The third ASEAN-EU Business Summit (ASEAN-EU 2013) has opened in Hanoi as part of the 19th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Retreat and the 12th ASEAN Economic Ministers and EU Trade Commissioner Consultations.

Tokyo-based Forval Corporation last week signed a new agreement with the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) to help Vietnamese cities and provinces attract investments from Japan’s small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

The Japanese Terumo Medical Corporation has been granted an investment license for its building of a medical equipment manufacturing factory in Long Duc Industrial Park in southern Dong Nai province.

The government spokesman emphasised on the importance of lowering inflation while increasing growth during this month’s regular government press conference on January 29.

In the framework of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s visit to the UK, the first Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) cooperation between the two countries was inked on January 23.

General Department of Taxation deputy chief Vu Van Truong tell VIR about the tax sector’s achievements in 2012 and ways to complete the government’s tasks for 2013.

Having enjoyed the sound friendship and remarkable developments in their bilateral relations, Vietnam and Italy agreed to establish a strategic partnership to further intensify their cooperation in the existing areas and expand it to new fields.

HP today announced in Hanoi new initiatives for its channel partners in Vietnam as part of its Channel Odyssey programme, a six-city roadshow in Asia-Pacific impacting 1,000 partners.