Businesses in Vietnam’s strong sectors like agriculture and aquaculture have seen relatively limited benefits from FTAs.

Many seafood export shipments to some Middle Eastern countries have had their documents returned by the Consular Department due to the nightmare of consular legalization procedures, leading to a blockage in exports to these markets.

Vietnam and Singapore seek to upgrade bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership, focusing on sustainable economic cooperation, legislative collaboration, and emerging sectors like green logistics and clean energy. Such a move reflects shared commitment to regional stability, mutual growth, and innovation.

Indonesia has initiated an anti-dumping investigation into homopolymer polypropylene plastic products originating from Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, China, Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam, according to the Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam (TRAV).

A recent cooperative agreement between the Vietnamese government and U.S. chip giant NVIDIA will open opportunities aligned with the development of the artificial intelligence (AI) industry in Vietnam, according to Vo Xuan Hoai, deputy director of the Vietnam National Innovation Center.

The first agreement signed under a trade initiative between Taiwan and the United States will come into force on Tuesday, both governments announced, as Taipei hopes a raft of ongoing talks will eventually lead to a free trade deal.

India has raised concerns that China could use Oman to dump goods into the Indian market, even as talks on a free trade agreement (FTA) with the West Asian nation have resulted in an agreement on over 200 trade lines, two people aware of the matter said.

The department of commerce on Monday said that India and Australia have “outlined a path forward for the early conclusion” of the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) between both nations.

Indonesia's Ministry of Investment and Downstreaming plans to establish an European Union (EU) desk to enhance trade cooperation with the bloc, said Minister Rosan Roeslani, who is also head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM).

Trade undersecretary Allan Gepty on Monday said that plans to have the free trade agreement (FTA) with South Korea in 2024 will still push through, with both sides now scrambling to complete the requirement three weeks before the year ends.