Việt Nam, US sign $12b in trade deals

President Trần Đại Quang and President Donald Trump witnessed the signing of co-operation agreements worth a total of US$12 billion, mostly in aviation, petroleum and seaports between Việt Nam and the US after their talks in Hà Nội on Sunday.

Đà Nẵng Declaration stresses multilateral trade, inclusive growth

The APEC 2017 Economic Leaders’ Meeting ended on Saturday with leaders of 21 member economies adopting the Đà Nẵng Declaration that reiterated their commitment to multilateral trade that fosters inclusive growth and reaffirmed their confidence in the forum’s ability to tackle future challenges together.

2017 APEC Ministerial Meeting Joint Ministerial Statement

Under the theme “Creating new dynamism, fostering a shared future”, APEC members are committed to strengthening co-operation and taking joint actions to foster regional economic linkages and growth for a dynamic, inter-connected and prosperous APEC community and promote an Asia-Pacific partnership for inclusive and sustainable development, said a joint statement issued by the 29th APEC Ministerial Meeting.

The 25th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting adopts Đà Nẵng Declaration

Leaders of APEC are determined to take bolder and sustained collective actions to inject new dynamism into APEC cooperation to promote sustainable, innovative and inclusive growth, deepen regional economic integration, realize the full potential of the business sector, particularly micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), and enhance food security and sustainable agriculture

TPP-11 gets new name, renewed growth focus

Ministers of the 11 original signatories to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) have agreed on “core elements” of a new trade pact to be implemented without the United States.

APEC needs to bolster its leadership

President Trần Đại Quang has called for APEC member economies to bolster their leadership to find new drivers for growth, trade, investment, connectivity and ensure that benefits from globalisation and economic integration are equally distributed.

Gov’t urged to ease home-buying for foreigners

HCM City People’s Committee has asked relevant departments to tackle problems in granting house ownership certificates to overseas Vietnamese to encourage their investment into the real estate market.

Tín Thành Group to buy BSR stake

Renewable energy firm Tín Thành Group has expressed a desire to become a strategic partner of Bình Sơn Refinery and Petrochemical Company Limited (BSR).

VN seafood mulls action on EU warning

The European Union is ready to support Việt Nam’s seafood industry, but it has to review its fisheries management and address its shortcomings, the First Counselor of the EU Delegation to Việt Nam, Miriam Garcia Ferrer, told a meeting in HCM City on November 9.

First Blockchain Hackathon in Việt Nam launched

The first blockchain Hackathon in Việt Nam with the theme “Vietnam Blockathon – Building Blocks to Vietnam’s Future” is being held this month in Hà Nội and HCM City, aiming to create widespread public awareness and engagement with blockchain technologies and nurture an emerging Blockchain ecosystem in Việt Nam.

VN-Korea business forum aims to boost trade, investment

A quarter-century of diplomatic relations between Việt Nam and South Korea has yielded impressive progress, especially in investment and trade, said Kim Jaehong, Chairman of the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) at the Việt Nam-Korea Business Partnership Forum held on Friday in Hà Nội.

Finland supports VN clean energy

Finnish companies will continue to invest in the development of Southeast Asia, including Việt Nam, particularly in the conversion of waste to power, according to Finpro, the national trade promotion office of Finland.

 

Hà Nội apartment prices decline

Prices of apartments in the local market in the first 10 months of the year witnessed a downward trend, Hà Quang Hưng, deputy director of the Department Housing Management and Real Estate Market under the Ministry of Construction, said.

Vinamilk drives up the VN-Index

Shares closed the week on a positive note as large caps, especially Vinamilk, extended gains on the two national stock exchanges.

Korean firms hire at HCM City job fair

Fifty one South Korean firms in sectors like manufacturing, travel, construction, water treatment, marine transport, POS software and hardware, trading, garment and textile and others are taking part in a Korea-Việt Nam job fair that opened on Friday in HCM City.

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