There’s no shortage of demand for Canadian beef in South Korea, but the country’s import tariff regime is making it difficult for Canadian beef to compete with meat from the U.S. and Australia, according to the president of the Canadian Cattle Association.

At the end of November 2023, the Council of the European Union has validated the EU-New Zealand free trade agreement (FTA), celebrated has a cornerstone for the European trade policy by the European Commission.

Vietnamese leather and footwear exports during the opening four months of the year rose by 5.7% year on year to US$6.542 billion, according to statistics from the Vietnam Leather, Footwear and Handbag Association (LEFASO).

Malaysia and Japan have discussed bilateral trade cooperation, the agricultural sector, and Malaysia’s role as a halal hub that can be beneficial to Japan, said the Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (MAFS).

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is expecting the ratification of the free trade agreement (FTA) between the Philippines and South Korea this year.

Russia wishes to increase mutually beneficial cooperation with Vietnam in various fields, from traditional to new ones, said Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Gennady Stepanovich Bezdetko at a press briefing in Hanoi on May 2.

An estimated 4 million packages a day are entering the U.S. duty free – roughly half of them textiles and apparel goods, according to testimony given at a government hearing this week.

The import of Vietnamese fresh pomelo into the Australian market may be allowed if the product meets the Oceanian country's biosecurity conditions, said the Vietnam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authority and Enquiry Point (SPS Vietnam).

Cambodia and Japan have discussed strengthening their bilateral relations in several areas, ranging from trade and investment to labour and establishing the sister city.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said he is confident that the ASEAN-India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership will grow from strength to strength.