Several of Vietnam’s key export sectors, such as textile-garment, leather-footwear, and electronics have become magnets for merger and acquisition (M&As) activities, posing a risk of leading enterprises in those sectors being purchased by foreign investors.

VOV.VN - Major media agencies in Romania have recently highlighted Vietnam’s rising position internationally in recent times and expressed their belief in the stronger development of bilateral relations under the new Vietnamese leadership.

VOV.VN - A conference recently held in Hanoi shows that local firms have yet to fully benefit from the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) two years after Vietnam joined the trade pact.

The target of Vietnam earning US$39 billion from garment and textile exports in 2021 is perfectly feasible, Vu Duc Giang, Chairman of the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS), has said.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) firms, rather than the domestic ones, are able to fully tap the production shift of large brands, according to industry insiders.

VOV.VN - Two years after coming into force, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) has had initial positive influence on Vietnamese exports at a time when most CPTPP partners have been reducing imports due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to insiders.

Vietnam has been making good use of advantages of the international economic integration process, helping to increase the country’s exports by 22% year-on-year and imports by 26% in the first quarter of 2021, said Tran Thanh Hai, Deputy Director of the Agency of Foreign Trade under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

VOV.VN - E-newspaper DVZ of Germany has published a story by Claudius Semmann which details Vietnamese success in containing the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, whilst simultaneously maintaining its bright outlook amid the ongoing impact of the global crisis.

The National Assembly has well performed parliamentary diplomacy, thus contributing to consolidating and developing Vietnam’s relations with its traditional friends, neighbours, and strategic and comprehensive partners such as Laos, Cuba, Cambodia, China, Russia, the US, India, Japan, the Republic of Korea and other Southeast Asian nations.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Chilean President Sebastian Pinera discussed a score of specific measures to promote the Vietnam-Chile comprehensive partnership during their phone talks on March 24 as both nations are celebrating the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties (1971-2021).