With the impact scale of a free trade area considered the largest in the world, the RCEP Agreement is expected to open up huge opportunities for investment, trade and export boom in the region. The pact will officially enter into force 60 days from the date of its adoption by at least six ASEAN member countries and three non-ASEAN member countries. Vietnam Business Forum has an exclusive interview with Ms. Phung Thi Lan Phuong, Head of FTA Department, the WTO and Integration Center, VCCI. Anh Mai reports.
Currently, renewable energy plays a very important role in replenishing and responding significantly to the increasing energy needs. It is an abundant resource, available and common in nature. Solar energy can be nearly limitless in most areas of the world, emerging as an ideal alternative to other traditional energies.
Dak Nong has now begun to assess and rate OCOP products. The program attracted many enterprises and cooperatives. Rated OCOP products belong to different categories.
Nghe An province has rich potential for agricultural production and has a solid foundation to achieve sustainable development goals. Therefore, carrying out the One Commune One Product (OCOP) Program together with the new rural development program is consistent with sectoral restructuring.
“The new cooperation framework of the RCEP Agreement will accelerate the formation of the ASEAN Economic Community 2025, from which ASEAN will become a dynamic, strong and cooperative partner for joint prosperity,” said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc following the RCEP Agreement signing ceremony on November 15, 2020.
Substantial development of rural areas is the goal of the National Target Program on Rural Development for the period 2021 - 2025. Currently, the National Target Program is accomplishing goals of the program in the period 2016 – 2020 and preparing for a long term journey.
Viet Nam is the only country among major ASEAN economies to have attained positive growth in the first nine months this year despite complicated and swift evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic around the world.
On November 05, Hanoi’s Education & Training Department and Hanoi’s Environment & Natural Resources Department collaborate with Tetra Pak, LAGOM and Live & Learn to host the workshop of “For a green school” focusing on the story of cartons collecting and initiatives to protect environment with a view to driving environmental preservation at school.
Vietnam can become an ASEAN logistics center, Mr. Le Duy Hiep, Chairman of the Vietnam Logistics Business Association (VLA), said in an interview granted to Vietnam Business Forum on Vietnam's logistics development. Huong Ly reports.
Viet Nam’s economy is projected to grow 3% in 2020 and surge to 7.8% in 2021, according to Standard Chartered’s report named “Viet Nam-Q3 disruption, but recovery remains intact”.
The World Economic Outlook update in October conducted by the International Monetary Fund (IMF)showed that Vietnam and China are among the rare economies in the world to have maintained positive growth in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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