UKVFTA - a boost to Việt Nam-UK trade Total trade in goods between the Việt Nam and the UK topped US$657.35 million in January, a year-on-year hike of 78.57 per cent.

PM sees positive signs for economic recovery There were positive signs for Việt Nam's economic recovery in the first month of 2021 amid fluctuations in the world economy, said Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc.

Việt Nam expects to hit its GDP goal in 2021 with stable economic development Việt Nam's gross domestic product (GDP) was estimated to increase 2.91 per cent in 2020 due to the Government's economic management experience over the past years, a safe and healthy macroeconomic environment and stable politics. In 2021, the economic growth is expected to reach the target of 6 per cent set by the National Assembly, although the world economy is forecasted to continue the slowing trend due to challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic. The General Director of General Statistics Office Nguyễn Thị Hương spoke to the Vietnam News Agency reporter about this issue.

VN a gateway to Asian market for Canadian businesses: official As a signatory to a number of crucial trade agreements, Việt Nam serves as a gateway for Canadian businesses to approach the whole Asian region, according to a former Canadian official.

Trade surplus surges to record high despite COVID-19 Việt Nam posted a trade surplus of US$20.1 billion in the first 11 months of this year, the highest on record, despite the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

ASEAN-Japan Centre leader hails Việt Nam’s ASEAN chairmanship, exemplary COVID-19 response

Việt Nam has been successful in managing and organising all the meetings, he said in an interview with Vietnam News Agency correspondents in Tokyo, on the occasion of the 37th ASEAN Summit and related meetings from November 12-15.

Russian locality hopes to boost trade ties with Việt Nam A press release of the republic’s government said Udmurtia has high hope for cooperation with Việt Nam. The webinar, entitled Udmurtia Calling, is part of a series of similar events which have already been held in Germany and Italy.

Logistics indispensible to boost exports to Russia Việt Nam should increase its investment in logistics infrastructure to facilitate the flow of goods exported to Russia, according to an expert.

JICA proud to be part of Việt Nam’s development progress: Chief Representative The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is proud to be part of Vietnam’s socio-economic development progress, said Chief Representative of JICA in Vietnam Shimizu Akira in an exclusive interview with the Vietnam News Agency (VNA).

ASEAN, US continue to foster economic engagement The ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) and the US Trade Representative (USTR) Consultations took place virtually on Friday as part of the 52nd meeting of the ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM-52).