Nation grows in step with ASEAN role
August 07, 2012 | 09:18
Vietnam’s 17 years of ASEAN membership has enhanced the country’s big role in linking bloc members to build the ASEAN Community by 2015, and significantly expanded Vietnam’s trade and investment with these nations. Khoi Nguyen reports.
Singapore a key investment partner
August 07, 2012 | 09:18
To mark Singapore’s National Day on August 9, the island state’s Ambassador to Vietnam Simon Wong offers VIR readers a unique snapshot of how Singaporean companies are prospering in Vietnam.
Going shoulder-to-shoulder
July 30, 2012 | 10:11
On the eve of his official five-day visit to Russia last week, Vietnam President Truong Tan Sang discussed with Russia’s ITAR-TASS News Agency and All-Russian State Television about the two countries’ multi-faceted cooperation.
Opening the door to Russian trade
July 26, 2012 | 09:45
As state President Truong Tan Sang officially visiting Russia from July 26-30, 2012, Vietnam’s ambassador to Russia Pham Xuan Son told VIR there would be more investment and trade prospects for the two countries.
Vietnam says ciao to Latin America
July 03, 2012 | 09:46
The first ever Vietnam-Latin American Forum on Trade and Investment will be hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on July 5-6 will set a landmark on the cooperative relations between the two sides. Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh goes inside the mutual cooperation development history and factors which could help nurture all-sided cooperation between the two sides in the coming period.
Salangane’s thirst for global reach
June 02, 2012 | 10:40
Khanh Hoa salangane’s nests product, a Vietnamese specialty - with over 20-year track record in the domestic market, is striving for global reach. Khanh Hoa Salangane Nest Company general director Le Huu Hoang sheds some light to this ambitious plan.
Zoellick to leave World Bank, opening new battle
February 16, 2012 | 14:23
World Bank president Robert Zoellick announced Wednesday that he would step down at the end of June, setting up a possible new fight over US dominance at the global development lender.
Local and global economies offer very little warmth
December 26, 2011 | 08:30
The global economy is experiencing an increasingly tough time, with the impact of public debt storm in Europe reaching leading developing countries which are no longer the pillars of global growth.
Vietnam, Thailand seek stronger cooperation
December 01, 2011 | 08:51
The Prime Ministers of Vietnam and Thailand have vowed to do their utmost to develop multifaceted bilateral cooperation in a deep and effective manner, contributing to ASEAN prosperity as well as peace, stability and development in the region and the world at large.
Vietnamese, Chinese leaders cement ties
October 13, 2011 | 08:44
Vietnamese and Chinese leaders have agreed that the unceasing consolidation and enhancement of friendly neighbouring relations and comprehensive cooperation, particularly the further enhancement of political trust between the two countries’ senior leaders and people, are extremely important for the relations between the two Parties and countries, the development of each country and the cause of socialism.
Ties with Indonesia to become stronger
September 26, 2011 | 09:23
Following Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s recent visit to Indonesia, VIR’s Kieu Linh speaks with Nyoman Gurnitha, Counsellor of the Indonesian embassy in Vietnam about bilateral relations between the two countries.
Exporters to sharpen Mideast, Africa focus
September 22, 2011 | 10:34
The recent economic crisis has proved that domestic businesses should not depend solely on traditional markets like the EU, US and Japan, and should expand investment and business activities into the Middle Eastern and African markets so as to disperse the risk, a senior official said on September 20.
ASEAN’s growth to be domestically driven as western share of global GDP falls
September 20, 2011 | 10:13
Domestic consumption will be a key driver as ASEAN economies continue to outperform Western counterparts, according to ICAEW’s inaugural quarterly Economic Insight: South East Asia report, launched September 19.
Four nations to plug world heritage sites
September 15, 2011 | 20:46
Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar will co-operate with each other in organising tours to their world cultural heritage sites, officials said at a seminar on Tuesday.
Emerging countries can help eurozone, not save it
September 15, 2011 | 14:12
Emerging countries rushing valiantly to the rescue of a Europe drowning in debt and keeping global growth from hitting the rocks? This is the message emanating from China and Brazil but one that analysts say runs financial risks and may have only a small impact.
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