Hanoi (VNA) – The online Vietnam – South America logistics trade forum has been held to help the two countries' firms expand business cooperation opportunities in the field. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Speaking at the event, deputy head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency Le Hoang Tai said South America is a promising...

Buenos Aires (VNA) – A webinar was held recently to delve into the diversification and exploitation of new opportunities in Vietnam – Argentina economic cooperation. At the event (Photo: VNA) Co-organised by the Vietnamese Embassy in Argentina and the Mercosur-ASEAN Chamber of Commerce, the event aimed to introduce to Argentinean enterprises the business climate and functioning mechanism of...

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) – Korean businesses investing in Vietnam can capitalise on preferential treatment under free trade agreements (FTAs) that Vietnam has signed to boost exports, an official has said. At the event (Photo: VNA) Vu Viet Nga, Deputy Director of the East Asia Division under the Department of Asia-Africa Markets at the Ministry of Industry and Trade, was...

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese investors poured a total of 490.4 million USD in projects abroad in the first 11 months of 2020, up 6.9 percent year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Foreign Investment Agency. Metfone, a telecommunications project of Viettel in Cambodia. (Photo: Viettel) Of the amount, 316.4 million USD was invested in 114 new projects,...

Tel Aviv (VNA) – Vietnamese businesses introduced their potential and strong export products in various fields to Israeli partners at a Vietnam-Israel consumer goods trade exchange that was held virtually on November 23. Addressing the event, Ze’ev Lavie from the Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce (FICC) lauded the initiative of the Trade Office under the Vietnamese Embassy in...

Hanoi (VNA) - An international workshop on sustainable cooperation between Vietnam and Australia regarding techniques in mineral exploration and processing in the north of Vietnam was held in Hanoi on November 16. Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Quy Kien speaks at the event (Photo: baotainguyenmoitruong.vn) Organised by the General Department of Geology and Minerals of...

Hanoi (VNA) - Government-sponsored development banks of Japan, China and the Republic of Korea signed an agreement with major financial institutions in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to boost inter-bank cooperation during the ASEAN Plus Three Summit held virtually on November 14. The agreement aims to bolster the pandemic-hit Southeast Asian economy. It is the first of...

Hanoi (VNA) - The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, expected to be signed on November 15 within the framework of the 37th ASEAN Summit in Hanoi, will be the world’s largest free trade agreement (FTA) and is a significant boost for ASEAN businesses, including those in Vietnam, according to insiders. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Initiated by the...

Ottawa (VNA) – The Embassy of Vietnam in Canada on November 10 arranged a webinar on Vietnam and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), particularly chances for investment and export of home décor products. A wood processing plant in Binh Duong (Photo: VNA) The event, bringing together more than 100 firms of the two countries, provided...

(LSO) - On November 7, Mr. Duong Xuan Huyen, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee with the leaders of some provincial departments, commissions and sectors had a courtesy meeting and worked with the delegation of Ambassadors of Armenia, Belarus and Kazakhstan . At the meeting, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee expressed his pleasure to welcome...