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The Hanoitimes - Over the last five years, the USAID GIG program has supported the development of 25 laws and 50 regulations based on evidence and best practices. Today, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Ministry of Justice (MOJ) hosted an event to mark the completion of the USAID Governance For Inclusive Growth (GIG) program. US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel J. Kritenbrink, USAID/Vietnam Mission Director Michael Greene, and Vietnam's Vice Minister of Justice Nguyen Khanh Ngoc opened the event. Illustrative photo It was attended by about 250 representatives from government ministries, business associations, social organizations, international organizations, and news agencies. The USAID Governance for Inclusive Growth program, with a planned budget of US$44 million, worked with the public and private sector in Vietnam to address key reform issues on trade and economic growth, with an emphasis on improving the legal and regulatory environment, … [Read more...] about USAID completes governance for inclusive growth program in Vietnam

The Hanoitimes - Vietnam hopes the French business community to support the Southeast Asian country as well as the ratification of the Vietnam-EU Free Trade Agreement. The Vietnamese government advocates increased presence of French businesses in the Southeast Asian country, said Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue while receiving General Director for Asia Directorate under France's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Thierry Mathou in Hanoi on November 3.   Deputy PM Vuong Dinh Hue made speech at the meeting with the French business delegation. Photo: Thanh Chung The meeting was in the frame of the official visit by French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe, who was accompanied by entrepreneurs from the French Business Association, to Vietnam between November 2 and 4.   French businesses forming the delegation specialize in diverse fields such as energy, infrastructure, healthcare, information technology and start-ups. "They all look forward to working with Vietnamese … [Read more...] about Vietnam encourages French businesses to increase presence

The Hanoitimes - Vietnam and France support the signing of the EU – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and commit to free trade, the government portal reported during the current visit by the French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe to Vietnam. At a joint conference with Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on November 2, the French guest announced that Vietnamese and French businesses have signed a total of 18 contracts and agreements worth US$10 billion.   Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe. Source: VGP. Among those deals, Vietjet, a low-cost airline, has agreed to buy 50 medium-haul A321neo aircraft Airbus, as well as the Leap engine for CFM’s Neo aircraft, said Philippe.  Vietnam and France also agreed on cooperation in the fields of developing e-government, healthcare, climate change, environmental protection, aerospace, urban planning and energy, added Edouard Philippe.  The French PM stated his visit is … [Read more...] about Vietnam and France businesses ink agreements worth US$10 billion

The Hanoitimes - The US$1-trillion fund, the biggest state fund in the world, has invested in major Vietnamese corporations, including Vinamilk, Military Bank, Hoa Phat Group. At the meeting with the Norwegian Business Association (NBA) and the Government Pension Fund of Norway, Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung requested them to explore investment opportunities in Vietnam, the government portal reported.    Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung and Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry Torbjørn Røe Isaksen. Source: VGP. The US$1-trillion fund, the biggest state fund in the world, has been investing in major Vietnamese corporations, including Vinamilk, Military Bank, Hoa Phat Group, according to a representative of the NBA.  The NBA highly valued the cooperation potential with Vietnam, adding that the country is among its priority list of emerging markets for investment. The representative expected Vietnam to continue its reform … [Read more...] about Norway’s sovereign wealth fund urged to expand Vietnam investment portfolio

The Hanoitimes - Economy, education, culture and local cooperation are the main contents of the French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe’s visit to Vietnam from November 2 to 4. On the eve of Prime Minister Édouard Philippe’s visit, Director General of the European Department under the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dinh Toan Thang confirmed that the visit plays the important role in the context of the fact that the bilateral relationship has seen positive developments stemming from the desire to bring relations to a higher level. The visit takes place when the two countries have commemorated the 45th anniversary of the establishment of the Vietnam-France diplomatic relations as well as the 5th anniversary of the establishment of the Strategic Partnership. It is also the second high-ranking visit between the two nations in 2018, following by the successful visit to France of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in March this year.   Vietnamese Party … [Read more...] about PM visit advances France-Vietnam relations