VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam will get the WTO membership card today, January 11. A ceremony of admitting Vietnam into the WTO will take place in Geneva, Switzerland at 3 pm, Hanoi time, or 9 am, Geneva time.
The Vietnamese Ambassador to the WTO and the members of the Vietnamese delegation, as well as the WTO Secretariat will attend the ceremony.
“There will be no party as More »
by Frank Zeller
Vietnam has become the 150th member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) — a milestone expected to launch an era of radical change as the communist nation enters the global economic mainstream.
Southeast Asia’s second most populous country after Indonesia hopes its new status as a signed-up member of the international trading system will accelerate rapid economic growth which is second in East Asia only to China.
HANOI, Vietnam – After years of negotiation and anticipation, Vietnam officially became the 150th member of the World Trade Organization on Thursday, opening the door to a new era of trade and investment in one of Asia’s fastest-growing economies.
Vietnam will be required to slash tariffs and open previously closed sectors of its economy to foreign investors. While many of the changes will take effect immediately, others will be phased More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – US Trade Development Agency Director Thelma J. Askey will present His Excellency Nguyen Tam Chien, Ambassador of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to the United States, with the Agency’s 2006 Country of the Year Award in Washington D.C. on Thursday, January 11, 2007. The event marks the occasion of Vietnam’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
The U.S. Trade Development Agency (USTDA) has applauded the More »
Washington DC – U.S. Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab today welcomed Vietnam’s accession to the World Trade Organization with the following statement.
“This is an historic day for Vietnam and the rules-based global trading system. It marks the beginning of a new era in the political and economic relationship between our two countries – an era that will witness expanding economic opportunities and cooperation,” said Ambassador Schwab. “Vietnam’s More »
VietNamNet Bridge – What were the toughest issues in the negotiations for Vietnam’s joining of the WTO and how will WTO membership effect the national economy, were the two questions readers most asked Luong Van Tu, Deputy Minister of Trade, Chief Negotiator, and Nguyen Thi Bich, Head of the International Cooperation Department under the Ministry of Finance. Read More »
VietNamNet Bridge - The world’s leading company in chipset and CDMA technology, Qualcomm, has agreed to partly fund and send its experts to Vietnam to sharer technology with its Vietnamese partner.
The Vietnamese partner is the Centre for Chipset Research and Design Training under the HCM City-based National University. Read More »
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Thursday, January 18, 2007
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By Amy Kazmin
Published: January 8 2007 02:00 | Last updated: January 8 2007 02:00
As Communist-ruled Vietnam revels in rapid growth, rising prosperity and a surge in international favour, a Hanoi
museum exhibition is drawing crowds to a remembrance of past rice rationing and material privation. “Hanoi Life
under the Subsidy Economy” portrays the hardships of urban existence between 1975 and 1986, when Hanoi
was still in thrall to Soviet-style central planning and state More »
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