Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung on July 20 received Lisa Davis, Member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG. 

The ninth International Exhibition on Electrical Technology & Equipment (Vietnam ETE) and the sixth International Exhibition on the Products and Technologies of Energy Saving & Green Power (Enertec Expo) opened in Ho Chi Minh City on July 20.

The biggest ever motor show in Vietnam is scheduled to take place in Ho Chi Minh City from October 26 – 30 with the presence of 19 renowned car brands. 

Thailand is encouraging India to wrap up a bilateral free trade agreement covering services, goods and investment after more than ten years of negotiations, the Thai Ministry of Commerce said.

The Ho Chi Minh City Young Businesspeople Association (YBA) has said it will support 1,000 creative start-up projects during the 2016-2020 period. 

The southern business community suggested more cuts in export procedures as among solutions to spurring Vietnam’s exports in the remaining months of 2016 at a conference in Ho Chi Minh City on July 19.

Vietnam’s cooperative economy potential has not been tapped, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said, asking to study related success stories around the world to promote new-style cooperatives. 

Around 200 business leaders, industry experts, policymakers and Government officials will participate in the 2016 Vietnam – Singapore Business Forum starting in HCM City on July 20.

 The World Bank (WB) has revised its 2016 growth forecast for Vietnam down to 6 percent from 6.2 percent predicted earlier in the year. 

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