At the JCM, the two sides agreed to establish a joint working team to formulate a strategic partnership roadmap and to identify key sectors for deliverables at the next high-level visit.
Vietnam and France pledge to fully leverage the EU–Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and deepen cooperation in priority sectors including infrastructure, transportation, renewable and green energy, science and technology, innovation, aerospace, and development of high-quality human resources, particularly for the semiconductor industry.
Vietnamese businesses should adhere to changes in EU quality and food safety standards to ensure compliance, as regulations are continuously revised, particularly those concerning novel foods and composite products, according to insiders.
Vietnam’s agro-forestry-aquatic product exports are projected to surpass 62 billion USD this year, with a record trade surplus of 18.6 billion USD, marking a new milestone for the sector. This promising achievement signals potential for even stronger growth in 2025, industry insiders have said.
Indonesian Deputy Trade Minister Dyah Roro Esti expressed optimism that the 10th round of the negotiations on the Indonesia – Canada Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (ICA – CEPA) will run smoothly and produce a substantial agreement.
Vietnam attaches importance to further consolidating and developing the traditional friendship with Chile, which was founded by late Presidents Ho Chi Minh and Salvador Allende and has been cultivated by many generations of leaders and people of the two countries over the past five decades, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son said on August 27.
Deputy Minister of Agrculture and Rural Development Tran Thanh Nam has called for coordination from Japan to implement capacity-building programmes for cooperatives joining Vietnam's project on developing 1 million hectares of high-quality, low-emission rice linked with green growth in the Mekong Delta region by 2030, with focus on building a digitalisation system for chain management and establishing a system for monitoring and evaluating emission reductions.
The ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA) Joint Committee held its third meeting from February 16-19 in New Delhi to review and discuss changes to the agreement.
Given the decline of many traditional raw export markets, agro businesses have been actively promoting technology transfer and application in production, focusing on deep processing to diversify export markets.
The launch of the World Logistics Passport Programme (WLP) initiative in Vietnam is expected to help increase trade turnover between Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – the largest trade partner of the Southeast Asian nation in the Middle East region.
Enterprises are hoping for more policies to help them overcome financial difficulties, maintain operations and to take advantage of post-pandemic recovery opportunities.
A workshop was held on November 25 to provide information about the market and import policies of Argentina to Vietnamese enterprises, towards the expansion and diversification of goods exchanged between the two sides.
Hong Kong-based investment firm Premia Partners, one of the top 8 exchange trade fund (ETF) issuers in Hong Kong, has announced the listing of Premia MSCI Vietnam ETF to seek investment opportunities in Vietnam.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo will pay a visit to Hanoi from September 11-12, aiming to develop economic cooperation potential and expand market access between Vietnam and Indonesia.
Start-up tourism firms will have a chance to get a cash grant and a six-month intensive training course worth 30, 000 USD in total when joining the “Mekong Innovative Startup Tourism” (MIST) programme in 2018.
India raised the issue of market access and regulatory barriers that its companies are facing in Indonesia in pharmacy, dairy and bovine meat, said the country’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry on September 25.
