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Ukraine will receive around 15 billion U.S. dollars over five years of Russian gas transit, Ukrainian Energy and Environmental Protection Minister Oleksiy Orzhel said in his article for Economicheskaya Pravda media last week.

(VEN) - Vietnam has set out three priorities for its 2020 chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), namely promoting intra-regional economic linkages, strengthening the partnership for peace and sustainable development, and enhancing the organization’s adaptive capacity and performance. Luong Hoang Thai, Director of the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Multilateral Trade Policy Department spoke with Vietnam Economic News’ Phuong Huong Long on the sidelines of the annual meeting of senior economic officials from ASEAN member countries, known as the SEOM Retreat, which took place on November 28 and 29 in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh’s Ha Long City. 

The trade ministers of China, Japan and South Korea pledged Sunday to step up their negotiations on a trilateral free trade agreement and a wider Asia-Pacific deal.

(VEN) - Origin fraud, illegal transshipment, and the evasion of trade remedies harm the healthy, bilateral trading relationship between Vietnam and the US and other important trading partners, as well as compliant businesses. To lessen origin fraud, illegal transshipment and evasion of trade remedies, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in cooperation with Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Industry and Trade held a workshop on international best practices.

The phase one trade deal between China and the United States, which holds off a planned US tariff increase on billions of dollars of Chinese imports previously set to take effect on Sunday, was welcomed by US business groups. But they urged the removal of all additional duties as well.

(VEN) - The EU will prioritize providing Vietnam with technologies and share experience to help the country develop its digital economy, said the EU’s newly-accredited Ambassador to Vietnam Giorgio Aliberti. He spoke at a press conference in Hanoi on November 12 after he officially assumed a four-year term of office in Vietnam.

(VEN) - The EU will prioritize providing Vietnam with technologies and share experience to help the country develop its digital economy, said the EU’s newly-accredited Ambassador to Vietnam Giorgio Aliberti. He spoke at a press conference in Hanoi on November 12 after he officially assumed a four-year term of office in Vietnam.

(VEN) - Ba Ria-Vung Tau will use Jeollanam-do Province’s new representative office in Ho Chi Minh City to bolster the decades-long cooperation between the two localities.

(VEN) - Sweden, a global leader in waste management and recycling, is willing to share its experiences with Vietnam in order to promote its circular economy, said Swedish Ambassador to Vietnam Ann Mawe at a workshop themed “Promoting a low-carbon circular economy - a Swedish perspective” held recently in Hanoi. “In a circular economy, we see everything as a resource for something else - waste becomes a resource,” she explained.

(VEN) - The chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade (INTA) Bernd Lange has praised Vietnam’s preparation and readiness for ratification of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA).

(VEN) - The chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade (INTA) Bernd Lange has praised Vietnam’s preparation and readiness for ratification of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA).

(VEN) - After nearly seven years of negotiations, the 10 ASEAN member states and its allies reached agreement on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and pledged to sign the trade deal in 2020. The consensus over what is shaping up to be the world’s biggest free trade area was reached within the framework of the 35th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Thailand.

(VEN) - After nearly seven years of negotiations, the 10 ASEAN member states and its allies reached agreement on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and pledged to sign the trade deal in 2020. The consensus over what is shaping up to be the world’s biggest free trade area was reached within the framework of the 35th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Thailand.

(VEN) - The provincial tourism departments of Ba Ria-Vung Tau and Binh Thuan Province have signed a cooperation agreement for the 2019-2025 period.

(VEN) - The provincial tourism departments of Ba Ria-Vung Tau and Binh Thuan Province have signed a cooperation agreement for the 2019-2025 period.

(VEN) - Xuyen Moc District in Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province (BR-VT) and Jangsu District in South Korea’s Jeollabuk Province have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on friendship and cooperation.

(VEN) - Xuyen Moc District in Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province (BR-VT) and Jangsu District in South Korea’s Jeollabuk Province have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on friendship and cooperation.

Three years ago, India was enjoying economic growth of about 9%. Now the rate of expansion has slumped to just half that.

(VEN) - The chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for 2020 that Vietnam officially assumed on November 4 will be a chance for the country to demonstrate its leadership and coordination capability to help the 10 member countries grasp opportunities, overcome challenges, and build a sustainable community.

(VEN) - The chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for 2020 that Vietnam officially assumed on November 4 will be a chance for the country to demonstrate its leadership and coordination capability to help the 10 member countries grasp opportunities, overcome challenges, and build a sustainable community.

(VEN) - Vietnam is willing to create favorable conditions for Russian companies to carry out oil and gas exploration and exploitation projects within Vietnam’s continental shelf, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Maxim Akimov and his Vietnamese counterpart Trinh Dinh Dung announced following the 22nd session of the Vietnam-Russia Intergovernmental Committee for Economic-Commercial and Scientific-Technological Cooperation that took place last month in Hanoi.

(VEN) - Vietnam is willing to create favorable conditions for Russian companies to carry out oil and gas exploration and exploitation projects within Vietnam’s continental shelf, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Maxim Akimov and his Vietnamese counterpart Trinh Dinh Dung announced following the 22nd session of the Vietnam-Russia Intergovernmental Committee for Economic-Commercial and Scientific-Technological Cooperation that took place last month in Hanoi.

The landmark free trade agreement (FTA) between the European Union (EU) and Singapore officially came into force on November 21.

The landmark free trade agreement (FTA) between the European Union (EU) and Singapore officially came into force on November 21.

(VEN) - More than 100 Vietnamese enterprises and 15 enterprises from the Republic of Korea (RoK), operating in the fields of software, medical equipment, technology solutions and applications, and construction, had business-to-business (B2B) transactions on October 23 in Hanoi. The event was organized by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) in collaboration with the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) to support businesses from both countries in investment and trade cooperation.

The world economy risks entering an extended period of low-growth if nations do not take urgent action to address myriad factors, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Thursday.

The world economy risks entering an extended period of low-growth if nations do not take urgent action to address myriad factors, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Thursday.