NDO – At the invitation of Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will attend the ASEAN Leaders’ Gathering (ALG) on the occasion of the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) – World Bank (WB) in Bali and visit Indonesia from October 11 to 12. The Vietnamese leader’s visit aims to […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The move is part of a series of commitments signed in the Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) between Vietnam`s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and AEON. Japan’s leading retailer AEON will increase the presence of Vietnamese goods in its shopping mall centers around the globe, taking Vietnam’s export turnover through AEON to US$500 […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – A lack of skilled professionals is considered a main cause hindering Vietnam to get technology transfer from foreign direct investment (FDI) firms, experts said. According to Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen The Phuong, FDI firms play an important role in attracting and transferring technology, but the efficiency of the transfer work […]
Read MorePresident Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong have agreed that Bank Indonesia (BI) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) would have a currency swap agreement in facing the global uncertainty. The agreement was announced when the leaders met in Bali on Thursday. “Amid the global financial market uncertainty, cooperation is […]
Read MoreHANOI: Vietnam is seeking to reduce its reliance on Asian rice markets while boosting the output of high-quality grain to better position itself in the global market, the government said on Thursday. The country aims to reduce its rice shipments to Asian markets to 50% of its total exports by 2030, from the current of 60%, […]
Read MoreAs other Southeast Asian countries saw their positions unchanged or up in a survey of expats, Thailand and the Philippines went in the opposition direction. This year, Thailand ranked 21st in HSBC’s Expat Explorer survey, down six places from a year ago. The kingdom obtained high scores from expats in the categories of property and […]
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