Representatives of more than 250 Vietnamese and French businesses
attended the "Viet Nam, a new Asian dragon" conference and several
seminars in France on March 25 to discuss bilateral economic
co-operation.
Viet Nam and the European Union (EU) will push ahead with the review of legal documents towards the signing and application of their bilateral free trade agreement (EVFTA) in 2018.
Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang talked to Vietnam News Agency reporters Khanh Linh and Kim Anh about
how the pact''s conclusion matters for Viet Nam and domestic
enterprises, before he travels to New Zealand for the signing ceremony.
Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang and Russian Minister of
Energy Alexander Novak have discussed measures to continue boosting the
two countries'' co-operation in oil and gas development, coal supplies
and thermal power projects.
Viet Nam is one of the leading countries championing
the establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), the country''s
Minister of Industry and Trade said.
The processing and manufacturing industry was the highlight of the
industry and trade sector in 2014, with a growth rate of 8.7 per cent
and an 11.1 per cent increase in sales index, the Ministry of Industry
and Trade (MOIT) reported.
Viet Nam and Myanmar are looking to set up a joint venture in steel
manufacturing, said visiting Myanmar Minister of Industry U Maung Myint,
in Ha Noi on Wednesday.
Haiti wants Vietnamese enterprises to increase their investment in the
country''s export processing zones, capitalising on the vast potential
for infrastructure development and industrial and consumer goods
production.
Negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) between Vietnam and the
Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan were productive as the
second round of discussions that took place over six days ended on June
25 in Moscow, Russia.