Japan's chief trade negotiator, Kazuyoshi Umemoto (L), meets the Canadian delegation Wednesday morning in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, before top officials from the 11 remaining TPP members begin talks in the hot-spring resort town - Source: Kyodo "The TPP was originally signed by 12 members so for the pact to come into effect with 11 countries, we need a new international agreement," Japan's chief negotiator Kazuyoshi Umemoto said. He added that the involved parties have just agreed not to lower the level of the high-standard trade rules contained in the original treaty. The chief negotiators will meet again in Australia in late August or early September to advance their talks on the implementation of the deal before November, when their leaders will gather for an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit in Vietnam. Following a meeting of the 11 countries' trade ministers in Hanoi in May, the negotiators have the task of drawing up options to bring the pact into … [Read more...] about Eleven TPP states seeks new framework to implement pact
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CPTPP to tighten Vietnam-New Zealand partnership
The Hanoitimes - H.E. Wendy Matthews, New Zealand’s Ambassador to Vietnam shared with Hanoitimes the CPTPP’s benefits for mutual co-operations. What are the potential areas for further co-operation between Vietnam and New Zealand? Well this is what I love about my job: that we already have a great partnership with Vietnam yet there are a lot of opportunities left. Particularly, I am thinking of the trade and economic area, as well as education, but we also see a phenomenal rise in people-to-people tourism links. Without a doubt, there are plenty of benefits to both Vietnam and New Zealand, which is great to see. New Zealand certainly wants to strengthen co-operation across the board. We have seen a really high level of political commitment, as demonstrated by our very new prime minister coming to the APEC only two weeks after her inauguration last year. The two nations are also maintaining great trade and economic partnership as two-way trade is up 18% on-year. We are … [Read more...] about CPTPP to tighten Vietnam-New Zealand partnership
ACCA welcomes 213 new members
State Auditor General of Vietnam Ho Duc Phoc and Steph Lysaght, Charge’ d’Affaires of the British Embassy congratulated ACCA new members at the ceremony. — Photo ACCA ACCA Vietnam welcomed 213 new members from across the country in glittering ceremonies in Ha Noi and HCM City on June 27 and 28, respectively. The New Member Ceremony celebrated the achievement of 213 individuals who attained the membership milestone from March 31, 2017 to March 31, 2018. The new members are part of the vibrant global ACCA community which now consists of more than 200,000 members in 183 countries. The ceremony was graced by a number of distinguished guests from Government, local bodies, leading organisations, and top employers in Viet Nam. This celebratory evening was also a useful networking opportunity for members to meet other members and renowned employers. ACCA President Leo Lee formally welcomed the newly-inducted ACCA members in his address and reminded them that becoming a … [Read more...] about ACCA welcomes 213 new members
ACCA welcomes 203 new members
State Auditor General of Vietnam Hồ Đức Phớc and Steph Lysaght, Charge’ d’Affaires of the British Embassy congratulated ACCA new members at the ceremony. — Photo ACCA Viet Nam News HCM CITY — ACCA Vietnam welcomed 203 new members from across the country in glittering ceremonies in Hà Nội and HCM City on June 27 and 28, respectively. The New Member Ceremony celebrated the achievement of 203 individuals who attained the membership milestone from March 31, 2017 to March 31, 2018. The new members are part of the vibrant global ACCA community which now consists of more than 200,000 members in 183 countries. The ceremony was graced by a number of distinguished guests from Government, local bodies, leading organisations, and top employers in Việt Nam. This celebratory evening was also a useful networking opportunity for members to meet other members and renowned employers. ACCA President Leo Lee formally … [Read more...] about ACCA welcomes 203 new members
Hoa Lac Hi tech Park welcomes new investors
(VEN) - Located in Hanoi’s Thach That and Quoc Oai districts, the 1,586ha Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park is expected to become a science city. At present, the high-tech park has already become an attractive destination for domestic and foreign investors. Investment attraction As of late 2017, the Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park had 81 valid investment projects, with total registered capital of over VND66 trillion, on an area of 358ha. The high-tech park granted investment registration certificates for three projects in 2017 with total investment capital of more than VND5 trillion. One of the three certificates was granted to the Republic of Korea’s Hanwa Techwin Limited Company, which has invested to build the Hanwha Aero Engines Factory with total registered capital of VND4.53 trillion to produce components of aircraft engines. The factory is expected to start operation in April 2018. During the visit of Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc to Japan in 2017, the Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park … [Read more...] about Hoa Lac Hi tech Park welcomes new investors