Le Viêt Nam, aujourd'hui

Myanmar and Vietnam agreed to try to boost bilateral trade to US$500 million by 2015, Vietnam News reported last week.

HCMC - The two-way trade between Vietnam and Myanmar as of end-October had reached over US$186 million, which is forecast to grow to US$200 million by the end of the year.

HCMC – Many Vietnam-based companies are eyeing Myanmar as a new investment destination after the Myanmar Government approved a new foreign investment law offering strong incentives for international investors.

Vietnamese businesses will have an opportunity to gain practical knowledge about Burma’s investment environment, regulations and changes in key business sectors at a seminar in HCM City on September 13.

Myanmar President Thein Sein pledged to boost trade with Vietnam as he travels through Southeast Asia after agreeing to allow observers from the region to monitor April 1 by-elections.

Hanoi - A human rights group on Tuesday urged Vietnam to follow Myanmar's example and release its political prisoners.

ietnam on Nov. 15 voiced its support for national reconciliation and concord in Myanmar and said it wants that parties concerned in the country successfully carry out the process.

YANGON - A Vietnamese pharmaceutical company, the ASV Pharma, has built the first Myanmar-Vietnam joint venture pharmaceutical factory in Myanmar, a local weekly said in this week's issue.

Vietnamese investors are continuing their drive to do business in Myanmar with local partners in a wide range of enterprises.

YANGON - A strong Vietnamese entrepreneurs delegation, made up of 60 members, will visit Myanmar starting Thursday to meet its Myanmar counterparts for discussions on enhancing trade and investment to boost economic cooperation.

YANGON - Myanmar and Vietnamese businessmen will meet in Myanmar's commercial city of Yangon early next month to seek more opportunities for boosting the two countries' economic and trade cooperation, sources with the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI) said on Monday.

HANOI - Vietnam's military-run telecoms provider, Viettel, is to open an office in Myanmar and is also looking for business opportunities in North Korea, Cuba and Venezuela, a state newspaper reported on Thursday.

A Vietnamese senior government official said the country supports the Myanmar government’s bid towards national reconciliation and its cooperation with the international community, including the UN and the ASEAN.