An overview of the forum (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue attended the Vietnam-UK high-level forum on economy and trade in London on June 29 (local time), as part of the leader’s ongoing visit to the UK. Aiming to seek stronger economic, trade and investment partnership between the two countries, the event drew Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh, Britain Secretary of State for International Trade Anne Marie Trevelyan, and MP Graham Stuart, UK Prime Minister's Trade Envoy to Vietnam, and a large number of Vietnamese and Britain businesses. Addressing the event, Deputy PM Thanh highlighted important progress in the Vietnam-UK Strategic Partnership , as well as great chances for both sides to bolster their ties from the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement ( UKVFTA ). He underlined that both sides should optimise advantages from the deal by encouraging the promotion of the two-way trade and investment, and creating favourable … [Read more...] about NA Chairman attends Vietnam-UK high-level forum on economy, trade
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NA Chairman attends Viet Nam-UK forum in London
NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue witnesses the exchange of co-operation agreements between businesses and localities of Viet Nam and the UK. — VNA/VNS Photo Doan Tan National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue attended a Viet Nam-UK high-level forum on economy and trade in London on June 29 (local time), as part of his ongoing visit to the UK. With the aim of stronger economic, trade and investment partnerships between the two countries, the event drew Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh, British Secretary of State for International Trade Anne Marie Trevelyan, Member of Parliament Graham Stuart (the Prime Minister's Trade Envoy to Vietnam), and a large number of Vietnamese and British businesses. Addressing the event, Deputy PM Thanh highlighted important progress in the Viet Nam-UK Strategic Partnership, as well as great chances for both sides to bolster their ties through the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA). He underlined that both sides should optimise the … [Read more...] about NA Chairman attends Viet Nam-UK forum in London
N.A. Chairman attends Vietnam-U.K. high-level forum on economy, trade
Aiming to seek stronger economic, trade and investment partnership between the two countries, the event drew Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh, Britain Secretary of State for International Trade Anne Marie Trevelyan, and MP Graham Stuart, U.K. Prime Minister's Trade Envoy to Vietnam, and a large number of Vietnamese and Britain businesses. Addressing the event, Deputy PM Thanh highlighted important progress in the Vietnam-U.K. Strategic Partnership, as well as great chances for both sides to bolster their ties from the U.K.-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA). He underlined that both sides should optimize advantages from the deal by encouraging the promotion of the two-way trade and investment, and creating favorable conditions for enterprises of both sides to explore each other’s market and foster connection, thus striving for a trade value of over USD 10 billion by 2023. Thanh affirmed Vietnam's high political determination in realizing commitments made at the … [Read more...] about N.A. Chairman attends Vietnam-U.K. high-level forum on economy, trade
NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue meets with Prudential’s leaders during UK visit
NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue met with Prudential’s leaders, led by chairwoman Shriti Vadera, Mark FitzPatrick, Interim Group CEO, and Phuong Tien Minh, CEO of Prudential Vietnam, during his official visit to the UK. Source: VNA/VNS Photo: Doan Tan Prudential has put its focus on building a resilient business to provide the best services to customers. Insurers like Prudential play an important role in developing innovative savings and protection products to meet Vietnam’s evolving needs while strengthening and deepening its capital markets and harnessing new technology to increase financial inclusion. Shriti Vadera, chair of Prudential said, “The world still faces significant economic headwinds, but we are optimistic about the year ahead – and I know the same is true of the Vietnamese economy, with the very robust 5-per-cent growth figures for the first quarter of 2022, given the wider conditions." Talking to Prudential chairwoman Vadera, the NA0 leader congratulated the firm on … [Read more...] about NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue meets with Prudential’s leaders during UK visit
Vietnamese, Turkmenistan firms enhance business cooperation
the Vietnam-Turkmenistan Business Forum takes place in Hanoi on June 29. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - The Vietnam-Turkmenistan Business Forum has provided an ideal venue for enterprises from both sides to seek cooperation opportunities in the near future, according to insiders. This statement was made by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajiyev at the Vietnam -Turkmenistan Business Forum in Hanoi on June 29. The event is part of a range of activities taking place to mark the visit by a delegation of more than 40 Turkmenistan enterprises led by the Deputy Minister Hajiyev from June 29 to July 1. Upon addressing the event, Deputy Minister Hajiyev highlighted the country's great efforts made to promote diplomatic ties and economic cooperation between the two countries over the past 30 years. He emphasised the need to boost trade exchanges and investment attraction between both sides, especially in advantageous areas. At present, Turkmenistan … [Read more...] about Vietnamese, Turkmenistan firms enhance business cooperation
Vietnam-UK target US$10-billion trade turnover by 2023
UK trade minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan said the country wants to be a part of Vietnam’s development story in the 21st century, and fostering bilateral trade relations is among its priorities. Vietnam and the UK should set a trade turnover target of over US$10 billion by 2023, which would be a meaningful step to mark the 50 th anniversary of Vietnam-UK diplomatic relations next year. Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue (mid) at the forum. Source: VNA Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh gave the remarks at the Vietnam-UK High-level Forum on Economy and Trade held on June 29. The event is one of the highlights of a visit to the UK by the high-ranking delegation from the National Assembly of Vietnam led by Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue from June 28-30. According to Thanh, the Vietnam-UK strategic partnership has progressed strongly over the years and contributed to socio-economic development in each country. Thanh expected the partnership would … [Read more...] about Vietnam-UK target US$10-billion trade turnover by 2023
Businesses get set for circular economy
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, at his meetings with Vietnamese farmers and agricultural businesses a few weeks ago, cited the success of TH Group as a fine example of high-tech agricultural development, and the circular economic model being pursued by the government. Famous for its TH true MILK brand, TH Group has been operating a $1.2 billion farm cluster project in the central province of Nghe An, featuring a state-of-the-art dairy cow farm and fresh milk production plant. The facility, which has a total annual capacity of 500,000 tonnes, hopes to quadruple the number of cattle to around 200,000 by 2025. To save production costs, TH Group has been operating a state-of-the-art system of solar power panels on the roofs of the farm cluster, and the system has been connected with the national power grid. As of last year, power produced from the panels has met one-fifth of the farm’s electricity demand. In 2019, TH Group began to use straws made from advanced bioplastics. This … [Read more...] about Businesses get set for circular economy