The implementation of the EU-Vietnam Voluntary Partnership Agreement on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade, along with the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement, are expected to boost the value of local timber and help wood items penetrate new demanding markets.

Despite the looming prospects of challenges ahead in the second half of the year, the seafood industry is making all-out efforts to meet this year’s U$$10 billion export target whilst dealing with recommendations from the European Commission (EC) on combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing for the purpose of having the "yellow card" removed

Online trade conferences have provided firms from both the United States and Vietnam with the opportunity to boost mutually beneficial co-operation, especially with the COVID-19 epidemic situation in the US remaining complicated

The European Commission (EC) on July 15 announced quotas for several Vietnamese agricultural products and rice in line with the European Union – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).

Vietnam stays ready to cooperate with Mexico within bilateral and multilateral frameworks to push back the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and recover the economy

Many financiers from the Republic of Korea (RoK) are expecting that regulations on financial investment activities in Vietnam will become clearer and more open with the revised Investment Law coming into force

The Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade) is able to coordinate with and create the necessary conditions for Vietnamese and Dutch companies to enhance business links, Vietrade Deputy Director Le Hoang Tai has said.

Tariffs imposed on European wines and foods have cut into the fragile profits of independent restaurants and wine shops. They could be getting worse.

According to the latest information from the Ministry of Industry and Trade, as of June 2020, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has dealt with 176 trade defense lawsuits from foreign countries against Vietnam's exports.

Vietnam enjoyed a trade surplus of 5.46 billion USD in the first six months of this year, nearly 1.5 billion USD higher than the estimated 4 billion USD, according to the General Department of Customs.