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Pak, Vietnam reinforces economic ties during high-level ministerial meeting
Associated Press of Pakistan
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July 11, 2025
- Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, Jul 11 (APP):The Minister of Commerce of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Jam Kamal Khan held a bilateral meeting today with,, Mr. Nguyen Hong Diên, Minister of Industry and Trade of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,...
Vietnam: HCM Advances AI and Semiconductor Talent Development
OpenGov Asia
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July 8, 2025
Ho Chi Minh City is stepping up efforts to build a skilled workforce in artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductor technology through enhanced cooperation with key stakeholders in the technology sector. The city’s leadership has highlighted...
U.S. Leaves Vietnam with Lower Tariffs as Indonesia Hit with 32% Charge; Here's Why
Tempo.co
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July 11, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The United States still imposes a 32 percent import tariff on Indonesian products as of July 7, 2025, as first announced in April—indicating that the government's negotiation efforts over the past three months have not yielded...
Vietnam’s exports to US now expected to grow 5% in 2025: UOB
Fibre 2 Fashion
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Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2025 has been raised to 6.9 per cent by United Overseas Bank (UOB), up from its earlier estimate of 6 per cent. The revision comes after Vietnam reported an unexpectedly strong second-quarter...
Pakistan, Vietnam to initiate talks on Preferential Trade Agreement this year
Business Recorder
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July 11, 2025
Pakistan and Vietnam have agreed to initiate negotiations on a Pakistan–Vietnam Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) within this year. The development came during the 5th Meeting of the Pakistan–Vietnam Joint Trade Committee (JTC) convened on Friday...
HCM City embraces digital technologies to curb IUU fishing
Vietnam Pictorial
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July 11, 2025
Across the city’s coastal communities, local authorities are adopting specialised digital applications to manage fishing vessels, monitor catch data, and support traceability efforts. An officer of Con Dao Border Guard Station checks documents and...
From visibility to admiration: Vietnam charts new branding strategy
Vietnam News Agency
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Vu Viet Trang, General Director of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA), stressed that national branding is no longer just the responsibility of the media sector; it must be a central component of Vietnam’s long-term development strategy. As Vietnam...
Vietnam holds first meeting of national election council
Xinhua News Agency
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HANOI, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's national election council convened its first meeting on Wednesday to begin preparations for the country's upcoming general election, Vietnam News Agency reported. The election, scheduled for March 15, 2026, will...
Vietnam prepares for impact of 20% tariff as investors back deal
The Business Times Singapore
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July 9, 2025
[HANOI] Vietnam aims to sign more free trade agreements to diversify its export markets as it grapples with global uncertainty posed by the US tariff offensive. “The global economy is being impacted by geopolitical competition, climate change,...
Exhibition traces 30 years of Vietnam – US diplomatic ties, 200 sets of war records returned
Vietnam Pictorial
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July 11, 2025
The Hanoi exhibition chronicles key milestones in Vietnam-US relations and their cooperation across politics, economy, culture, science, education, health care, and national defence. US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Evans Knapper hands over wartime...
Hemant Rupani to take over as CEO of Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages in September
Mint
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July 15, 2025
New Delhi: Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd (HCCB), the largest bottling arm of The Coca-Cola Co. in India, on Tuesday announced the appointment of Hemant Rupani as its new chief executive officer, effective 8 September 2025. Rupani joins...
Vietnam Intercepts China Research Ship Near Coast
Newsweek
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July 8, 2025
Vietnam recently deployed a ship to intercept a Chinese survey vessel operating off its east coast, according to ship tracking data. The Chinese vessel spent much of the second half of June within Vietnam's maritime zone, in what Hanoi says is a...
Historic Vietnam-Era helicopter to soar over Portage and Kalamazoo this weekend
WKZO - Michigan
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PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – It won’t be the usual helicopter flying over Portage and Kalamazoo this weekend. This Saturday and Sunday a restored Vietnam-era UH-1H Huey helicopter will fly low over the area as part of a special visiting aircraft...
Vietnam promotes comprehensive approach to human rights in ASEAN
Vietnam News Agency
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Promoting human rights requires a comprehensive, cross-sectoral approach, Deputy PM Bui Thanh Son said at the AICHR dialogue on July 8, calling for stronger coordination with specialized agencies, while praising AICHR’s 15-year contribution and...
Vietnam ships first green-skinned mangoes to U.S.
Fresh Plaza
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July 8, 2025
Vietnam's mango industry has reached a significant milestone with Tien Giang province exporting its first shipment of green-skinned tuong (elephant) mangoes to the United States. This marks a growing recognition of Vietnamese specialty fruits,...
G42 teams up to set up $2b hyperscale data centre in Vietnam
TechChannel News
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July 10, 2025
The projected collaboration between Abu Dhabi’s G42 and Vietnamese enterprises to establish a $2 billion hyperscale data centre in Ho Chi Minh City represents a significant development in Vietnam’s technological infrastructure. As reported by...
Semiconductor industry in Vietnam can now go global
Vietstock
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July 10, 2025
Semiconductor industry in Vietnam can now go global Vietnam’s semiconductor and electronics sector is gaining momentum, fuelled by rising global demand and government support. Do Thi Thuy Huong, an executive board member of the Vietnam Electronic...
This fuel is 50% plastic — and it’s slipping through a loophole in international waste law
Grist Magazine
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July 15, 2025
Since 2019, the 191 countries that are party to an international agreement called the Basel Convention have agreed to classify mixed plastic trash as “hazardous waste.” This designation essentially bans the export of unsorted plastic waste from...
Trump’s new copper, tech products tariffs escalate trade war
Punch
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July 9, 2025
United States President Donald Trump has intensified global trade tensions by announcing new tariffs on a range of imported products, including copper, semiconductors, and pharmaceuticals, in a move that signals a deepening of the trade war with...
Vietnam-Japan business dialogue boosts cooperation prospects
People's Army Newspaper
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The event, initiated by the NPO Vietnam Konwakai Association, attracted a number of Japanese companies interested in cooperation and investment prospects in Vietnam. Addressing the event, President of the NPO Vietnam Konwakai Association Hiromasa...