The Ministry of Finance has just issued Circular 33/2023/TT-BTC regulating the determination of origin of exported and imported goods. Circular 33 takes effect from July 15 and replaces circulars No. 38/2018/TT-BTC, 62/2019/TT-BTC, 47/2020/TT-BTC, and 07/2021/TT-BTC.

Ann Marie Murphy is professor and director of the Center for Foreign Policy Studies at Seton Hall University. This piece was written for Perry World House's 2023 workshop "Economic Security and the Future of the Global Order in the Indo-Pacific."

Official data shows that from January to April this year, the total import and export volume between China and members of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) hit 4.12 trillion yuan (about $576.06 billion), up 7.3 percent year on year, accounting for 30.9 percent of China's total foreign trade import and export volume.

Vietnamese instant noodle products imported into the European Union (EU) market will not require certificates of food safety inspection issued by Việt Nam’s authorised agencies from June 27.

The first 4 months of 2023 saw Vietnam’s tuna exports to Mexico hit nearly US$7.4 million, up 44% over the same period from last year 2022, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers VASE

On June 2, the day the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) entered into force in the Philippines, Chizhou Customs in east China's Anhui Province issued an RCEP Certificate of Origin for a batch of goods exported to the South-East Asian country.

Việt Nam will strive to achieve fisheries exports of US$9 billion this year, equivalent to the figure in 2019, the Việt Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers, has said.

Việt Nam and Malaysia, one of Việt Nam’s most important trading partners, have set a bilateral trade target of US$18 billion by 2025.

MSMEs in Vietnam are poised to reap significant benefits from the rapid growth of the e-commerce sector.

Bilateral trade between Vietnam and Italy has grown thanks to positive effects of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA). The trade deal brings many opportunities for increased presence of Vietnamese products in the Italian market.