The Philippines is at a critical juncture in its economic relations with the European Union over free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations. As the economic consequences of pandemic grip the world, the Philippines should seize this opportunity to revive negotiations and secure a Philippine–EU FTA to help drive a long-term and sustainable economic recovery.

Vietnam’s footwear and leather exports in 2020 can only hit US$15 billion at best, compared with the target of US$20 billion set earlier this year, according to an industry body.

Vietnam has been a major success story on the exports front over the last decade. Its exports between 2008 and 2018 have increased at a very fast pace from $69.7 billion to $259.5 billion. Can Vietnam become the next China over the coming decade? Mint takes a look.

Never-before-seen activities in Vietnam’s aviation sphere are expected to come to EU businesses soon on the back of the landmark EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement.

Resolution No.101/NQ-CP has been issued to approve the First Protocol to amend the ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (AJCEP) signed on April 14, 2008.

A statement made by the European Commission (EC) on June 30 officially announced the European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), signed on June 30, 2019, will officially come into effective as of August 1.

NAFTA is no more. As of today, the North American Free Trade Agreement that took effect Jan. 1, 1994 has been replaced by the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) .

The European Union Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) will create significant opportunities for Vietnamese firms to recover and develop after the COVID-19 pandemic, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Trần Quốc Khánh said at a conference on Monday in Hà Nội.

Vietnam reported a trade surplus of US$4 billion for the first six months of this year, a sharp increase compared to the same period last year despite considerable impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Foreign investment commitments to Việt Nam in the first half of this year decreased 15.1 per cent year-on-year to US$15.67 billion, a report from the Ministry of Planning and Investment's Foreign Investment Agency has shown.