An increasing number of Vietnamese enterprises are showing interest in Saudi Arabia, particularly in the sectors of Vietnam's advantages and the Middle East country's needs, a diplomat has said.
Vietnamese exports received a sweet boost on June 24 with the presence of its red and yellow-fleshed dragon fruits at the grand opening of Spinneys, a high-end supermarket chain from the United Arab Emirates.
The Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Vietnam on November 6 held an event highlighting contributions of the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) in Vietnam and the world.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh pointed to substantial potential for Vietnam and Saudi Arabia to foster their cooperation while addressing a business forum in Riyadh on October 19 (local time) as part of his trip to the Middle East nation to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations - Gulf Cooperation Council (ASEAN - GCC) Summit.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s visit to Saudi Arabia from October 18-20 is expected to create a new impetus for bilateral ties and open up new prospects for future cooperation.
Vietnam is implementing various programmes on Halal food and will create excellent conditions for Saudi Arabian firms to invest in the development of deep processing of farm produce in Vietnam.
Vietnam and Saudi Arabia boast substantial potential to improve the efficiency of their trade and investment cooperation, heard a business forum in Hanoi on September 11.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Saudi Arabia has stepped up trade promotion activities, popularising the country's products in many of the host localities, Ambassador Dang Xuan Dung told the Vietnam News Agency in an interview.
The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has permitted 12 Vietnamese companies to resume their exports of seafood to the country, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s Department of Asia-Africa Markets has said.
FECON Corporation and ACWA Power, a Saudi Arabian company, signed on July 3 a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation to develop renewable energy projects in Vietnam.
Saudi Arabia’s temporary ban on the imports of live birds, hatching eggs and chicks from Vietnam over concerns about avian flu has no effect on the nation as it has not exported live poultry to any country yet.
The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture of Saudi Arabia has temporarily banned imports of live birds, hatching eggs and chicks from Vietnam over concerns about avian flu.
The General Department of Energy, under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, on January 18 signed an agreement with foreign investors to build a thermal power plant in northern Nam Dinh province.
