2 per cent year-on-year.
Vietnamese State President Tran Dai Quang held talks with his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda in Hanoi on Tuesday, as part of the latter’s state visit to the Southeast Asian country from November 27 to 30.
The Việt Nam – China Friendship Association in HCM City yesterday reviewed its achievements over the last five years and made plans to hold more cultural exchange events, seek more financial resources, and explore more business opportunities between local firms and Chinese partners.
The Việt Nam Private Sector Forum (VPSF) will try to create a space for businesses to voice out their proposals.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Ministerial Statement on November 11, 2017 in Vietnam was a big relief for the remaining 11 members of the TPP, especially for Japan and Australia, who have spearheaded the new agreement after the United States’ exit.
From mobile phones to furniture, Vietnam’s export boom shows no signs of losing steam, defying a gloomy outlook at the beginning of the year when U.S. President Donald Trump persisted with his trade threats.
It's a decade since the full onset of the financial crisis. Going into 2018, we finally look well-poised for synchronized global growth, even as the cheap money (free if you're in Japan!) that central banks have pumped into the system ever since the Western financial crisis is slowly withdrawn.
Vietnam, which is considered “Post China,” attracted the largest ever foreign investments this year. South Korea had ranked first in terms of investments in Vietnam for three years until last year but it was displaced by Japan in 2017.
Taiwan and Indonesia signed Dec. 20 an agreement to foster cooperation in geodesy and geomatics, the scientific fields concerned with measuring the Earth and gathering, storing and processing geographical information, respectively, according to the Ministry of the Interior.
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