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At the meeting, foreign investors discussed with the PM the potential of key sectors in Việt Nam, including liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects, and voiced their wish to co-operate with Việt Nam in this sector with support from the Government, thus contributing to the country’s economic development.  … [Read more...] about Việt Nam creates optimal conditions for foreign investors: PM Phúc

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) said the US and Europe have the largest demands for tuna. A survey by US-based firm Tri Marine, which is now owned by Italy’s Bolton Group showed that canned tuna, which is a key export item of Vietnam, is favoured over other tuna products in the US market. … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS OCTOBER 12

Brexit supporters say those fears are overblown and the United Kingdom will thrive if cut loose from the European project which they cast as a German-dominated bloc that is falling far behind its global competitors such as the United States and China. … [Read more...] about Johnson to appoint his Brexit team

Experts said that SEEA is a framework that integrates economic and environmental data to provide a more comprehensive and multi-purpose view of the interrelationships between the economy and the environment, and the stocks and changes in stocks of environmental assets. SEEA provides criteria to build physical data on the environment, and link it with the monetary data in the System of National Account (SNA). … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES OCTOBER 13

At least 14 people were killed and nine others missing after Typhoon Hagibis slammed into Japan, officials said Sunday, as rescuers scrambled to reach people trapped by catastrophic flooding. The storm's "unprecedented" heavy rain triggered deadly landslides and caused rivers to burst their banks. The destruction forced Rugby World Cup organisers to cancel a third match though the key Japan-Scotland clash will go ahead. By Sunday morning, the significantly weakened storm had moved back off land, but serious flooding was reported in several areas, including central Japan's Nagano, where a burst levee sent water from the Chikuma river gushing into residential neighbourhoods, flooding homes up to the second floor. Japan's military deployed 27,000 troops to aid rescue operations, including some in helicopters who winched people from the roofs and balconies of flooded homes in Nagano. In Kawagoe, northwest of Tokyo, rescue workers in boats were evacuating elderly people from a … [Read more...] about 14 dead, rescues underway after Typhoon Hagibis slams Japan