December 31, 2011
Ambassador Andrey G. Kovtun (central) at a Hanoi press conference on December 28 The Russian ambassador to Vietnam said at a press briefing in Hanoi Wednesday that developing relations with Vietnam will be a priority in Russia’s diplomatic policies in Asia in the years to come. Ambassador Andrey G. Kovtun said 2011 was an [...]
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December 3, 2011
Vietnam’s garment and textiles industry benefits from preferential tariffs in the ASEAN-Korea Free Trade Agreement. A bilateral free trade agreement between Vietnam and South Korea expected next year should save Vietnam from paying more Korean taxes, a Korean official said Tuesday. Â The two countries are expected to negotiate an agreement early next year, after [...]
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November 14, 2011
Front row (L-R), Australian Prime Minister Julie Gillard, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, US President Barack Obama, Prime Minister of Japan Yoshihiko Noda; second row from left Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak, Republic of Korea President Lee Myung-bak, Mexican Trade Minister Bruno Ferrari and Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill on November 13, 2011 [...]
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September 16, 2011
Negotiators seeking a trade accord among nine Pacific nations will try to resolve the most sensitive issues over the next two months after progress this week on less divisive matters, a US trade official said. The US is preparing suggestions for labor-rights protections, an issue that stalled ratification of a pending free-trade agreement with [...]
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January 30, 2010
It is necessary to set up an East Asian Forum on Climate Change to address this huge challenge of mankind, said PM Nguyen Tan Dung at the special session on East Asia today. LookAtVietnam – It is necessary to set up an East Asian Forum on Climate Change where regional countries can work closely to [...]
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January 25, 2010
ASEAN General Secretary Surin Pitsuwan in an interview with Thanh Nien Weekly on January 13 in Da Nang ASEAN General Secretary Surin Pitsuwan says it will be important for ASEAN countries to âmaintain a balanceâ with China while going forward with the China-ASEAN free trade agreement. âWe are not screaming, kicking and saying that we [...]
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January 1, 2010
A regional free trade pact that has just taken effect will promote exports and build on complementarities in the trade and investment relationship between Vietnam and Australia, the Australian Embassy in Hanoi has said. The ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA), effective January 1, will reduce or eliminate tariffs across a region that is home [...]
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December 23, 2009
Vietnam’s logistics industry has many natural advantages and is well placed to help develop a regional hub, or free port, but it will lose the opportunity if it does not act in haste. Sai Gon Port in HCM City’s District 7. Revenues from Viet Nam’s logistics services account for 15 to 20 per cent of [...]
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November 15, 2009
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group faces âpoliticalâ hurdles in its vision to form a region-wide free trade area, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said. The 21 APEC economies will step up efforts to achieve their âlong-termâ goal for the Free Trade Area of the Asia- Pacific, or FTAAP, leaders including Chinaâs Hu Jintao and [...]
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November 15, 2009
APEC leaders pose at the declaration ceremony at the end of the the APEC Summit in in Singapore Asia-Pacific leaders said the economic recovery isnât on a âsolid footingâ yet, pledging to maintain stimulus measures until there is âdurableâ growth. Economies must shift toward a more balanced expansion strategy in the aftermath of the global [...]
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