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Key Facts and Figures of US-Vietnam Relations
Cooperation between Viet Nam and the US has expanded quickly over the past years, with the United States being one of Viet Nam’s biggest trade partners. Official Visits Secretary of Defense Ash Carter visited Viet Nam in June 2015, President Barack Obama in May 2016, Secretary of State John Kerry in February 2017,President Donald Trump
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US Presidential Visit
May 23, 2016 Of course the headlines this week are about the visit of President Obama, the third serving President to visit Vietnam. As a major trading and investment partner to Vietnam the visit is widely expected to help boost both the economic relationship as well as political ties.
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TPP: Improvement to Relative Competitiveness of Vietnamese exports to the US the biggest medium term payoff
The biggest medium term impact from TPP will be a significant improvement in Vietnam’s trading position vis-a-vis the United States. The US & Japan are amongst Vietnam’s largest trading partners (accounting for 19.06% and 9.78% of exports in FY2014) and are both key members of TPP. However, Vietnam already has an FTA in place with
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Vietnam Expects Growth Rates to Increase in the Next Five Years
October 20, 2015. Vietnam is targeting higher economic growth rates over the next five years. Its high hopes are driven by its successful exports and increase in foreign investment, as it expands in the global market. Vietnam has had an average annual growth rate of about 5.9% for the past five years, but they are
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Vietnam’s Transformation Into a Trade Surplus Nation: A Major Plus for Currency
Vietnam has posted 9 consecutive months of trade surpluses and HSC forecasts that this will continue for the foreseeable future. In our opinion, we are witnessing the historic transformation of Vietnam into a trade surplus nation. This has several key causes; the main cause being the building of an industrial base largely funded by heavy
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