Promoting negotiations on customs commitments within the framework of free trade agreements (FTAs) plays an important role in facilitating import and export activities. These commitments not only help optimize the customs clearance process but also minimize costs and risks for businesses, opening up great opportunities for Vietnamese goods to access deeper into the international market.

Vietnam is grappling with a rising tide of trade defense investigations, particularly anti-circumvention cases, as its exports are climbing, said Government officials.

In the first 11 months of 2024, export value expanded by 14.4 per cent to $369.9 billion, while imports grew by 16.4 per cent to $345.6 billion.

Authorities in the central province of Quang Ngai has increase inspections and control over the operation of all fishing vessels, ensure that they comply with regulations.

Negotiations for the Asean-Canada Free Trade Agreement (ACAFTA) remain on track to be completed by 2025, though progress so far has not fully met the expectations of all parties involved, said Indonesia’s Deputy Minister of Trade, Dyah Roro Esti Widya Putri.

The visit to China by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son is of great significance for continuing to speed up the effective implementation of high-level common perceptions reached between the two countries, as well as improving the quality of bilateral ties, especially in economics, trade, and investment.

Trump’s punitive tariffs would put Brussels under pressure to cut a defensive deal to fend off a glut of Chinese exports.

Indonesia's micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are set to benefit from the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), gaining access to new markets and export opportunities, but financial and regulatory challenges remain a significant hurdle. Financing companies could play a key role in helping MSMEs to overcome these challenges, providing crucial investment for technology, capacity building and compliance, enabling Indonesian MSMEs to better reap the benefits of CPTPP membership.

Laos and Cambodia recently signed three agreements in Phnom Penh to promote bilateral ties and cooperation.

Mexico is doing everything it can to protect a regional trade agreement with the U.S. and Canada, the Latin American nation's deputy economy minister said in an interview published on Friday.