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The Vietnamese Embassy in Argentina and the Argentine Chamber of Commerce for Asia on June 6 co-organised a workshop to introduce business cooperation opportunities in Vietnam.

Vietnamese shares edged higher on Friday morning, following positive developments in global markets.

VN-Index, the stock market index of Ho Chi Minh City bourse in southern Vietnam, closed at 948.21 points on Thursday, down 3.20 points, or 0.34 percent against the previous trading day.

The Government has kept a close watch on and set up a steering committee in response to the U.S.-China trade dispute, said Deputy PM Pham Binh Minh.

Viet Nam does not and will never manipulate exchange rates to gain competitive advantage, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang said at the ministry’s regular press conference in Ha Noi on June 6.

There will be both opportunities and challenges this year in the HCM City property market, which will see a number of new projects being introduced, experts have said.

Agricultural start-ups should capitalise on the huge demand for safe agricultural products by developing long-term, sustainable production strategies, experts said at a seminar in HCM City on Thursday.

The International Exhibition on Products and Technology of Telecommunication, IT and Communication (Vietnam ICT COMM) and the International Exhibition on Film and Television (Telefilm) opened in HCM City on June 6.

Many of Viet Nam’s agricultural products – especially rice, vegetables and cassava – have faced barriers preventing their export to China, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.