Developed economies which import carrots, litchis and other fruits from Vietnam have imposed non-tariff barriers that have caused difficulties for Vietnam’s fruits to penetrate the markets.

The challenge of Vietnamese businesses when accessing Indonesia's Halal market is largely that businesses do not understand the Muslim country's consumer culture.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and relevant ministries and sectors of Vietnam are ready to work with the Belgian side to effectively support cooperation activities between the two countries’ enterprises, Minister Nguyen Hong Dien told a bilateral business forum in Brussels on December 1.

Norway hopes to conclude the European Free Trade Association (EFTA)-Malaysia free trade agreement (FTA) by 2024 to foster more opportunities for Norwegian and Malaysian companies.

The head of the World Trade Organization urged envoys at the COP28 climate conference to put trade policy at the forefront of the fight against global warming.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Duong Hai Hung had working sessions with leaders of Emilia-Romagna within the framework of the Vietnam-Italy Year in the northern region of Italy from November 27-28.

Executive Vice President of the European Commission (EC) and EU Commissioner for Trade Valdis Dombrovskis said Vietnam's rise to become the bloc’s leading trade partner in ASEAN is a vivid demonstration of the success of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).

Two options are proposed for carbon trade exchange design. The first is to establish an exchange based on the infrastructure system of the stock exchanges. The second option is to build an independent exchange of stock exchanges which will be run by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment

The move is expected to increase tax revenue by over VND14.6 trillion ($603.5 million) from 122 foreign multinationals operating in Vietnam.

Even as they share similar concerns about economic security and resilience, the United States’ trading partners in Asia wonder what Washington’s new embrace of industrial policy means for their own development.