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The countries have signed a broad range of agreements including a $30 billion currency swap pact, amid rising trade tensions with Washington.

Economic, trade, and investment ties between Vietnam and Romania remain modest and have yet to match their full potential, as heard at a seminar introducing the Romanian market in Hanoi on October 22. 

An overhaul of global trade is urgently needed, 13 trade ministers representing all regions of the world said on October 25, following two days of talks in Ottawa aimed at setting objectives to reform the troubled system.

(VEN) - Since Vietnam and New Zealand established diplomatic relations in 1975 and a comprehensive partnership in 2009, the economic and trade ties between the two countries have achieved robust growth, which is a driving force for boosting bilateral relations with a focus on mutual investment and markets.

Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Vietnam, Beketzhan Zhumakhanov, has affirmed that his country has always given cooperation priority to its traditional friends, including Vietnam.

(VEN) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc paid an official visit to Indonesia earlier this month, stepping up the high-level contacts of the past year between the two Asian states. 

According to the "2018 Global Cosmetics Industry White Paper" published by KOTRA on Oct. 22, Korea’s cosmetics exports in 2017 totaled US$4.96 billion, a fourfold increase from 2013.

The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) will create more incentives for Vietnam in term of market openings and investment development with other countries in the region and around the world.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Argentina and Uruguay, Dang Xuan Dung, has affirmed that, over recent years, the relations between Vietnam and Uruguay have been growing solidly not only in politics but also in the fields of economics and trade, with two-way trade increasing from US$71 million in 2012 to nearly US$120 million last year.

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh received Mongolian Minister of Justice and Home Affairs Tsend Nyamdorj, who was on a working visit to Vietnam, in Hanoi on October 15.

(VEN) - Despite positive results achieved in recent years, trade and investment cooperation between Vietnam and Bulgaria remain unstable and incommensurate with the potential and desires of the two countries. 

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has emphasised that the Vietnamese government will create all favorable conditions for businesses from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to expand their investment in Vietnam.

(VEN) - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kuwait are becoming attractive destinations for Vietnamese businesses given the demand by their well-to-do residents for agricultural products, seafood, oil and other commodities. 

The National Bureau of Statistics said that while growth has slowed, it still managed to remain relatively steady. Beijing has decided to focus on consumer spending to ride out a trade spat with the United States.

Vietnam and the European Union (EU) demonstrated their efforts to push the early signing, ratification and implementation of their free trade agreement and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) during Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s ongoing visit to Europe.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said it is time to further strengthen and step up Asia-Europe connectivity and cooperation towards the target of sustainable development and common prosperity.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Belgian counterpart, Charles Michel, highlighted the strides in the two countries’ relations in numerous spheres during their talks in Brussels on the afternoon of October 16 (local time).

The Australian Senate passed the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) on October 17, making Australia the fourth signatory country to ratify the trade deal.

The Russian government is working on the details of a de-dollarization plan announced earlier in October. The program’s key point is to make it more profitable for key Russian exporters to use rubles instead of dollars.

A businesses conference promoting partnerships between Vietnamese and Czech companies took place in Prague last week.

(VEN) - Mr. Kim Højlund Christensen presented his credentials to Acting President of Vietnam Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh on Tuesday and has officially taken up his position as Danish Ambassador to Vietnam, to further strengthen the important bilateral relationship between our two countries, the Danish embassy said in a statement. 

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on October 12 decided to tighten its monetary policy for the second time this year, forecasting the economy to expand steadily and core inflation to rise.

(VEN) - Addressing dozens of leading business executives in New York last month, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc highlighted the great potential of his country’s securities market - one of the world’s fastest growing.

Escalating trade tension, emerging market turbulence and huge debt piling up in some countries pose risks to the world economy, Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Sunday, his strongest warning to date over a darkening global outlook.

The Vietnam-Uzbekistan Friendship Association (VUFA) convened its fifth national congress for the 2018-2023 term in Hanoi on October 14.

(VEN) - US exports to Vietnam in the first half of 2018 surged more than 20 percent year-on-year, reflecting efforts by both sides to reach balanced bilateral trade in light of protectionist pressures.

The business members of the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) are optimistic about the Europe-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA)’s impacts on Vietnamese economy, with nearly 80 percent predicting a rosy future.

Attended by key global economy leaders, the first day of sessions of the Fourth G20 Meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors has come to an end in Bali, Indonesia.
 

At a meeting with visiting Tanzanian Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation Augustine Mahiga in Hanoi, Thinh noted with pleasure the fruitful bilateral political collaboration in the party, government, and national assembly channels.

Pakis­tan is seeking its largest loan package of up to US$8 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to bail itself out from a severe crisis that threatens to cripple its economy, diplomatic sources told Dawn.