The Prime Minister has approved a plan to implement the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).

The negotiation process on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) has entered its final round and the agreement is expected to be signed in the near future, Indonesian Deputy Minister of Trade Jerry Sambuaga said.

The Vietnam-EU free trade agreement is a highway that creates opportunities not only for 'heavy vehicles' but also 'mini trucks', says Vu Tien Loc, chairman of Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Responding to a broadside from the Trump Administration to its aluminium industry, the Canadian government fired a return volley this weekend, announcing the levying of US$2.7 billion in retaliatory tariffs on aluminium products imported from it southern neighbor.

Industry groups panned the U.S. decision and disputed the idea of a Canadian deluge

Speaking at a video conference on the action plan to implement the free trade agreement between the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and The European Union (EVFTA) held on August 6, 2020, the Minister of Planning and Investment said that the Ministry has developed an action plan to implement the agreement with four groups of tasks and solutions.

The COVID-19 pandemic which is expected to be prolonged and drawn out at least until a vaccine is readily available, has rekindled the call for ASEAN, a market of nearly 700 million people and growing middle class, to further forge and foster regional integration.

China saw another surprise jump in exports last month as the global economy slowly reopened after coronavirus lockdowns, data showed on Friday (Aug 7), but there were warnings that while the country is expected to get back on track by year's end, overseas shipments would likely struggle.

The 4th meeting of the Vietnam-Japan Joint Committee on Cooperation in Industry, Trade and Energy was held in Hanoi on August 7 in the form of video conferencing.

Speaking at a discussion in India@75 Summit organised by CII, the minister said proponents of Free Trade Agreements make out as if that is the only vehicle to engage the world