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.

President Vo Van Thuong had a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing, China, on October 17 on the sidelines of the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF).

VOV.VN - China remains Vietnam’s biggest trade partner, while Vietnam continues to be the fourth largest trade partner of the neighbouring country, as well as the biggest in ASEAN for many years.

VOV.VN - The International Labour Organisation (ILO) applauded the nation’s efforts in collaborating with the agency in the field of labour statistics and carrying out the Decent Work Country Programme at an international seminar held on October 16 in Geneva.

VOV.VN - The Viet Nam Trade Promotion Agency (VIETRADE) has co-ordinated with both domestic and foreign partners to organise a Vietnamese business delegation to participate in the High Point Market (HPM) Furniture Fair which will run in the United States from October 12 to October 18.

VOV.VN - Two delegations of Korean enterprises from Daegu city and Gyeongbuk province are set to conduct 80 direct trade exchange sessions with Vietnamese businesses in Hanoi on October 17, according to the Korea Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA Hanoi).

A workshop discussing opportunities for Canadian industrial and technological businesses in the Vietnamese market has been held recently in British Columbia, Canada.