China has sent fresh signals it is seriously considering the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), as part of the Asian giant’s new drive to boost further trade integration.

Vietnam is expected to become one of the world’s top shrimp producers thanks to its positive response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its modern shrimp farming models, according to industry insiders.

The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) has clearly helped promote trade between Vietnam and Sweden, with Vietnam’s export turnover to the country in January surging 99.94 percent year-on-year, according to the Vietnamese Trade Office in Sweden.

The ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement (ACIA) aims at promoting trade and investment in the ASEAN region by building a free, open, and transparent investment regime.

On February 18, the European Commission announced a new European trade strategy. The announcement was expansive, covering everything from digital trade to sustainability. For those concerned about the health of the existing trade regime, however, the Commission’s most important comments were on the prospects for reforming the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Russia has claimed to be a European power since Peter the Great, even though most of the territory of the country is located east of the Ural Mountains, in Asia and was considered by Europeans as the ”significant other”. In general, the debates of the 19th century between the Westerners and the Slavophiles were about Russia’s place in European civilization.

A year after the coronavirus pandemic first drove the U.S. economy into the deepest downturn in generations, high-frequency economic indicators illustrate a strong rebound -- yet there’s still a ways to go.

Three countries’ joint triangle development is considered a model for the rest of ASEAN.

This year's APEC summit, to be hosted by New Zealand, would focus on pushing free trade in Asia-Pacific and pandemic-fighting solutions, including how to ensure a convenient flow of vaccines across the region, the chair of the First Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) said at a media conference held on Thursday.

China's official trading data was released this week, showing exports surging by 50.1% year-on-year, totaling a record 3.06 trillion yuan from January to February, while imports also climbed by 14.5%.