19:20 | 17/12/2020
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam on Dec. 17 voiced her opposition to the Committee to Protect Journalists’ accusations on press freedom in Vietnam and affirmed the country supports and guarantees the exercise of press freedom.
19:17 | 17/12/2020
The State Bank of Vietnam has responded to accusations made by the US Treasury Department of the nation carrying out currency manipulation, stating that market intervention measures have not been made to create an unfair competitive advantage in relation to international trade.
15:53 | 15/12/2020
Vietnam and Italy have consented to plans for post-pandemic economic recovery and optimising the benefits from the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) as a way of promoting economic ties between the two nations.
15:50 | 15/12/2020
Incentives brought about by the implementation of the impending UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) are expected to assist Vietnamese rice exporters in increasing their market share in the UK, according to experts.
19:08 | 14/12/2020
The Japan Center for Economic Research (JCER) has recently released a report relating to the medium-term forecasts of various Asian economies, in which the nation is anticipated to develop into a middle-income country by 2023, whilst going onto surpass Taiwan (China) in terms of GDP by 2035.
19:06 | 14/12/2020
The 14th session of the 12th Party Central Committee opened in Hanoi on December 14 under the chair of Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong.
19:03 | 14/12/2020
The nation has come together with the Republic of Korea (RoK) to sign a series of important documents, including a letter of exchange regarding the implementation of the aggregate origin of textile materials between both sides as set out in the Vietnam - EU Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).
18:59 | 14/12/2020
Local COVID-19 vaccine Nanocovax is anticipated to be put into use by the middle of 2021 following the conclusion of the evaluation results of the ongoing human trials and the facilitation of administrative procedures, said Do Minh Sy, director of Nanogen Pharmaceutical Biotechnology JSC, the domestic vaccine producer.
14:48 | 13/12/2020
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has drafted legal documents to fulfil Vietnam’s commitments on import tariff cuts under free trade agreements (FTA) the country has signed with partners, said MoF Minister Dinh Tien Dung.
17:46 | 12/12/2020
The garment sector has set an ambitious target of earning US$55 billion from export and generating 3 million jobs by 2025.
17:42 | 12/12/2020
With the success of the ASEAN Chairmanship Year 2020, Vietnam is not only an active ASEAN member but also a strong, trustworthy and special mainstay, especially at a time when ASEAN has to face challenges like COVID-19 pandemic at present, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
17:38 | 12/12/2020
Minister of Industry and Trade of Vietnam Tran Tuan Anh and International Trade Secretary of the UK Liz Truss signed a document in Hanoi on Dec. 11, putting an end to negotiations of a free trade agreement between the two countries.
17:35 | 12/12/2020
Vietnam has made a breakthrough in its ongoing struggle to stamp out corruption, thereby generating public consensus and building up trust among citizens in the ruling Party’s leadership, a conference was told in Hanoi on December 12.
20:05 | 11/12/2020
The US$300-billion export target set in early 2020 remains challenging, requiring not only strong efforts from local enterprises, but also the recovery of global demand amid complicated COVID-19 situation.
20:04 | 11/12/2020
Experts from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have revised up the nation’s GDP growth forecasts from 1.8% to 2.3% this year following the acceleration of public investment, coupled with the swift recovery of domestic consumption, according to the Asian Development Outlook 2020 (ADO) report released on December 10.