Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaks at the forum (Source: VNA) Oslo (VNA) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc highlighted potentials for Vietnam and Norway to enhance economic cooperation, especially in renewable energy, industry and aquaculture, at the Vietnam-Norway Business Forum in Oslo on May 24. Addressing at the event as part of the activities in his ongoing official visit to Norway, the Government leader said that the bilateral political relations in recent years have fruitfully developed, but their economic ties have yet to achieve high efficiency. The two countries are aiming to establish partnership as mentioned in the Joint Statement issued during the Norwegian Prime Minister’s official visit to Vietnam in 2018, he added. Briefing Norwegian businesses and investors on Vietnam’s socio-economic development, PM Phuc highlighted that the country is one of four with the highest economic growth in the world. Vietnam has so far participated in 11 new-generation … [Read more...] about PM calls on Vietnam, Norway to expand economic cooperation
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Vietnam, US bolster economic cooperation
At the ceremony (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam considers the US an important partner and is willing to bolster the bilateral ties in all fields, especially in economic cooperation, trade, investment, science-technology, and education and training, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has affirmed. The Deputy PM made the statement while attending a meeting, organised by the American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (Amcham)’s Hanoi chapter in the capital city on January 18, to celebrate 25 years of the normalisation of the Vietnam-US trade relations, and the 25th founding anniversary of Amcham in Vietnam. At the meeting, he affirmed that the normalisation and development of Vietnam-US relations have resulted in great interest for the people of the two nations, contributing to regional and international peace, stability, cooperation, and growth. In the past 25 years, two-way trade surged nearly 120 times, from 450 million USD in 1994 to more than 60 billion USD in 2018. … [Read more...] about Vietnam, US bolster economic cooperation
Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation Day held in Hai Phong
Illustrative image (Source: Internet) Hai Phong (VNA) – The Indian Embassy held the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Day in the northern port city of Hai Phong on January 3. Speaking at the event, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Van Thanh said India has trained 30 local officials in the fields of foreign language, information technology and others, who have served as a bridge between the two countries. He expressed wish that the Indian government would continue providing scholarships for trainees in Vietnam and Hai Phong in particular. Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Parvathanesi Harish said ITEC programme is a successful joint work between Vietnam and India, covering agriculture, information technology, communications, insurance and finance. Harish wished that India would acquire trainees’ demand to design more suitable training programmes. ITEC is an overseas scholarship programme for State officials aged from … [Read more...] about Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation Day held in Hai Phong
Vietnamese, Japanese localities look to promote economic cooperation
Ho Chi Minh City and Japan’s Hyogo prefecture hold a conference on November 2 to look for ways to promote the economic cooperation between the two localities. (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Representatives of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee and Japan’s Hyogo prefecture held a conference in Vietnam’s southern economic hub on November 2 to look for ways to promote the economic cooperation between the two localities. The function, the second of its kind, drew the participation of representatives of nearly 150 enterprises from both countries. Opening the conference, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem stressed that during its development, the city has been calling for cooperation and investment from foreign countries, especially Japan, to the fields the city is in need such as industrial production, high technology, seaport services, high-tech agriculture, and human resources training, among others. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese, Japanese localities look to promote economic cooperation
Vietnam, Indonesia boost economic cooperation
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (left) and Indonesian President Joko Widodo Economic cooperation - the core At important meetings, Vietnamese and Indonesian leaders agreed on the need to turn economic cooperation into a linchpin of the relationship between their countries. In August 2017, Vietnam Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong visited Indonesia. Last month, Indonesian President Widodo paid an official visit to Vietnam, marking five years of the bilateral strategic partnership between the two sides. “I believe that the Vietnamese-Indonesian strategic partnership will continue to develop more deeply for the benefit of the two nations and for peace and prosperity,” Prime Minister Phuc told his Indonesian hosts. In recent years, bilateral trade has grown steadily to hit US$4.6 billion in 2012, US$5.6 billion in 2016, more than US$6.5 billion in 2017 and US$4.7 billion in the first seven months of 2018. It is expected to amount to US$10 … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Indonesia boost economic cooperation