Vietnam and Morocco signed several memoranda of understanding (MoU) on environmental, trade and industrial cooperation in Rabat city on March 28, during an official visit to the African nation by Chairwoman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

President Trump’s effort to rework a major trade deal with Canada and Mexico is showing signs of faltering on Capitol Hill, straining under complaints from lawmakers of both parties who won’t commit to backing the plan.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on March 28 issued a Directive on measures to achieve rapid and sustainable development of the wood and non-wood forest product processing industry to serve exports.

Vietnamese businesses have been urged to change their production and export methods to boost shipments to China – a big but increasingly demanding market for agricultural imports.

The European Union’s technical assistance project, started from February 2019, will help Vietnam strengthen competiveness of its destinations and gain a better position in the changing international tourism market, according to the Vietnam Tourism Advisory Board (TAB).

The ASEAN Solutions for Investments, Services and Trade (ASSIST) is a non-binding and consultative mechanism for the expedited and effective solution of operational problems encountered by ASEAN Enterprises on cross-border issues related to the implementation of ASEAN economic agreements and within the framework of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) launched in 2015. ASSIST is fully internet based and free of charge.

Amid the continued efforts of the Trudeau government to negotiate a free trade deal with China, a recent report suggests that a free trade agreement with the world’s most powerful economic force should be a “non-starter” for Canada right now.

The European Union - Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) plays an important role in the promotion of bilateral economic and trade exchange, bringing about benefits for both sides, head of the France-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians' Group Stephanie Do told Nhan Dan Online.

The European Union and India have been negotiating a free trade agreement (FTA) since 2007. Despite growing trade between the EU and India, talks stalled in 2013 after 16 rounds, only resuming in 2018. There has been talk in Brussels that Brexit might help remove some of the hurdles to an agreement. But this is unlikely to be the case.

US President Donald Trump is stepping up efforts alongside business groups to get approval from Congress for the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement.