Trưa 27/10, Thủ tướng Chính phủ Phạm Minh Chính đã dẫn đầu đoàn đại biểu Việt Nam dự Hội nghị trực tuyến Cấp cao ASEAN - Australia thường niên lần thứ nhất...
Vietnam has received 300,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine and medical equipment from Australia. This is the second batch of vaccines from the country, under a commitment to provide 1.5 million doses of AstraZeneca to Vietnam in 2021.
The Australian Anti-Dumping Commission (ADC) has concluded that the Sam Hwan Vina Co., Ltd. did not dump color-coated steel belts and so decided to cease its investigation into the company. Sam Hwan Vina is Vietnam’s largest exporter of the product, with 83 per cent of total turnover.
The Vietnamese Trade Office in Australia is launching Vietnamese Dragon Fruit Week in several major Australian cities from July 21 to August 10, to further popularize the tropical fruit in the lucrative market and promote its uninterrupted export amid Covid-19.
Vietnam greatly increased its importation of scrap iron and steel in the first half of 2021, reaching nearly 3.5 million tons worth $1.4 billion, up 32 per cent and 2.2-fold, respectively, compared to the first half of last year. Sources included Japan, the US, Australia, and Hong Kong (China).
The Australian Anti-Dumping Commission (ADC) has extended the timeframe to issue a Final Investigation Conclusion for an anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation into Vietnamese precision steel pipes and tubes. The Conclusion will now be issued on August 27. The ADC issued a preliminary conclusion on June 1 stating that there is no evidence of differences between the price of raw materials in Vietnam and other countries and no evidence of government influence distorting normal value. Therefore, it concluded that a Particular Market Situation (PMS) does not exist in Vietnam. It also stated that the dumping margins of all Vietnamese enterprises under investigation were negative, and that those enterprises did not receive subsidies from the government or that subsidies were negligible.
Vietnam Airlines is planning to reopen international flights to Asian, European, and Australian destinations to serve both Vietnamese and foreigners needing to travel to and from Vietnam between July and October. The national flag carrier will keep an eye on the market in order to determine a suitable plan in the period to follow, thus complying with pandemic prevention regulations.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $4.6 million worth of technical assistance (including $2.7 million from the Canadian Government and $1.9 million from the Australian Government) to help Vietnam strengthen public-private partnerships (PPPs) and private sector development while innovating State-owned enterprises (SOEs).