The Vietnam Trade Office in India held a webinar on July 5 to discuss several notes during the negotiation, signing and implementation of contracts with Indian partners, with about 150 business representatives interested in the Indian market taking part.

VOV.VN - Despite encountering numerous difficulties this year, especially the impact of complications globally, the national economy is now showing positive signs moving towards the second half of the year, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung has said.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Phan Thi Thang on July 4 expressed her hope that Vietnam and the World Bank (WB) will step up their cooperation in the time ahead, prioritising the improvement of energy efficiency and sustainable clean energy.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has just appointed Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Sinh Nhat Tan as head of the Government delegation for international economy and trade negotiations.

Vietnam raked in an estimated US$6.42 billion from forestry product exports in the first half of 2023, down 28.8% year on year, according to the Department of Forestry under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

VOV.VN - The Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade and the Vientiane Department of Industry and Trade of Laos held a conference on July 3 in Hanoi as part of efforts to share experience in State management in the field of industry and trade.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 3 attended the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ virtual conference on promoting the implementation of economic diplomacy serving socio-economic development in the last half of 2023.

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.