Vietnam was selected as the destination for her first trade mission since her appointment as Minister, which shows the importance the Government of the Netherlands places on its relations with Vietnam. At a Holland Trade Reception, Minister Kaag and Vice-Minister Bui Thanh Son launched the celebrations of the 45 years diplomatic relations, and unveiled the logo for this occasion. Vietnam and the Netherlands established diplomatic relations in 1973, followed by four decades of tireless efforts to strengthen the relationship as development partners. The Dutch government supported Vietnam with issues such as water management, women economic empowerment, sanitation, health care, labor conditions in the garment sector, and nature preservation. When Vietnam reached its middle-income country status in 2010, our relations entered a new phase of deeper equal economic cooperation. With the two Strategic Partnership Agreements on agriculture and on water & climate change, the two countries continue to work alongside towards sustainability. The Netherlands is now not only the second biggest EU trading partner, but also the number one EU investor in Vietnam with more than US$ 8 billion of registered investment. The Minister led a delegation with the participant of Dutch companies (45 companies of different sectors) to Vietnam. The delegation was most interested in cooperation opportunities in water management, agriculture, maritime, aviation, logistics, smart cities, and energy. Various meetings took place within just two days, both at governmental level and working level. Numerous deals and agreement were made during a short period of two days, enhancing economic ties between… [Read full story]
Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet and Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung received the Czech Republic Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek in Hanoi Friday and discussed ways to boost bilateral cooperation and trade. The leaders said they are satisfied with the development of the two countries' recent relations. During the welcome ceremony for Topolanek, President Triet hailed Czech investment projects in Vietnam in construction, transportation and mineral exploitation. The two countries' leaders also agreed that while bilateral economic ties and trade have grown rapidly, particularly in two-way trade, their economic relations are still unmatched by their political relations and their shared potential…... [read more]
CPV: On September 17th, a conference titled "National Trade Promotion 2004" was held in Hanoi by the Ministry of Trade under the chairman of Trade Minister Truong Dinh Tuyen. The conference was attended by the Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan and representatives from related bodies, Trade Departments, Trade Promotion Organisations, the associations and enterprises nationwide. According to the Minister Truong Dinh Tuyen, all activities of trade promotion have been developed quickly in recent years. As the indispensable objective demands of oriented market economy and opened - door economy, trade promotion has been considered as the major strategy to diversify international…... [read more]
Vietnam and Australia have agreed on measures to strengthen bilateral ties in a substantial and efficient manner, especially through visit exchanges. The agreement was reached during talks on Wednesday between Australian Deputy Prime Minister Wayne Swan and his visiting Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc. They vowed to realise the Vietnam-Australia action program for the 2010-2013 period on schedule and successfully organise the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties next year. Swan, who is also Treasurer of Australia, said Australia will consider Vietnam's proposal concerning the opening of a direct air route between Sydney and Hanoi to develop tourism. Both leaders affirmed…... [read more]
VietNamNet Bridge – VET spoke with Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Vietnam, H.E. Anar Imanov, about the economic cooperation between the two countries over recent years and what the future holds. Can you tell us about the economic links between Azerbaijan and Vietnam? Azerbaijan supplies high-quality oil equipment to Vietnam as this is a specialty of ours. We hope in the future we will continue to supply this equipment to our Vietnamese partners rather than them buying it from third countries. It is easy to buy directly from Azerbaijan, and I hope that this will be the case. Other fields where…... [read more]
Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh (right) receives President of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, Rustam Minnikhanov Boosting trade promotion President Rustam Minnikhanov was accompanied by a delegation of 20 reputable businesses in fields such as manufacture of machinery, equipment and KAMAZ trucks, military ship building, military and civil aircraft, oil and gas, petrochemicals, tourism and information technology - these are fields where Tatarstan has advantages. Notably, the delegation consisted of representatives from the world famous truck manufacturer, KAMAZ, which currently accounts for an 83 percent share in the Russian truck market. This familiar truck brand has been present…... [read more]
