Garment and textile enterprises must renew technology, move toward green production and bolster trade promotion, among others, to navigate headwinds, according to insiders.

Deputy PM Tran Luu Quang has signed a decision approving the plan to enhance the implementation of the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) and SPS commitments within free trade agreements.

The Third International Cooperation Forum on RCEP Trade and Investment was held on Tuesday in Kunming, Southwest China's Yunnan Province, showcasing the latest achievements of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). New cooperation agreements were signed between Chinese and Laotian companies, further deepening ties between the two countries.

Berlin wants to expand the British prime minister’s proposed security pact into a broader EU-UK “reset.”

RCEP has 15 Asia-Pacific countries as its members: China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, and the 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, representing more than 30 percent of global GDP and population.

Vietnam and Algeria hope to enhance intergovernmental projects and cooperation in several areas, heard a meeting in Hanoi on July 26 between Minister of Construction Nguyen Thanh Nghi and Algeria's Minister of War Veterans and Rights Holders Laid Rebigua who attended the state mourning of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

The Vietnam - Laos Trade Fair 2024 (VIETLAO EXPO), the largest annual trade promotion event co-hosted by the two countries’ Ministries of Industry and Trade, is being held in Vientiane from July 25 to 29.

In the coming time, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs will focus on improving the quality of Vietnamese workers working abroad under contracts. At the same time, continue to stabilize and maintain existing markets, develop and expand high-income markets, and be suitable to the qualifications and skills of Vietnamese workers.

At the recent conference “The Prime Minister with heads of Vietnamese representative agencies abroad on promoting economic diplomacy to foster economic growth in the last six months of 2024 and the following years”, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized the imperative of intensifying economic diplomacy and strengthening both domestic and international engagements, aiming to proactively identify and capitalize on every potential cooperation opportunity to advance national development.

Vietnam continued to be the top source of rice in Singapore, with 73.4 million SGD (over 54.6 million USD) worth of rice shipment to the nation during January-June, a year-on-year surge of 54.67%.