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Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Vu Quang Minh (Photo: VNA)   Phnom Penh (VNA) – A Vietnam – Cambodia business cooperation forum was held in Phnom Penh on December 6, focusing on how to boost trade efficiency and protect the legitimate interests of enterprises, as well as experiences in completing procedures for cross-border goods. This is part of the activities in Cambodia of the caravan to boost connectivity between Vietnamese and Cambodian entrepreneurs, attracting the participation of major enterprises in the Mekong Delta and Cambodian partners. Speaking at the forum, Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Vu Quang Minh affirmed that the busy trade and investment promotion activities as well as tourism between the two countries over the past two weeks manifest the great attention of their firms to the chances of cross-border trade and investment. During the function, many questions raised by Vietnamese entrepreneurs concerning business chances, registration … [Read more...] about Vietnam – Cambodia business cooperation forum to boost trade

Vietnam’s Ambassador to Cambodia Vu Quang Minh speaks at the event. Upon addressing the forum, Vietnam’s Ambassador to Cambodia Vu Quang Minh emphasised that businesses located throughout the Mekong Delta region have great potential for cooperation with Cambodian partners due to a favourable geographical location for trade exchange, in addition to supplements of economic sectors among firms and markets of both nations. This forum provided an opportunity for enterprises from both countries to boost connectivity with customers in the fields of investment and trade and fully tap into the potential and strengths of each respective nation. Nguyen Phuong Lam, VCCI Director of the Can Tho Branch, expressed his hope that the forum will herald in a new co-operation relationship between busineses from both Vietnam and Cambodia. He noted that domestic businesses consider Cambodia to be a close, important, reliable, and effective partner. Most notably, the Mekong Delta region … [Read more...] about Vietnam – Cambodia Business Cooperation Forum opens

Lumitel, Viettel Group's mobile operator in Burundi. Viettel is among a number of Vietnamese pioneering companies investing in Africa. (Photo courtesy of Viettel)   Hanoi (VNA) - Bilateral trade between Vietnam and African economies has made significant growth in the past decade, however, there is still room for improvement. Two-way trade jumped 250 percent to 6.6 billion USD in 2018 from 2.52 billion USD in 2010, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dang Minh Khoi told a seminar on December 6. During that time, Africa became a favourite destination for Vietnamese companies that operate in telecommunications, agriculture and education such as the military-backed telecom group Viettel, he said. The two sides had also made improvements in political, social and diplomatic relations. Those facts prove the potential of bilateral co-operation between Vietnam and African nations is huge, Khoi added. Secretary General of the International Organisation … [Read more...] about Experts call for risk management to boost Vietnam-Africa trade

An overview of the meeting (Photo: VNA)   Ho Chi Minh City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh city will create favourable conditions for Japanese firm to make long-term investment and business in the southern economic hub, on the basis of the special relations between the two countries, a municipal official affirmed on December 6. During a reception for a Japanese business delegation led by Yoshiki Onoi, Vice chairman of the People’s Diplomacy Promotion Association of Japan, in the city, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan said during its development, HCM city is facing challenges in urban infrastructure, human resources and environment, expressing his hope for Japanese firms’ contribution to the solution of the issues. He pointed to the fields the city hopes Japanese firms to invest in, including energy saving, green energy development, metro projects, human resources, supporting industry, trade, real estate and logistics. For his part, the … [Read more...] about HCM City hopes to intensify cooperation with Japanese firms: official

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam speaks at a meeting organised by the National Council for Sustainable Development and Competitiveness Improvement held in Hanoi on December 6. (Photo: chinhphu.vn)   Hanoi (VNA) - Although Vietnam has made strides in bettering the business environment and competitiveness capacity, there’s still room for improvement, heard participants at a meeting held in Hanoi on December 6. The meeting, organised by the National Council for Sustainable Development and Competitiveness Improvement, aimed at reviewing the implementation of the government’s efforts on the issues from 2019 and assign tasks for next year. Dau Anh Tuan, Director of the Legal Department of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said results of surveys on administrative procedure and tax procedure reform and business environment improvement in 63 provinces and cities showed the proportion of enterprises with positive assessment continued to increase for the third … [Read more...] about Vietnam makes progress in improving competitiveness