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US remains Vietnam’s largest aquatic export market

Vietnam’s aquatic exports to the US reached US$ 1.08 billion during the first nine months of the year, despite a sharp decline in export value against the same period last year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Experts urged Vietnam to remain cautious over trading with US

Vietnam needs to remain cautious over trading with the US as with the risk of being named as currency manipulator by the latter has not faded away, according to economist Le Dang Doanh. 

 

Vietnam tries to get US export licence for avocados

Vietnam is in the process of getting a licence to export avocado to the US, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in the US.

Thousands peacefully protest French IVF law, avoiding repeat of 2013 violence

An estimated 42,000 protesters took to the streets of Paris on Sunday, peacefully demonstrating against a draft law allowing lesbians and single women to conceive children with medical assistance, police said.

 

Malaysia fines 80 people, companies in 1MDB case: anti-graft chief

Malaysia has fined 80 individuals and entities for allegedly receiving money from state fund 1MDB, the country’s anti-graft chief said on Monday.

 

Cambodia ships back 83 plastic waste-filled containers to US, Canada

The Cambodian General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) on September 17 announced that all the 83 containers of plastic waste illegally imported into the country have been returned to their originating countries – the US and Canada.

Global yacht race clipper named “Ha Long Bay – Vietnam”

A participating clipper of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race 2019-2020 was named “Ha Long Bay – Vietnam” at a ceremony held in London on August 29.

Vietnam’s financial market affected by external factors

The unpredictable accelerations in world's market recently have affected financial markets in many countries and Vietnam is no exception.

Vietnam, US step up cooperation in handling AO/ dioxin consequences

Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh on July 18 called for more coordination from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in dealing with consequences of Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin.

Vietnam, US step up cooperation in handling AO/ dioxin consequences

Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh on July 18 called for more coordination from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in dealing with consequences of Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin.

Vietnamese PM asks for more efforts to boost trade ties with key partners

 PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has ordered ministries and sectors to devise active and practical plans to promote domestic production, create more jobs, and ensure harmonious trade relations with key partners of the country.

Vietnam remains sanguine about prospects for trade in second half

Domestic businesses should stay alert and be proactive in finding new advantages while improving their competitiveness in order to seize opportunities to boost exports in the remaining months of the year amid the escalating US-China trade tensions.

Vietnam values comprehensive partnership with US: spokesperson

Vietnam attaches importance to developing the comprehensive partnership with the US, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said on June 28.

Risks are high

In the context of a tense global trade war, while a new wave of investment inflow into Vietnam has yet to unleash, risks facing Vietnamese enterprises as well as the entire economy have surfaced.

Vietnam’s wood exports to U.S. at risk due to trade tensions

Vietnam’s wood and wooden product exports to the United States may be subject to higher import duties due to a surge in export revenues and China’s foreign direct investment in the local industry, experts said at a recent seminar in Hanoi.

VN named among Apple’s favorites for smartphone diversification from China

Vietnam is among Apple’s favorites for smartphone diversification from China, according to Nikkei Asian Review.

 

Vietnam joins in celebration for Asian–Pacific Heritage Month in US

Vietnamese cultural products were put on display at the Asia-Pacific American Heritage Month celebrations which recently took place in Baltimore, the largest city in the state of Maryland, in the US.

US, EU investment capital poured into southern Vietnam

Foreign direct investment (FDI) from the EU and US has been pouring into southern localities like Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, and Binh Duong provinces.

 

US, RoK, Japan discuss DPRK-USA summit’s outcomes

 The top diplomats of the Republic of Korea (RoK) and the US had phone talks on March 1, discussing the results of the second summit between US President Donald Trump and DPRK leader Kim Jong-un which ended in Hanoi a day earlier without an agreement.

US, DPRK leaders attend expanded meeting

US President Donald Trump and leader of the DPRK Kim Jong-un on February 28 attended an expanded meeting with members of the two delegations in Hanoi following their 45-minute one-on-one meeting earlier the same day.