Vietnam’s garment-textile and footwear have borne the brunt of COVID-19 and firms in the sectors may take a long time to recover, experts said.

Vietnam sees the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) as "two wings of a bird", without one, it would be hard to ensure the lawful rights of Vietnamese and European investors.

Canadian entrepreneurs have voiced their belief in Việt Nam’s economic outlook despite the fourth wave of COVID-19 and the adverse impacts of the pandemic on the country’s activities and growth.

Bangladesh has decided to join the world's largest trading bloc, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), to stay eligible for duty-free trade facilities in the markets of nearly one-third of the global economies after it graduates to a developing nation in 2026.

Britain's Brexit minister warned Saturday of a long-term chill in relations between the U.K. and the European Union if agreed-upon trading arrangements governing Northern Ireland are not resolved.

Australia must diversify its economy to rely less on China, its largest trading partner, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said on Monday, as he warned businesses to brace for new tensions with Beijing.

Vietnamese agricultural product exporters that want to establish long-term business relationship with the UK need to have appropriate strategies

Greater liberalization efforts in the logistics sector would help Vietnam to benefit from potential economy-wide productivity gains from increased foreign direct investment (FDI).

Both Vietnam and Australia have complementary economies which can support each other for mutual development together, said Australian Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Dan Tehan MP of the Foreign Correspondents Association Australia and South Pacific (FCA).

Despite facing complicated developments caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, there remains bright spots for local agricultural exports, such as cashew nuts, pepper, rubber, rice, and coffee to the Turkish market, according to the Vietnamese trade office in Turkey.