The upgrading of ties between New Zealand and Vietnam into a strategic partnership in July 2020 is an important milestone in the bilateral relationship, said Tredene Cherie Dobson, newly-accredited Ambassador of New Zealand to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese enterprises need to be proactive in terms of gaining knowledge of incentives, whilst simultaneously managing themselves in order to deal with gaps and weaknesses occurring in the implementation of free trade agreements (FTAs), according to economic experts.

Despite there being no commitments on services and investment in the Vietnam - Chile Free Trade Agreement (FTA), the pact has nonetheless been a boost to trade and economic ties between the two countries.

Vietnam’s index of industrial production (IIP) in April is estimated to rise by 24.1% year-on-year, driven by the positive impact of free trade agreements (FTA), according to the General Statistics Office.

With its high food sales and position as a major transshipment hub that supplies goods to ASEAN countries and China, Vietnam offers attractive prospects for Russian exporters, said Vice Chairwoman of the Russia - Vietnam Friendship Association (RVFA) Regina Budarina at a workshop held in Moscow on April 23.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile and the Vietnamese Embassy in Chile jointly hosted a meeting in capital Santiago on March 25 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong and Chilean President Sebastián Piñera Echenique exchanged congratulatory messages on March 24 in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

VOV.VN - The Communist Party of Vietnam’s External Relations Commission held a press conference on February 3 in Hanoi to brief diplomatic corps and international organisations in Vietnam about the outcome of the Party’s recently-concluded national congress.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Ukraine on January 25 discussed measures to remove hurdles and facilitate bilateral trade cooperation at the 15th session of the Intergovernmental commission for economic - trade and scientific - technological cooperation between the two countries.

Foreign media have run several articles highlighting Vietnam’s economic success given a struggling world plagued by the COVID-19 pandemic.