Vietnamese Ambassador to the UK Tran Ngoc An (R) and UK Ambassador Gareth Edward Ward sign the Vietnam-UK Free Trade Agreement. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The UK-Vietnam Free Trade
Agreement (
UKVFTA) is expected to intensify economic cohesion and reciprocation
between the two countries, thus deepening and elevating the bilateral strategic
partnership, said a diplomat.
The pact was signed by the two countries in London
on December 29 evening (Vietnamese time), following the conclusion of
negotiations on December 11.
This is a historic event that plays an important
role in the bilateral ties, Vietnamese Ambassador to the UK Tran Ngoc An affirmed
during an interview with the Vietnam News Agency (VNA).
The Bien Hoa Indutrial Park in
Hanoi (VNA) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan
Phuc has approved a proposal from the
industrial parks (IPs) in southern Dong Nai province to the national
planning for IP development towards 2020.
The three new IPs are the 253-ha Long Duc 3 in Long Duc commune, Long Thanh district; Bau Can-Tan Hiep, on 2,627 ha in
Bau Can commune and Tan Hiep commune in Long Thanh district; and Xuan Que-Song
Nhan, covering 3,595 ha in Xuan Que and Song Nhan communes in Cam My district.
No adjustments have been made to the IPs already in the
planning.
The leader ordered the southern province to amend its land use