Vietnam’s tea exports to major markets globally during the first half of this year recorded a robust growth, reaching 58,000 tonnes worth US$90 million, amid the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic, according the Agro Processing and Market Development Authority (Agrotrade).

Vietnamese goods are likely to face intense competition once the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) takes effect in early August, economists have forecast.

Speeding up infrastructure development and improving ease of doing business and vocational training are among things Vietnam should do to make itself more attractive to foreign investors post-COVID-19, according to investment fund VinaCapital.

As we enter the second half of 2020, the global COVID pandemic seems to be slowing down in some places and taking wing in others. Through all the waves, however, one thing is becoming certain: we still have quite a while to go until things go back to “normal.”

In a report to the United Nations High-level Political Forum (HLPF) taking place from 7 to 16 July, the WTO Secretariat highlights that trade, fiscal and monetary policies are key to supporting global sustainable development and achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Amid the COVID-19 crisis, keeping trade open and fostering a favourable business environment will be critical to spur the renewed investment needed to meet the SDGs, the report says.

S. Korea’s FDI in China has steadily decreased while increasing in Southeast Asia

CAMBODIA, Myanmar, and Vietnam are among the Asian countries poised to gain most from shifts in apparel manufacturing, according to a Fitch Solutions July 13 report.

Late on Friday, the Trump Administration had issued a statement saying that the United States would incline an additional 25 per cent tariff on French-borne consumer goods

No one had thought US-Vietnam trade turnover would ever reach $80 billion when negotiating the bilateral trade agreement in 1995, said Nguyen Dinh Luong, Vietnam’s chief negotiator for the deal.

Nigeria's Okonjo-Iweala and Mexico's Seade have different prescriptions for US-China rift