The Anti-Dumping Commission of Australia (ADC) has announced the fifth extension of time granted to issue the final report on an investigation into the alleged dumping and subsidisation of painted steel strapping from China and Vietnam.

India is at a ‘positive momentum’ with respect to inking trade deals with the UK, Australia, Canada, Bangladesh, European Union (EU), UAE and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations, as well as Israel, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday.

Global direct foreign investment in the ten countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) amounted to US$731 billion in 2016-2020. That was more than the direct investment in China (US$698.9 billion) over the same period.

Vice President Kamala Harris is heading to Singapore and Vietnam this weekend for a timely visit to an increasingly important part of the world. Member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have called for greater U.S. engagement in the region, and recent visits to the region — in person and virtually — by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken show the Administration is responding to the call.

Vietnam has shown the world its capability to accelerate clean energy solutions, with the highest installed capacity of solar power in Southeast Asia and the government’s commitment to boosting energy supply and strong public demand for improved air quality, the Malaysia-based Techwire Asia website said in an article on August 19.

The second meeting of the Vietnam - Egypt Sub-Committee on Trade and Industry Cooperation was held virtually on August 18 under the co-chair of Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Cao Quoc Hung and his Egyptian counterpart Ibrahim El-Seginy.

The Vietnamese Embassy in India, working in co-ordination with authorities of Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka state, held a Vietnam-India investment and startup forum on August 18 both in person and online.

Global trade in goods might be close to plateauing -- albeit at a record level -- amid an outlook clouded by regional imbalances and coronavirus outbreaks that slow economic activity, the World Trade Organization said.

Vietnam have witnessed increasing favour in potential markets including Algeria and Turkey, becoming an opportunity for enterprises to expand export markets.

Fresh coronavirus outbreaks are forcing factory shutdowns in countries such as Vietnam and Bangladesh, aggravating supply chain disruptions.