VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested that Vietnam and Canada strive to further promote trade and investment ties in order to elevate their bilateral trade turnover to US$10 billion in the near future.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held talks with Republic of Korea (RoK)'s President Yoon Suk Yeol on May 19 in Hiroshima, Japan, as part of his business trip to attend the expanded Summit of the Group of Seven (G7).

The visit to Vietnam by Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala from May 17-19 has reflected the significant attention of the WTO and its leader to the development of Vietnam since the beginning of its membership in early 2007, Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai has said.

VOV.VN - Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien hosted a meeting on May 19 alongside Israeli Ambassador to Vietnam Yaron Mayer to update both sides on the legal review of documents under the free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries, as well as other legal procedures as they prepare for the signing.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will officially run a carbon trade exchange in 2028, according to a draft project relating to the development of the Vietnamese carbon market as conducted by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

VOV.VN - Economic, trade and investment cooperation is both a pillar and momentum of the relations between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK).

Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweal agreed to promote the multilateral trading system and other agendas being launched by the organisation, during their working session in Hanoi on May 18.

VOV.VN - Vietnam expects that the World Trade Oraganisation will continue its reform programme with the multilateral trading system forming the core so as to bring practical benefits to all countries, especially developing and underdeveloped ones, including Vietnam.

The Vietnamese General Consulate in Guangzhou has exerted efforts to push up economic diplomacy in order to contribute to promoting the bilateral cooperation between Vietnam and Guangdong province – the largest locality with the strongest economy of China.

Despite an overall export decline due to the shortage of orders, foreign direct invested (FDI) businesses still posted more than US$14 billion in trade surplus in the first four months, further affirming their role as the main growth driver of the economy.