China submits application to join CPTPP China has applied to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), China’s Ministry of Commerce said on September 16. Beijing’s move comes as the world’s second-largest economy seeks to increase its…
US and Vietnamese officials held meetings on the sidelines of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly. US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said on September 22 that she and Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son met…
Set up AUKUS to fight China Recently, an event that has shocked the world public opinion is that the US, UK and Australia have just announced the formation of a special security treaty „Trilateral Security Partnership“ (AUKUS) attached to Indo-Pacific…
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has just revised its forecast for Vietnam’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in 2021 to only 3.8%, much lower than the figure of 6.7. % at the beginning of the year. This is the third…
Some Vietnamese textile and garment enterprises said that they are under pressure to cut contracts from foreign partners if workers have not been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and because of problems controlling the COVID-19 epidemic from the Government. The state-controlled…
Vietnam continues to be classified in a group of countries with no internet freedom in Freedom House’s 2021 report, which was just released on September 21. The report is titled The Global Drive to Control Big Tech. According to the…
Australia’s cancellation of a $40 billion contract to buy French conventional submarines in favor of a deal to build at least eight nuclear-powered submarines with the US and UK following the announcement of a partnership Trilateral security over the weekend…
Vietnamese Finance Minister Ho Duc Phoc revealed in a meeting with the National Assembly Standing Committee on September 16 that the state budget is very tight, to the point of „almost no money left.“ According to Mr. Phoc, tax revenue…
Just about three weeks after the visit to Hanoi by US Vice President Kamala Harris, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi also chose Vietnam to open his tour of four East and Southeast Asian countries. The Vice President of the United…
The international financial institution said that among the main export items, furniture and footwear were hardest hit (down 38% and 26% respectively year-on-year), followed by computers and electronic products (down 11.9%), textiles (down 9%). However, according to the World Bank,…
