Vietnam, EU expect to sign free trade pact within 2015: ambassador

Tuoi Tre News

Updated : 09/07/2015 15:29 GMT + 7

It is expected that the Vietnam-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will be signed by the end of this year, according to Vietnamese Ambassador to Belgium and Luxembourg Vuong Thua Phong.

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Ambassador Phong mentioned the expectation in a speech at a ceremony held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Belgium and Luxembourg on Sunday to celebrate 70 years of Vietnam’s August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2), the Vietnam News Agency reported. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam, EU expect to sign free trade pact within 2015: ambassador”

Indo-Pacific Economic Corridor: Opportunity for U.S., Indian, & ASEAN Statesmanship

by  • September 2, 2015

By James Wallar

The Gokteik Viaduct in western Shan State, Myanmar, built in 1900 by the Pennsylvania and Maryland Bridge Construction company. Plans for greater connectivity between India and Southeast Asia will require upgrading infrastructure in east India, Myanmar, and neighboring Bangladesh. Source: Lacest20's flickr photostream, used under a creative commons license.
The Gokteik Viaduct in western Shan State, Myanmar, built in 1900 by Pennsylvania and Maryland Bridge Construction. Plans for greater connectivity between India and Southeast Asia will require upgrading infrastructure in east India, Myanmar, and neighboring Bangladesh. Source: Lacest20’s flickr photostream, used under a creative commons license.

CogitASIA – The U.S. administration’s rebalance toward Asia is fundamental to U.S. economic, commercial, and security interests and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is the fulcrum for the economic pivot. Although facing headwinds typical in the end game of trade negotiations, the smart money is on the TPP delivering the most advanced trade agreement ever. Tiếp tục đọc “Indo-Pacific Economic Corridor: Opportunity for U.S., Indian, & ASEAN Statesmanship”

TS. Võ Trí Thành: Hội nhập tránh “vết xe đổ” WTO

BizLIVE – “Bài học sau 8 năm gia nhập WTO của Việt Nam cho thấy, cơ hội có khi lại trở thành thách thức nếu thiếu ứng xử chính sách vĩ mô thích hợp và những cải cách bên trong cần thiết”, TS. Võ Trí Thành, Phó viện trưởng Viện Quản lý kinh tế Trung ương (CIEM), nhìn nhận.

Cơ hội thành thách thức

Trong bài tham luận thách thức đối với cả cách và doanh nghiệp trong bối cảnh hội nhập sâu rộng được trình bày tại hội nghị xúc tiến đầu tư vào Quảng Bình diễn ra vào cuối tuần qua, ông Thành cho biết, nội dung cốt lõi các FTAs Việt Nam đã ký kết, thực thi về tự do hoá thương mại hàng hoá, dịch vụ, đầu tư. Tiếp tục đọc “TS. Võ Trí Thành: Hội nhập tránh “vết xe đổ” WTO”

Economists blame lack of policy reforms for Vietnam’s failure to benefit from FTAs

Thanh Nien News

Saturday, August 29, 2015 14:59

A man works at a rice processing factory in the Mekong delta city of Can Tho. Photo: Reuters
A man works at a rice processing factory in the Mekong delta city of Can Tho. Photo: Reuters

Though the government seeks to globally integrate Vietnam — 15 free trade agreements signed since 2007 — its tardiness in reforming policies is preventing businesses from benefiting from the FTAs, delegates said at an economic forum in the central province of Thanh Hoa Thursday.

They were speaking in defense of businesses who are often accused of being “clueless” about FTAs and failing to use those trade deals to their advantage. Tiếp tục đọc “Economists blame lack of policy reforms for Vietnam’s failure to benefit from FTAs”