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Rome (VNA) – The European Parliament’s approval of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) marks the start of a new era with significance meaning in the trade ties between Vietnam and EU members, according to an Italian expert on Vietnam. Director of the Centre for Vietnam Studies in Turin of Italy Sandra Scagliotti wrote in an article that the EVFTA along with the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVITA) opens up a new period in the development of both Vietnam and the EU. She said the advantages brought by the two agreements are tremendous for EU investors. For Italian businesses, the EVFTA can be considered a mutually beneficial deal, creating big positive effects on their long-term business and investment plans. Sharing Sandra Scagliotti’s assessment, Chairman of the Italy-Vietnam Chamber of Commerce Fulvio Albano affirmed that the bilateral Italy-Vietnam relationship has continuously developed in recent years. In such a … [Read more...] about EVFTA opens up new era in EU-Vietnam trade ties: Italian experts

Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – Malaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad announced on May 30 that the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which ended this week with no trace found, may be resumed if new evidence comes to light. He made the announcement after a three-month search carried out by Ocean Infinity, an America-based firm, officially ended on May 29 without making major progress. The Texas-based company has carried out three-month search in a massive swathe of seabed measuring 112,000 square kilometres, four times wider than the area where experts believe that the flight crashed. “We have not found any evidence yet, so we have to come to a stage where we cannot keep searching for something we really cannot find,” Mahathir said at a press conference held after the weekly cabinet meeting. He added that the new government will consider resuming the search if somebody can provide any information, but at the moment it must stop. The Boeing 777 … [Read more...] about Malaysia: Search for MH370 may be resumed if new evidence found

The inauguration of the bus terminal is scheduled to take place on an undecided date between April 19 and 26, the Saigon Transportation Mechanical Corporation (SAMCO), which is the project's developer, said in a report recently submitted to the municipal People’s Committee. … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City’s new Eastern Bus Station to open in late April

Hanoi (VNA) – Chairwoman of the National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has asked newly-appointed Australian Ambassador Robyn Mudie to foster the exchange of high-ranking delegations and meetings in a bid to enhance political trust and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries. At a reception for the Australian diplomat in Hanoi on February 19, Ngan thanked Mudie and Australian agencies for their coordination and contributions to the success of an official visit to Vietnam by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in August 2019, as well as Vietnamese NA Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong’s attendance at the 28th annual meeting of the Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) in Australia and her meeting with Vice President of the Australian Senate Sue Lines last January. Ngan took this occasion to extend her sympathy over great losses in humans, property and environment caused by recent forest fires in Australian states, expressing her belief that local … [Read more...] about New Australian ambassador asked to foster exchange of delegations

When two long-awaited pieces of legislation - the Law on Housing and the Law on Real Estate Business - came into effect on July 1 industry insiders anticipated their impact would be significant as they mark an important step towards opening up Vietnam’s real estate market to overseas investment. … [Read more...] about 2015: Year of M&A activity in the property market