AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoTrade and Investment: Vietnam says its trade deal with the US is nearly complete, with final wording sent, though US officials remain cautious. A free-trade pact with Switzerland, Norway and Liechtenstein is due to be signed Sunday. New rules will tie investment incentives to commitments to use local suppliers. Growth and Infrastructure: The government has proposed a US$6.8 billion expansion of the North-South Expressway, while the VN-Index slipped below 1,700. Environment and Health: Thick smog has blanketed Hanoi as pollution reaches alarming levels; Ho Chi Minh City has also reported a sharp rise in acute respiratory infections. Regional Relations: Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia agreed to deepen defence cooperation, including joint patrols and disaster-response exercises. A senior Lao official met General Secretary and President To Lam in Hanoi to discuss implementing bilateral agreements. Rights and Remembrance: Freedom House has adopted the cases of imprisoned journalists Le Anh Hung and Pham Chi Dung and called for their release. Vietnam also laid to rest remains of 731 soldiers killed in the 1968 Tet Offensive, part of a wider effort to identify the war’s missing.
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