Lunar new year

New Zealand strongly welcomed ratification of the CPTPP this year by Vietnam and other Parties this year as an important step to improve the trading rules between us and contribute to further growth in our business and investment ties. In the context of the current difficult and uncertain global economic environment, it is also important that New Zealand, Vietnam and other countries continue to work together to support the international rules-based trading system through agreements like CPTPP to ensure continued growth and prosperity in our region. Both of our countries are making good progress taking full advantage of the CPTPP, but I think there are always more ways we can raise awareness of CPTPP to New Zealand and Vietnamese businesses so they are well-equipped to exploit market opportunities. New Zealand is also proactively supporting Vietnamese agencies to successfully implement CPTPP, including providing training and advice in areas such as procurement and customs. … [Read more...] about Vietnam, New Zealand look forward to building strategic partnership

HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Seafood exporters in Vietnam are not too worried though import demand for their products has taken a hit due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). According to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), seafood exports to China by land account for around 20 percent of total value, and so the border closure has heavily impacted exports in the first quarter. VASEP forecast that in the best case, seafood exports to China in the first quarter would be 40 percent lower than in the last quarter of last year though still 10 percent higher year-on-year. If the disease persists for a long time, full-year export to China could see a 6 percent drop, it warned. But Truong Dinh Hoe, general secretary of VASEP, said the disease's impact on exports in the first few months of the year had not been too drastic, and China's seafood imports usually pick up after March or April. Doan Chi Thien, a management board member at Nam Viet Corporation, … [Read more...] about Vietnamese seafood exporters not too worried about COVID-19

Other recommendations included constructing a regulatory and permissive environment that attracts private sector investment for clean energy generation and energy efficiency and investing in grid infrastructure to improve stability and capacity as well as halting any new approvals for coal. … [Read more...] about Renewable energy poised to attract private investors: VBF

The Deputy PM also asked the German guest to offer all possible support to Vietnamese firms to do effective business in the state, step up education and vocational training cooperation with Vietnam, and provide the best possible conditions for the Vietnamese community in the country. … [Read more...] about Deputy PM hosts Germany’s Hessen state minister

“When I was a small child, I often got sick and it was very hard for my parents. There were times my mother spent the whole night holding me as I had difficulty breathing”, said Tú, 35, who is now head of the Cancer Research and Clinical Trials Centre at National Cancer Hospital in Hà Nội. … [Read more...] about Doctor dedicates life to cancer patients