New Delhi (VNA) – Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang’s three-day state visit to Bangladesh looks to intensify trade and investment promotion, and create favourable conditions for businesses between the two countries to achieve a two-way trade goal of 1 billion USD, according to the newspaper "Daily Star". The Bangladeshi newspaper quoted a high official at the foreign ministry as saying that the bilateral trade volume between Bangladesh and Vietnam was increasing. On its article published on February 28 ahead of President Tran Dai Quang’s visit, which will start on March 4, the paper said “Bangladesh and Vietnam are enjoying economic cooperation, with trade reaching 609 million USD in 2016 from only 93 million USD in 2009. Bangladesh exports pharmaceuticals, raw materials for garments and machinery to Vietnam, while Vietnam's major exports to Bangladesh include iron, steel, fibre, textiles, plastics, rubber and electronics.” It went on that … [Read more...] about President Tran Dai Quang’s Bangladesh visit aims for 1 billion USD trade
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President to pay first State visit to Bangladesh
Hanoi (VNA) – President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse will pay a State visit to Bangladesh from March 4-6 at the invitation of his counterpart Mohammad Abdul Hamid to mark the 45th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties (February 11). The visit affirms Vietnam’s consistent external policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralisation and diversification of international ties, including attaching importance to strengthening relations with Bangladesh. In recent years, the two sides have exchanged delegations, including the Vietnamese National Assembly delegation’s trip to Dhaka to attend the 136th General Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentarian Union in April 2017, Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Dinh Quy’s visit to co-chair the first political consultation between the two foreign ministries in August 2017 and the Vietnam visit by Speaker of the Bangladesh Parliament Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in July 2017. Bangladesh recently sent high-level delegations to … [Read more...] about President to pay first State visit to Bangladesh
Which factors will drive the stock market in 2020?
A high number of large corporations is expected to list shares or undergo the state’s divestment in 2020, including VEA, PLX, Agribank, HVN, Vinacomin, MobiFone, VNPT and Vietnam Cement Corporation. The valuable shares would help lure more money from foreign investors. A high number of large corporations is expected to list shares or undergo the state’s divestment in 2020, including VEA, PLX, Agribank, HVN, Vinacomin, MobiFone, VNPT and Vietnam Cement Corporation. The valuable shares would help lure more money from foreign investors. … [Read more...] about Which factors will drive the stock market in 2020?
Mekong Delta sugarcane farmers switch en masse to other crops
Kien Phume, a farmer in Tra Cu District’s Ngai Xuyen Commune who has switched to other crops this time, said after the last crop the Tra Vinh Sugarcane One Member Limited Company bought sugarcane with a commercial cane sugar (CCS) sweetness level of 10 at a price of VND850 per kilogramme, down nearly VND100 from the previous season. … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta sugarcane farmers switch en masse to other crops
Pork price reduces VND10,000-20,000 a kilogram
Reports by provinces and cities show that the total value of goods stockpiled for Tet by businesses is estimated to rise 20-25 percent against normal. The volume of goods stockpiled by businesses under the price stabilization program is estimated to increase about 10 percent year on year. … [Read more...] about Pork price reduces VND10,000-20,000 a kilogram
