Former UK ambassador Ivan Rogers says PM’s negotiating strategy was doomed to fail

The fourth largest container carrier in the world is planning to provide an HCMC-Australia direct route in the near future.

Japanese companies highly evaluate Vietnam’s business climate and tend to boost investment in the manufacturing industry, heard a press conference held by the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) Office in Ho Chi Minh City on March 4.

Donald Trump’s trade negotiator-in-chief, Robert Lighthizer, has openly been in favour of curbing the jurisdiction of supranational courts over his country’s trade policy. In the past weeks, as the US and China seem to be on the verge of a deal to end their tit-tat tariffs war, Mr Lighthizer’s vision of trade agreement enforcement has emerged — and it has a 1980s feel.

China's top economic official announced a robust annual growth target and a 7.5 per cent rise in military spending on Tuesday as its ceremonial legislature opened a session overshadowed by a tariff war with Washington.

The U.S. plans to end the preferential trade treatment afforded to India and Turkey under the Generalized System of Preferences, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said on Monday.

The United States proposed a reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in February, suggesting a slash in the number of countries that are eligible for "special and differential treatment".

Engaging in an intensive business diplomacy, Turkey is currently negotiating free trade agreements with 17 countries. A deal with Japan will be signed in June prior to G20 summit

As the Trump administration touts progress on a deal with China to reshape the trading relationship, Beijing is said to be requesting a compromise over poultry.

Although Vietnam is a leading exporter of cashew nut, the country’s export value remains modest as many enterprises are still dependent on imported materials.