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Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam and Belarus have reached consensus on measures to remove bottlenecks for the joint venture MAZ Asia on manufacturing and assembling trucks and specific-use vehicles in the context of complicated development of COVID-19, under their amended protocol signed in Hanoi on December 3. The protocol was inked between Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh and Belarusian Ambassador to Vietnam Vladimir Goshin. Both sides were unanimous to adjust the localisation rate to facilitate the joint venture’s manufacturing and assembling activities, making them on par with Vietnam’s automobile industry development strategy by 2025 with a vision to 2035. Besides, the amended protocol details regulations on product origin, and allocation process for tariff rate quotas. Following the free trade deal between Vietnam and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) clinched in 2015, the signing of the protocol in March 2016 created an important framework for … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Belarus cooperate to support production of motor vehicles

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Representatives of Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and Communications and the Embassy of Cuba in Vietnam introduce a joint stamp set in a special ceremony in this photo taken in Hanoi. Photo: T.Ha / Tuoi Tre The world cultural heritage sites as recognized by the UNESCO – Vietnam’s Imperial Citadel of Thang Long and Cuba’s Castle of Santo Domingo de Atares – were illustrated on the stamps to represent the respective countries. … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Cuba celebrate diplomatic ties with special stamp set