This has been a very productive and fruitful trip. The primary reason I'm here is for the Joint Trade Committee meeting with Vietnam’s Minister of Trade and Industry. This is the committee’s fourth meeting, where we discussed many issues, particularly those relating to trade.

The Southeast Asia Clean Energy Facility II (SEACEF II) has invested US$10 million in Nami Distributed Energy, which is headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, to promote innovative distributed energy solutions.

More than 50 members of the Vietnam Business Association in the UK (VBUK) have gathered in London to share their operation experience in the European country.

Metfone, an affiliate of the Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group, is a typical model for the economic cooperation between Vietnam and Cambodia, President To Lam affirmed on July 13 when visiting the leading mobile operator in Cambodia as part of his state visit to the neighbouring country.

Hoang Duc Nhuan, Vietnamese Trade Counselor in Algeria, recently held a working session with the Jijel provincial Chamber of Commerce and Industry and met with a number of local businesses as part of efforts to promote economic and trade links.

Both nations will continue to promote economic co-operation and connectivity, especially cross border trade with a view towards reaching trade turnover of US$20 billion over the following years.

A working delegation from Singapore on July 12 visited agricultural farms in the Mekong Delta province of Long An to learn about food safety management policies, disease control and agricultural export certification process there.

Import and export of goods in the first 6 months of 2024 continue to record positive results, total turnover is estimated at USD 369.6 billion, up 16% over the same period last year.

Vietnam boasts advantages and potential in agricultural production and export, yet domestic firms need to do more to join the global food supply chain more intensively, insiders have said.

The economic potential of the Vietnamese market is undeniable, and the European business community remains confident in its long-term growth, said the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) in its Business Confidence Index (BCI) report for the second quarter of the year.