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Mr. Cao Huu Hieu: Despites numerous difficulties, the group has basically completed financial criteria set at the beginning of the year and also recorded slight growth compared to the same period of 2018.- Many opinions said the Fourth Industrial Revolution will exert a profound impact on the garment-textile sector, especially labour issue. What do you think about this?Mr. Cao Huu Hieu: The application of technology has been carried out strongly in recent years, especially in the field of garment-textile. Currently, many Vinatex businesses have invested in machines to replace labour-intensive positions and 3D design as well as stages requiring high accuracy. - As there are only two months left, what has the garment-textile sector employed measures to realise the export target of 40 billion USD?Mr. Cao Huu Hieu: Businesses in the industry are taking all possible measures to boost exports, especially the yarn market, which is recovering from serious impact of trade tensions.- How do … [Read more...] about Garment-textile sector aims at 40 billion USD in export in 2019

Hanoi (VNA) – Chilean Vice Minister of Trade Rodrigo Yáñez has said his Vietnam visit aims to further boost the Vietnam – Chile ties and expand cooperation within the framework of the bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) signed in 2011, especially in investment and services. During a recent interview to Vietnam News Agency, Yáñez said since the FTA took effect in 2014, two-way trade between has improved considerably, surpassing 1 billion USD. In order to effectively tap commitments in the FTA, he suggested Vietnam and Chile enhance collaboration in science, technology, services and digital economy while reviewing the list of products and sectors benefiting from the deal. He wished that the two countries’ businesses would further improve production efficiency to draw more investment. On the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), to which both Vietnam and Chile are members, Yáñez said … [Read more...] about Chilean Vice Minister’s visit boosts ties with Vietnam, ASEAN

Chile is the chair of the Pacific Alliance, and we believe this puts our two countries in a unique position to discuss and foster co-operation to an unprecedented degree. We are also both signatories to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), which adds further dimensions to trade and investment co-operation. This is also something that we expect to discuss with Vice Minister of Industry and Trade Dang Hoang An and the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. … [Read more...] about Chile and Vietnam to discuss bolstering trade co-operation

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam and Thailand held the seventh political consultation under the chair of Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung and Permanent Secretary of the Thai Foreign Ministry Busaya Mathelin in Hanoi on January 20. The two sides shared the view that the friendship and enhanced strategic partnership between Vietnam and Thailand have attained strong and substantive strides. In 2019, their high-level leaders continued to exchange visits, including an official trip to Thailand and the attendance in the 40th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) there by National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan in August. They also frequently met each other at multilateral forums, especially on the sidelines of the ASEAN summits hosted by Thailand. Cooperation mechanisms have continued proving effective, the officials said, noting that the countries successfully organised the third meeting of the joint committee on bilateral cooperation in … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Thailand hold 7th political consultation in Hanoi

Jakarta (VNA) - Head of the ASEAN Studies Program at the Indonesia’s Habibie Centre Ahmad Ibrahim Almutaqqi said on January 20 that the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) Retreat held in the central city of Nha Trang from January 16-17 yielded impressive results, laying solid foundation for ASEAN Year 2020. He said the retreat held significance because it was the first meeting to announce priorities of the ASEAN Chair and decide on common orientations for the bloc. Almutaqqi spoke highly of initiatives mentioned in the Press Statement by the Chairman of the meeting, including those regarding Rohingya people in Myanmar. According to him, the East Sea issue, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP) are urgent issues to be faced by ASEAN this year. On the East Sea issue, he highlighted the significance of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in the Press Statement, and hoped … [Read more...] about Indonesian scholar hails outcomes of AMM Retreat