Netherlands, Vietnam launch joint shipyard in Hai Phong

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Netherlands’ Prime Minister Mark Rutte (2nd L) speaks with Vietnam’s Deputy Transport Minister Nguyen Van Cong (R) and other officers after he launched a ship at Damen Song Cam Shipyard, a joint venture between Netherlands and Vietnam, during a ship launching ceremony in Vietnam’s northern port city of Hai Phong last week – Reuters

A ship is seen before launching at a shipyard in Hai Phong city last week. Vietnam will strive to quicken its economic growth in 2015 to between 6.0-6.2% by improving competitiveness, expanding trade and investment ties while avoiding reliance on any single market, the government said. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said in a directive to government agencies issued late on Sunday that Vietnam aims to maintain macro-economic stability, speed up structural reforms and control inflation – Reuters