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China plans to remove import and export tariffs in 2019 on a range of goods, including import taxes on alternative meals used in animal feed, to secure supplies of raw materials amid trade tensions with the United States and boosting outbound cargoes.

Agricultural company Loc Troi Group signed an agreement with UAE-based food company Phoenix Group in Dubai on December 20 for sustainable rice production in Vietnam.

The Canadian economy expanded by a greater-than-expected 0.3 percent in October from September, pushed higher by strength in manufacturing, finance and insurance, Statistics Canada data indicated last Friday.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has affirmed that Vietnam always sees the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as a priority partner and a cornerstone in its multilateral diplomacy, during a ceremony to introduce the National ASEAN 2020 Committee in Hanoi on December 24.

Opportunities for Vietnam-Romania cooperation was the focus of a seminar held by the Vietnamese Embassy in the European nation and the University of Pitesti in Pitesti city on December 17.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has highlighted the fruitful development of the Vietnam-Italy strategic partnership across all fields, adding that the two sides boast many opportunities and potential to enhance the bilateral relations in the time ahead.

The Vietnam - China Economic Promotion Forum opened in Hanoi on December 20, which was held for the first time in Hanoi by the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) in coordination with the Chinese Embassy in Vietnam and the Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Saudi Arabia is brotherly country with whom we communicate on all issues, says Kuwaiti foreign minister

The third High-level Dialogue on ASEAN-Italy Economic Relations is scheduled to be held in Hanoi on June 5-6, 2019.

More than 1.1 million people have benefited from a World Bank (WB)-funded project on upgrading urban areas in the Mekong Delta region after six years of implementation. 

Foreign ministers from six Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) countries have highlighted the importance of an open world economy and the maintenance of a rules-based multilateral trade system with the World Trade Organization at its core.

The Vietnam Trade Office partnered with the Wellington Chamber of Commerce and the ASEAN-New Zealand Business Council to run the Vietnam-New Zealand Free Trade Breakfast last week, discussing various trade issues.

The visiting Indian President Ram Nath Kovind has expressed his support for the Myanmar government during a state visit this week amid growing domestic and international pressure.

A delegation from the northern province of Vinh Phuc visited France from December 11-13 to promote investment and seek cooperation opportunities with French localities.

The seventh meeting of the joint working group of Vietnam’s Lai Chau, Ha Giang, Lao Cai and Dien Bien provinces and Yunnan province of China took place on December 12 in Lai Chau city. 

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong expressed wish to acquire the Chinese city of Chengdu’s experience in urban and transportation management during a reception on December 11 for visiting Mayor Luo Qiang. 

The euro currency has slipped in value after the European Central Bank (ECB) trimmed its growth forecasts for this year and next.

Businesses of Vietnam and Greece were encouraged to promote cooperation in the trade of their products of advantage, especially in maritime transport, logistics, shipbuilding, sea port development, tourism and agricultural product processing, at a Vietnam-Greece Business Forum held in Hanoi on December 10. 

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on December 12 announced the results of its recent survey that Singapore’s economy will grow only 2.6 percent in 2019 due to the negative impacts of protectionism and a trade war between the US and China, the world’s first and second largest economies.

Vietnam-Mexico two-way trade reached nearly US$5 billion in 2017 and hit US$3 billion USD in the first eight months of 2018, Vietnamese Ambassador to Mexico Nguyen Hoai Duong has stated.

China and the United States discussed the road map for the next stage of their trade talks on Tuesday, during a telephone call between Chinese Vice Premier Liu He and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer.

(VEN) - Leipzig has become the first German city to open a representative office in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), seeking to enhance its business ties with Vietnam and support Leipzig’s companies in doing business in the country.

Belarus not only wants to export its products to Vietnam, but also transfer technologies and establish joint production plants with local firms in Vietnam, a bilateral business forum heard in Ho Chi Minh City December 6.

A trade promotion program was held in Senegal by the Trade Office of the Vietnamese Embassy in Algeria and Senegal from December 2-8 to boost trade relations between the two nations. 

South Korea’s incoming finance minister has said the economy was losing momentum and that any improvement in jobs and income distribution among households would be difficult to achieve in the near future.

(VEN) - The Vietnamese National Assembly has unanimously ratified the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and related documents. Vietnam is seventh among the 11 signatories of the Pacific Rim trade deal to ratify the pact, after Mexico, Japan, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. 

A seminar was held in Ho Chi Minh City on December 4 to seek measures to promote imports and exports between Vietnam and Poland.

A ceremony was held in Hanoi on November 29 to mark the 30th anniversary of Vietnam – Palestine diplomatic ties (November 19, 1988-2018) and the United Nations International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (November 29).

China and the U.S. have agreed to halt additional tariffs as both nations engage in new trade negotiations for 90 days.