VOV.VN - A high-level delegation from Vietnam consisting of 23 members from ministries, sectors, and localities, led by Assoc. Prof., Dr. Hoang Phuc Lam, deputy director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA), is engaging in a research exchange programme on sharing leadership and governance experience in Australia from August 26 to September 1.

VOV.VN - Recognising the needs and incentives of the ASEAN market, various associations and local enterprises need to take advantage of them swiftly in order to intensify trade promotion activities, as well as bolster exports.

Vietnam’s exports to Hungary grew by 61.1% in the first seven months of this year.

National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Thanh received in Hanoi on August 28 visiting Minister of Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises and Startups Oh Young Joo of the Republic of Korea, proposing the guest continue coordination with Vietnamese agencies to strengthen economic cooperation and promote the implementation of measures to increase bilateral trade.

Vietnam and Australia will prioritise coordination in implementing the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, including the newly established ministerial-level dialogue mechanisms on trade, energy and minerals to create a favourable environment for their businesses.

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien chaired a working session with energy and mineral enterprises in Hanoi on August 27 to discuss the promotion of coal trading with Laos.

A trade and investment promotion conference between Ho Chi Minh City and China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region was held in Vietnam’s southern largest economic hub on August 27.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Australia have agreed to ramp up investment and trade promotion, striving to swiftly reach the trade turnover target of US$20 billion and double two-way investment over the next two to three years.

VOV.VN - Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet and Australian Deputy Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade Michelle Chan co-hosted the ninth Vietnam-Australia diplomacy-defence dialogue on August 26 in Hanoi.

The Vietnam-EU Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), which took effect on August 1, 2020, has marked significant progress in bilateral trade, increasing Vietnam's exports to Europe from EUR35 billion (nearly US$39 billion) in 2019 to over EUR48 billion in 2023.