China and the US have just entered a new round of escalating their trade conflict with China's decision to impose trade tariff on US$75 billion of American goods and the US’s counterattack by raising duties already imposed on US$250 billion and soon on further US$300 billion of China's shipments to the US.

Since early this year, coffee prices have dropped in both foreign and domestic markets, and no significant change is forecast as the world’s leading coffee producers - Brazil and Indonesia - prepare to enter their coffee harvest season.

On-going negotiating round in Jakarta to focus on resolving ISDS, rules of origin.

Beijing has unveiled a new round of retaliatory tariffs on the US valued around US$75 billion. China will now place additional tariffs of 5%-10% on US imports starting next week.

Pangasius export turnover – one of the key export products – dropped significantly in the first seven months of 2019. Enterprises are expected to have a breakthrough in the last months of the year.

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) on August 22 released the final results of the 13th period of review (POR 13), officially imposing zero percent tariffs on 31 Vietnamese shrimp exporters.

On a recent visit to London, U.S. national security advisor John Bolton said the U.S. would enthusiastically support a no-deal Brexit should Prime Minister Boris Johnson pursue it, adding that Washington would be ready to work fast on a free trade agreement.

Japanese auto stocks as well as South Korean semiconductor shares plummeted on Monday, on the back of escalating trade tensions.

A security evaluation mechanism will be applied to foreign-invested projects with risks of harming national security, a Party resolution notes.

Vietnam posted a positive trade surplus of over 1 billion USD with ten countries in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) seven months after the trade deal came into effect, according to a report by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.