Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung and US Under Secretary of State Jose Fernandez co-chaired the first Vietnam-US Economic Dialogue in Washington D.C. on June 25.

China and the European Union have agreed to start talks on the planned imposition of tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles (EVs) being imported into the European market, senior officials of both sides said on Saturday.

Vietnam is currently a signatory to 16 free trade agreements (FTAs), which are described as highways connecting Vietnam’s economy with major trading partners in the world. In the agricultural sector, FTAs have become a powerful driving force, marking significant achievements across the entire industry.

The Vietnamese automobile market is experiencing significant transformations with the entry of Chinese car brands, according to experts.

Vietnam’s anti-corruption efforts have helped spur its economic growth, Director of the Canada-Vietnam Trade Council Julie Nguyen and Professor of Business at Centennial College in Toronto Luis Silva shared the view.

The potential for Vietnam and Algeria’s Boumerdes province to bolster their economic-trade cooperation was spotlighted at a workshop held in the Algerian locality on June 20.

There is ample room to promote trade between Vietnam and Russia’s Far East, head of the Vietnam Trade Office Branch in the Far East region Nguyen Hong Thanh said in an interview with the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) ahead of the state visit to Vietnam by President Vladimir Putin.

Vietnam’s exports expanded about 13.8% year-on-year in the first half of this year, and imports rose 18.4%, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s Planning and Finance Department said at a press conference in Hanoi on June 19.

An international exhibition on electronic components and smart manufacturing - Global Electronic Intelligent Manufacturing Show – Việt Nam (GEIMS Vietnam) will be held in Hà Nội from November 28-30.

The oil-gas and energy sector forms a key pillar in the Vietnam-Russia cooperation, the development of which receive significant attention from leaders of both sides, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha told visiting General Director of Russia’s Zarubezhneft JSC Sergey Ivanovich Kudryashov at their meeting in Hanoi on June 19.