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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. 

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung highly appreciated  the Republic of Korea’s new visa policy for Vietnamese citizens during a reception for the RoK Ambassador to Vietnam Kim Do-hyon in Hanoi on November 28. 

France has suspended a planned fuel tax hike which has sparked violent protests. In a televised address, the prime minister called for an end to the demonstrations, saying "no tax deserves to risk unity of the nation."

(VEN) - The President of the Barcelona Port Authority Merce Conesa told participants at a recent Hanoi conference that she looked forward to connecting with Vietnamese businesses, especially in the field of logistics for mutual development.

The Hungarian Central Bank (MNB) announced the launch of a new loan program worth 3.5 billion USD in order to boost small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) last Saturday.

(VEN) - Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Cuban President of the Council of State and Council of Ministers Miguel Mario Diaz Canel Bermudez, meeting recently in Hanoi, set a goal of doubling their countries’ bilateral trade volume within the next four years.

The Group of 20 (G20) summit concluded in Buenos Aires on December 1, with members endorsing the multilateral trading system, and calling for reforms to the World Trade Organization (WTO), the global trade oversight body.

Vietnam always wants to strengthen and develop the traditional friendship with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said during his reception for DPRK Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho in Hanoi on December 1.