Indonesia is increasing its trade engagement with Egypt as a gateway for exports to other African countries, its trade minister said on Thursday, following an official trip to Cairo.

The United States and Taiwan have concluded negotiations on a trade agreement to deepen economic ties amid growing tensions between Washington and Beijing.

The Mercantile Exchange of Vietnam (MXV) is to play an increasingly important role in global trade with changes in the Southeast Asia economy's supply and demand impacting the listed prices of commodities on global exchanges, said trade experts at a workshop held in Hanoi on May 17.

The Japanese market still has much room for growth and development, especially in the key fields of Vietnam, such as agriculture and fishery, textiles, and footwear. However, Vietnamese enterprises must improve their capacity to respond to this market's standards to bring high value to export goods.

The prospect of Vietnam's exports to the Canadian market may be affected by many objective and subjective difficulties.

The implementation of new EU regulations aimed at combating deforestation could have a significant impact on Vietnam’s agricultural exports to Europe. However, the implications can be viewed from both positive and negative perspectives. Let’s delve into the potential outcomes.

Brunei has ratified the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, the last of the original 11 signatories of the trade and investment deal to do so.

India sees the proposed levy as discriminatory and a trade barrier, and would question its legality while citing that New Delhi was already following the protocols pledged in the UN Paris climate agreement.

There remains an ample room for Vietnamese exports to Africa, as the country accounts for only 0.6% of the continent's total import of 600 billion USD per year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, given opportunities brought about by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement.

Despite impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, foreign direct investment (FDI) is still being poured into Vietnam, contributing importantly to turning the country into a new production hub of the world.