VOV.VN - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) should work closely together to make economic-trade-investment cooperation a major pillar and a driving force connecting the two regions for mutual development and win-win results.

Vietnamese companies joined about 1,200 companies and organisations from 14 countries and territories at the 28th Macao International Trade and Investment Fair (MIF) that is running in Macao (China) from October 19-22.

VOV.VN - With the import-export value from January to mid-October reaching roughly US$523 billion, Vietnam racked up a balance of trade surplus of US$22.54 billion, according to the latest statistics released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Trade exchange and trade promotion activities have been enhanced by Vietnamese and Korean businesses this year with a view to elevating two-way trade turnover to US$100 billion moving forward.

The Mekong Delta province of Long An’s Department of Industry and Trade on October 18 held a business networking event for local firms to meet and exchange information with the Vietnam Trade Office in the Republic of Korea (RoK) and a Korean business delegation.

A trade and investment promotion forum was held in London on October 16 by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the West London Chamber of Commerce (WLCC), bringing together businesses from the two countries.

VOV.VN - The 21st Vietnam International Plastics and Rubber Industry Exhibition (VietnamPlas 2023) opened on October 18 in Ho Chi Minh City, attracting the participation of 625 foreign firms from 22 countries and territories globally.

Vietnamese businesses engaging in the global supply chain should secure compliance with sustainable development standards, including those on international labour, so as to access markets with whom Vietnam has signed free trade agreements (FTAs), according to Dang Duc Anh, Deputy Director of the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM).

Vietnam and Algeria have potential for cooperation in trade, industry and energy, according to Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien.

Minister of Construction Nguyen Thanh Nghi and Algerian Minister of Industry and Pharmaceutical Production Ali Aoun co-chaired the Vietnam-Algeria Business Forum in Hanoi on October 17.