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Talking to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Minh affirmed that Vietnam has been improving its investment climate, and it encourages US companies to invest and do business in the country. He also proposed that the two sides continue handling issues of shared concern in the spirit of promoting win-win trade. Secretary Mnuchin agreed to keep fostering economic, trade and investment ties, considering these as a foundation for the two countries’ relations. He also appreciated Vietnam’s active sharing of information and settlement of some priority economic-financial issues. At another meeting, the Vietnamese official and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross reviewed the progress in bilateral economic-trade links. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh (R) meets with US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in Washington DC on May 23 To support the upward trend of these partnerships, they agreed to continue optimizing … [Read more...] about Vietnam, US to augment ties in economy-trade- investment, defense

The document was inked by representatives of the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and the U.S. Department of State during a working trip to the U.S. from September 30 to October 2 by a MoIT delegation. The MoU is an important milestone in energy collaboration between the two countries, opening up a new page of more intensive and comprehensive cooperation. The document covers various cooperation areas in the energy sector, ranging from energy security, energy market development and energy transformation to relevant regulations and policies, energy management and energy technology and infrastructure, including the role of public-private cooperation. It establishes a clear collaboration framework and mechanism, thus facilitating specific partnerships between Vietnamese and U.S. firms, towards the goal of sustainable energy development in Vietnam. At the signing ceremony Both sides hoped that the document will create the foundation for the building of … [Read more...] about Vietnam, U.S. establish comprehensive energy cooperation partnership

TOKYO — Japanese growth slowed significantly in the third quarter of the year, according to government data released on Thursday, sparking concerns for the health of the world's third-biggest economy. The economy expanded 0.1 per cent between July and September, a slowdown from the 0.4 per cent seen in the previous period, and much weaker than economists had forecast. A drop in exports amid ongoing global trade tensions outweighed growth in domestic demand, the government said. Analysts had expected a stronger pace of growth in the third quarter as consumers rushed to make purchases before a consumption tax hike from eight per cent to 10 per cent on October 1. Japan's household spending surged 9.5 per cent year-on-year in September, according to official data released last week, as consumers rushed to complete purchases of furniture and other big-ticket items ahead of the rate rise. But Kentaro Arita, senior economist at Mizuho Research Institute said: "The pre-tax shopping spree … [Read more...] about Japan’s economy grows less than expected in third quarter