In a keynote address to the 2014 WTO Public Forum, Ambassador Nguyen
Trung Thanh, Vietnam’s permanent representative to the United Nations,
encapsulated developments in the country’s movement to a full market
economy. SEE MORE SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s economy is projected to continue slowing down
into 2016, with annual expansion hitting below the country’s official
target of 7.5% starting this year, the World Bank said on Monday. SEE MORE The dollar weakened, pushing a gauge of its strength down from a
four-year high, as uneven U.S. labor-market data refuels the debate over
when the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates.
SEE MORE Gold rose from the lowest price this year as the U.S. dollar weakened
and investors anticipated the return of buyers in China, the top
consumer, from a week-long national holiday. Platinum slid to the lowest
since 2009. SEE MORE Growth in exports driven by
manufacturing could give Vietnam a trade surplus of $1.5 billion this
year, far surpassing its forecast of $500 million in July, according to
the country's trade ministry.SEE MORE