Vietnam, Australia eye RCEP negotiation conclusion this year

Vietnamese National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (R) shakes hands with visiting Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, Aug. 23, 2019. Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his visiting Australian counterpart Scott Morrison agreed here Friday on the importance of concluding negotiations on a modern, comprehensive, high-quality and mutually beneficial Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) this year, Vietnam News Agency reported. (VNA News via Xinhua)