Competition between domestic and foreign retailers is likely to remain fierce this year, requiring Vietnamese businesses to cooperate in order to maintain their market shares, said an official from the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

If nothing changes in the next 45 days, the United Kingdom will crash out of the European Union with as much as 60% of its trade at risk of disruption.

Liam Fox has agreed deals with only seven of 69 countries covered by EU arrangements

The United States is trying to negotiate an end to its trade war with China, but tensions with another big economy are rising.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday trade talks with China were “going along very well” as the world’s two largest economies try to resolve their seven-month tariff war ahead of a March 1 deadline for a deal.

U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May will address lawmakers in the House of Commons on Tuesday as she seeks more time to renegotiate her Brexit deal with the European Union.

Although there is a cloud over economy, the silver lining is central banks are more dovish

Vietnam is at the top of the list of markets that could benefit from trade diversion coming from US-China trade tensions, building on its increasing competitiveness in manufacturing, according to Pham Hong Hai, CEO of HSBC Vietnam.

Ministers are rushing to try to ensure continuity of about 40 free trade deals held by EU

Vietnam will revise some laws to implement the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), and the drafts will be submitted to the National Assembly in May.