Some members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have become important trade partners of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur), and Vietnam is a typical example, an Argentinian expert has said.

Vietnam and Argentina should enhance cooperation in economy, trade and investment to expedite their respective economic recovery and development, Head of the Vietnam Trade Office in Argentina Ngo Manh Khoi has assessed.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Argentina on December 22 organised an event to promote Vietnamese culture and cuisine, wrapping up a series of activities commemorating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Argentina.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s total import-export turnover surpassed the US$600 billion mark in the Jan.-Nov. period, reaching US$619.17 billion, with a trade surplus of US$25.83 billion.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on November 28 for Brazilian Minister of Science and Technology Luciana Santos, who is also President of the Communist Party of Brazil.

VOV.VN - Vietnam maintained a positive trade balance of US$3 billion in October, raising the country’s total trade surplus during January – October 2023 to more than US$24.6 billion, the highest in five years.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son has penned an article looking back on the half-century cooperation and development toward the future between Vietnam and Argentina, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties.

VOV.VN - The past half century has witnessed many major milestones in co-operation between the nation and Argentina, Poldi Sosa Schmidt, chairwoman of the Argentina – Vietnam Culture Institute (ICAV), said in a recent media interview.

Vietnam is taking measures to promote the negotiations of a free trade agreement (FTA) with the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR), which is expected to be a driving force for Vietnam to tap the Latin American market, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien said.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Brazilian President Lula da Silva, during their talks in capital Brasilia on September 25 (local time), agreed to ramp up Vietnam – Brazil cooperation across all fields, striving to raise two-way trade to US$10 billion by 2025 and US$15 billion by 2030.