An exhibition and trade networking event was held in HCM City’s Le Van Tam Park for businesses from southern provinces to promote their goods to consumers and distributors. — VNS Photo Viet Dung An exhibition and trade networking event for southern provinces to promote their agriculture products with high export potential has opened at HCM City’s Le Van Tam Park. Around 300 businesses from 18 southern provinces are showcasing high-quality agricultural products for the benefit of end consumers and potential business partners such as retail chains and exporters. Vu Ba Phu, head of the Viet Nam Trade Promotion Agency, said the event seeks to connect businesses with foreign trade facilitation organisations to stimulate exports. Besides, producers and distributors could network with each other and study each other’s markets, he said. Online B2B meetings were also held between Vietnamese and foreign businesses. The event, organised by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and … [Read more...] about Exhibition, trade event held for southern provinces’ businesses
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EVFTA underpinning growth in Vietnamese tech market
As Vietnam steps into the post-pandemic era, experiences and learnings from the pandemic serve as a reminder of the importance of digital transformation and its crucial technology component. Eunjung Han, consultant at Rouse Legal Vietnam and vice chair of the Digital Sector Committee of the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam Despite COVID-19’s negative economic and social impact, Vietnam remains an attractive destination to European investors. According to the European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) 2021 White Book, Vietnam’s stable macro-economic climate, with inflation in the single digits, continues to increase investor confidence in the country’s trade and investment environment. Only adding to that, the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) is paving the way for continued foreign direct investment (FDI) from the EU and is viewed as a means for shared recovery and economic rebound. As the first comprehensive FTA between the EU and a developing country in … [Read more...] about EVFTA underpinning growth in Vietnamese tech market