With preferential tariffs provided under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), Việt Nam has the opportunity to increase exports of garments, footwear, timber products, and beverages to other member countries.

Japan has promised 3 billion USD in investment and loans to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to boost development in the region, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi was quoted by Kyodo News as saying.

Free trade agreements (FTAs) had created opportunities for food imports and foreign investment in the domestic food industry, according to experts.

After Seoul announced that Japan and South Korea will be holding senior-level talks in December, some analysts said the development suggests relations may be thawing for now.

New Zealand business leaders and entrepreneurs at the "New Vision 2020 - China-NZ Entrepreneurs Conference" expressed optimistic expectations Monday towards bilateral trading and communication after upgrading the bilateral free trade agreement (FTA).

The domestic textile and garment industry was still striving to reach its export revenue target of US$40 billion this year despite facing many difficulties, said Vũ Đức Giang, chairman of the Việt Nam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS).

A seminar titled “Opportunities and Challenges arising from CPTPP agreement for Vietnam’s seafood – fruits, vegetables – animal husbandry, meat processing industries” was held in the Mekong city of Can Tho on November 27.

Foreign direct investment inflows into Vietnam’s textile and garment industry mounted to 19.5 billion USD over the last three decades with the Republic of Korea (RoK) being the top investor.

It is definitely in the interest of UK businesses to replicate (or “roll-over”) as many of the EU’s trade deals as possible after Brexit. But some relations are so economically vital that they require some thought.

In an interview on November 29, Japan's Deputy Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry Hideki Makihara indicated that Japan may refrain from signing an India-less Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). This ostensibly shocking statement in fact surprised few who are familiar with the history of RCEP and that of East Asian regionalism more generally – Japan has consistently been wary of China-led integration endeavors.