Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Cabinet Secretary of the Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Monica Juma agreed on measures to enhance ties between the two countries during their talks in Hanoi yesterday.

The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement has been inked, and is expected to usher in immense opportunities for Vietnam to expand its trade and investment ties with EU member states.

Vietnam and Malaysia have agreed to enhance economic cooperation to increase two-way trade to US$15 billion by next year.

Pham Truong Giang, former Vietnamese ambassador to Morocco, was awarded the “Grand Officer of Wissam Al Alaoui” order by the King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, in recognition of his efforts to foster close, friendly relations

 VietNamNet Bridge – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani yesterday (Oct 5) started his three-day State-level visit to Viet Nam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Tran Dai Quang.

VietNamNet Bridge – A proposal by the Chinese Business Association and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China for making payments in renminbi, or the Chinese yuan, in Viet Nam has met with opposition.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Trade between Viet Nam and the US continues to expand in spite of domestic and international economic difficulties.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam and Russia are actively negotiating a free trade agreement between Vietnam and the Customs Union (Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Border trade value between the two countries jumped 13% to US$2.61 billion in the first six months of the year, according to the Vietnam-China border trade steering board.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bilateral trade between Viet Nam and the United States will probably reach US$33.6 billion in 2014; of this figure, $28.1 billion will come from Vietnamese exports.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Republic of Korea (RoK) and Viet Nam began the fifth round of negotiations for their free trade agreement (FTA) in Seoul on May 20.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – Chinese Premier Li Keqiang yesterday (Oct 13) began his three-day official visit to Viet Nam at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

VietNamNet Bridge – PM Nguyen Tan Dung proposed Viet Nam and India early open a direct air route to speed up trade linkages between the two countries in the coming time.