VOV.VN - US firm CT Strategies is considering the possibility of developing free trade zones in Binh Duong, an industrial hub in southern Vietnam, said Andrew Farrelly, CEO and Co-founder of CT Strategies, in a working session with the Binh Duong provincial administration on July 3.

VOV.VN - Retail petrol prices were locally reduced by between VND400-600 per litre as of 15:00 on July 3 in the latest adjustment by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the Ministry of Finance.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Vu Quang Minh on June 30 held a working session with Nadja Zivkovic, Mayor of Marzahn-Hellersdorf borough of Berlin, to discuss ways to beef up its cooperation with Vietnamese localities via specific projects in the near future.

A delegation of the Central Union of Cuban Workers (CTC), led by its Secretary General Ulises Guilarte de Nacimiento, had working sessions with the Vietnam National Union of Oil and Gas Workers and the Russia-Vietnam oil and gas joint venture Vietsovpetro in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on July 1.

A delegation from the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, in collaboration with the Vietnam Trade Office in Canada, organised a Vietnam-Canada business forum in Toronto on June 30 to introduce the city's position and potential and connect businesses of Vietnam and Canada.

VOV.VN - The Consulate General of India in Ho Chi Minh City and the People's Committee of Kien Giang province co-hosted an international conference on June 30 aimed at promoting trade, tourism, and investment between India and the southern province of Kien Giang.

Ho Chi Minh City calls on Cuban businesses to invest in Vietnam's southern metropolis, particularly in the areas of Cuba’s strengths like health care, and biological product and specific remedy manufacturing, a municipal official said on June 30.

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and President of the National Council of Switzerland Martin Candinas had a meeting in Hanoi on June 30, sharing the view that the two countries should further step up economic, trade, and investment links.

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien on June 28 met with head of China’s State Administration for Market Regulation Luo Wen to discuss ways to further cooperation between the ministry and the administration.

VOV.VN - Vietnam enjoyed a trade surplus of US$12.25 billion between January and June, 10 times higher than the figure recorded in the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).