Addressing the third Trade Policy Review (TPR) session of Cambodia at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on March 26, Ambassador Mai Phan Dung applauded Cambodia’s efforts to realise the target of escaping from the least developed country (LDC) status by 2029.
The Vietnam – UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), signed on October 28 during Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s official visit to the country, will pave the way for Vietnamese products to break into the Middle Eastern and African markets, an official has said.
Implementing the renewal process, Vietnam has transitioned from a centrally planned economy to a market one, while actively and comprehensively integrating into the international community and promoting industrialisation and modernisation, according to insiders.
The Cambodian Ministry of Commerce on February 5 issued a feedback document about the country’s recent suspension of catfish imports from several neighbouring countries, including Vietnam, reaffirming Cambodia’s commitment to complying with and supporting the spirit of trade liberalisation.
European media continue to publish many articles presenting positive assessment of the recent signing of the free trade and investment protection agreements between the European Union (EU) and Vietnam.
The seventh meeting of the joint working group of Vietnam’s Lai Chau, Ha Giang, Lao Cai and Dien Bien provinces and Yunnan province of China took place on December 12 in Lai Chau city.
The Government of Vietnam persistently pursues the policy of comprehensive integration, with a focus on international economic integration in a proactive, pragmatic and politic manner, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue affirmed at a forum held in Hanoi on December 4.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting with his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison on November 14 as part of his working trip to Singapore to attend the 33rd ASEAN Summit and related meetings.
Embracing free trade policies, reducing overregulation and costs of doing business, and investing in human capital and infrastructure are three ingredients that help Vietnam become a top emerging economy in less than three decades, said a writing posted on the US hakernoon.com.
Through the negotiations of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has affirmed its central role in creating new regional trade architecture that contributes to the multilateral trading system and creating momentums to boost trade liberalisation and commercialisation.
Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) must continue to enhance the open, inclusive and ASEAN-centred regional architecture, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said.
Singapore has become the third country to ratify the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), according to a statement by its Ministry of Industry and Trade on July 19.
The Thai Government plans to boost rice exports by negotiating sales directly with other governments with the hope to support around 13 million local farmers – 20 percent of the country’s population.
The Vietnamese economy urgently needs to find new drivers for growth in the period from 2018-20 to achieve rapid but sustainable development, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue said at a conference held by the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences in Hanoi on November 15.
Russian President Vladimir Putin highlighted the practicality of topics discussed at the 25th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting, at a press briefing after the event concluded in central Da Nang city on November 11.
A number of German politicians, experts and papers have hailed Vietnam for raising important voices in trade liberalisation and climate change response.
Vietnam’s participation in the G20 Summit in Germany on July 7-8 at the invitation of German Chancellor Angela Markel demonstrates the international recognition of the country’s role and contributions to the global development.
The APEC forum needs to hold aloft the flag of trade and investment liberalisation despite the fact that there remained scepticism about globalisation and protectionism has arisen in several member economies.
Vietnam’s steady transition to a liberalised economy is the subject of a wide-ranging analysis in a new report by the global research and consultancy firm Oxford Business Group (OBG).
