The pact covers goods, services, investments, intellectual property rights, customs facilitation, competition policy, sanitary and phytosanitary, trade and sustainable development, government procurement and economic cooperation.
In a move to usher Vietnam into a new era of growth and prosperity, Vietnam should double down on its global integration efforts and strengthen its commitments to multilateralism, according to Vietnamese representative in Switzerland and foreign former officials.
Thai Minister of Commerce Pichai Naripthaphan has announced the successful conclusion of negotiations on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Thailand and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) comprising Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.
Indonesia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on October 7 kicked off the Indonesia-Europe Business Forum (IEBF) 2024, which brings together over 200 Indonesian entrepreneurs and European partners.
The Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) is looking to expand its collaboration with Swiss educational institutions and policy think-tanks for leadership and management training courses, HCMA Director Nguyen Xuan Thang told Swiss Ambassador to Vietnam Thomas Gass during a working session in Hanoi on May 28.
President of the National Council of Switzerland Martin Candinas and his entourage left Hanoi on June 30 evening, concluding their official visit to Vietnam from June 27-30 at the invitation of National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.
Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and President of the National Council of Switzerland Martin Candinas had a meeting in Hanoi on June 30, sharing the view that the two countries should further step up economic, trade, and investment links.
President of the National Council of Switzerland Martin Candinas arrived in Hanoi on June 27 afternoon, beginning his four-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.
Vietnam attaches importance to the traditional cooperation with Norway, stated Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son while receiving visiting State Secretary of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Erling Rimestad in Hanoi on March 1.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Switzerland held a programme celebrating the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival on January 22, the first day of Tet, with overseas Vietnamese, students and trainees taking part.
Because of different but complementary advantages, Vietnam and Switzerland have a lot to win from working together, Swiss Ambassador to Vietnam Ivo Sieber said in a recent interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc held talks with his Swiss counterpart Guy Parmelin following the official welcome ceremony for the Vietnamese leader in Bern city on November 26.
The non-profit Swiss-Vietnamese Business Gateway (SVBG) decided at a meeting on May 15 to establish a representative board comprising those working in various fields in Vietnam, to promote bilateral trade, cultural, and educational ties.
The Embassy of Vietnam to Switzerland on September 9 held a ceremony to celebrate the 75th National Day (September 2), featuring music performances about the fatherland and late President Ho Chi Minh.
Vietnam and Norway hold potential of trading goods via electronic platform, experts said at a seminar held by the Ho Chi Minh City chapter of Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and Trading Foe company on June 28.
Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein Alois hailed Vietnam’s increasing role in the international area at his reception for Ambassador of Vietnam to Switzerland and Liechtenstein Le Linh Lan on June 27.
Vietnam always attaches importance to developing the traditional friendship and multi-faceted cooperation with Norway – the country’s important partner in Northern Europe, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on May 24.
