According to a market research on wood processing market of Vietnam by Forest Trend, in the first five months of this year, the number of new foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in wood industry totaled 49 projects, of which there were 32 projects belonging to wood processing field.

Agreement this week unlikely but talks are ongoing and PM is building Commons support

US imports from China fell 12.5 per cent for the year until the end of August, the US Census Bureau said on Friday, while purchases from Mexico – the second-biggest supplier of goods to the United States – posted the biggest increase.

Optimistic despite Malaysia's u-turn, Japan-South Korea spat

The Southeast Asian internet economy has expanded by 39 percent this year to hit 100 billion USD for the first time, according to a recent report by Google, Temasek and new partner Bain & Company.

South Korea's trade ministry said Monday it plans to hold another round of negotiations with Indonesia on a comprehensive trade agreement, as Asia's No. 4 economy continues efforts to expand its export portfolio in the Southeast Asian market.

South Korea is working hard to conclude free trade talks with Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia before November when leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meet in the country, a presidential aide said Sunday.

Amount highest to be greenlit by WTO, may trigger Europe's tit-for-tat retaliation

The U.S. Commerce Department slapped more duties on wooden cabinets and vanities from China in a sign of the challenges awaiting negotiations when the two countries resume trade talks next week.

European policymakers said Thursday that a new Brexit proposal from British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was unworkable, heightening the prospects of a chaotic British departure from the European Union within weeks.