Time: 8:00 - 11:30 am Wednesday, April 7, 2021 Address: Hall 1, 7th Floor, VCCI Headquarters, 09 Dao Duy Anh, Dong Da, Hanoi

Alongside the enforcement of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), there remains plenty of room to boost economic and trade co-operation between Vietnam and Canada in the future.

The Philippines has formally expressed interest in joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership, with the goal of building new relationships with countries outside its existing bilateral free trade agreements.

Vietnamese and US agencies will continue their coordination in order to maintain trade ties between the two countries, towards harmonious, sustainable, and mutually beneficial trade balance.

The world economy is on course for its fastest growth in more than a half century this year, yet differences and deficiencies could hold it back from attaining its pre-pandemic heights any time soon.

When it comes to free trade agreements, bigger is better. The broader the liberalization of trade and investment, and the larger the size of the integrated market, the greater the potential that the pact will spur additional economic growth in its member economies.

Vietnam’s sugar industry has encountered many difficulties due to falling prices and declining cultivationareas, causing inefficiency and losses to many sugar mills for many years.

The congestion caused by the Suez Canal blockage is delaying shipment of Vietnamese goods to Europe and the Americas, and the exporters are fretting.

On 8 June 2020, Vietnam’s National Assembly ratified the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) following almost 10 years of negotiations. On 12 February 2020, the European Parliament gave it consent to the ratification of the EVFTA and EVIPA.

The word "trade" has largely disappeared from American headlines of late, in sharp contrast to the days of Donald Trump's presidency. President Joe Biden has made clear that the Indo-Pacific is a key area for the country's future, but has not signaled how he will engage in forming the region's trade rules.