The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) between Vietnam and the first six countries which took effect since December 30, 2018, is considered as a big opportunity to boost export volume and create conditions for enterprises to develop production and trade but the result after a year of implementation remains extremely modest.

As the number of coronavirus cases continues to rise around the world, there are deep concerns over the potential economic impact of the virus.

The U.S. government on Thursday said it aims to expand trade and investment with Bangladesh, but the world’s second-largest exporter of ready-made garments must do more to protect both workers’ rights and intellectual property rights.

The greater East Africa region could gain two million new jobs if the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) - due to start in July - works as planned, according to a study the United Nations released on Thursday.

The ASEAN Senior Officials' Meeting (ASEAN SOM) was officially opened in the central city of Da Nang on March 4, with a participation of senior leaders from 10 ASEAN countries and the Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN.

Vietnam is strongly committed to completing the role of ASEAN Chair in 2020, promoting the ASEAN community and foreign affairs as well as improving the working way of ASEAN.

The import and export of Vietnamese agricultural products to China have faced numerous difficulties with the sharp declines in both volume and value of goods amid the complicated developments of the Covid-19 epidemic. The customs clearance of goods through border gates has initially been restored, but remains slow and incomprehensive.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has instructed the Government to provide the maximum possible assistance to production and business activities in the context of complicated impacts of the COVID-19 epidemic.

The head of the World Trade Organisation said that he expected the coronavirus epidemic to have a "substantial" impact on the global economy, but plans for a June ministerial meeting were going ahead.

China and the US reportedly agreed on the first phase of the trade deal at the beginning of December, and officially signed the agreement after the finalization of the text in January, 2020. Although the terms of the agreement will not be disclosed to the public at China’s request, it’s not hard to predict that intellectual property rights (IPR) will be the key issue of the agreement.