Vietnam and Japan have determined to speed up the implementation of a cooperative agreement on developing rare earth between the two nations, Vietnam's government online newspaper (VGP) reported on Wednesday.
The TAL Group from China's Hong Kong plans to invest 200 million U.S. dollars to produce fabrics, garments and textiles in Vietnam.
Further cooperation between ASEAN member nations and with dialogue partners are necessary in combating trans-national crimes involving drug and human trafficking, terrorism and high technologies for the sake of peace, stability and development in the region.
The Vietnam Business Forum Mid-term 2013 kicked off in capital Hanoi Monday under the theme"New stage in economic restructuring: from agenda to actions".
A spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry refuted Vietnam's accusations that a Chinese vessel collided with a Vietnamese fishing boat in Vietnamese waters and urged Vietnam to stop illegal fishing in China's Xisha Islands waters.
Vietnam will launch the first remote sensing satellite, VNREDSat-1, into orbit on May 4 from the Kourou launch pad, Guyana, France, reported the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) on its website, quoting sources from the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology as saying.
Local economic governance across Vietnam in 2012 sharply declined, leading to calls for local authorities to speed up reform, according to analysis provided by the 2012 provincial competitive index (PCI).
Addressing the forum, themed "Policies and Mechanism to support development of renewable energy in the sub-Mekong countries," Finnish Ambassador to Vietnam Kimmo Lohdevirta said that with Finland's policy to support development of green energy, the EEP has been implemented in 25 countries, contributing to the promotion of energy services and reduction of green house emission.
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