Vietnam

Vietnam
Overview:	Still not at the level of development to be giving aid itself, Vietnam is keen to improve ties with African countries outside of its socialist circle, hoping to hold a Vietnam-Africa conference in 2010 to boost trade in oil and agriculture.

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Found 12 articles.

Vol 4 No 10
August 2011

Doan Xuan Hung

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vietnam

Vol 3 No 11
September 2010

Vietnam hosted its second African investment forum on 17-19 August in Hanoi with the theme 'Vietnam-Africa: Cooperation for Sustainable Development'. Attended by delegates from 30 African countries including Angola, Egypt and Morocco, the summit exhibited...

Vol 3 No 10
August 2010

Hanoi's great leap forward

Although Vietnam lacks the investment billions of Asia's mega-economies, its development gains offer important lessons for Africa

Vol 3 No 10
August 2010

Vietnam's two-way trade

More so than China or India, Vietnam has much in common with Africa's developing countries. Hanoi is also showing itself to be keener on learning from African experiences than its larger Asian neighbours.

Vol 3 No 7
May 2010

Nguyen Minh Triet

President of Vietnam

Vol 3 No 1
November 2009

The rice run-around

A US$2 million deal by a major Vietnamese rice exporter points to the corruption found on both side of the Africa-Asia commodities trade. Unlike Thailand, where the private sector controls much of the rice business, in Vietnam, state bodies control the ke...

Vol 2 No 12
October 2009

Phung Dinh Thuc

President and CEO, Petrovietnam

Vol 2 No 8
June 2009

Nong Duc Manh

General Secretary, Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)

Vol 2 No 5
March 2009

Victoria Kwakwa

World Bank Country Director for Vietnam

Vol 2 No 3
January 2009

Ploughing new fields

Asia's smaller states look to agricultural cooperation with Africa for mutually beneficial trade

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