Japan wants the Group of Seven advanced economies to take a coordinated approach this year aimed at preventing the “economic coercion” that China has applied to some of its trading partners.

Russia is continuing to move away from World Trade Organization principles but the U.S. currently has little ability to press Moscow on this issue.

Despite impacts caused by COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters in two years, two-way trade between Vietnam and Laos has regained its growth momentum.

UK pharmaceutical exports to Vietnam witnessed a strong growth rate of 32% in the first nine months of 2022, according to British Ambassador to Vietnam Iain Frew.

In the latest survey by the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham), 41 per cent of respondents stated their company was shifting operations from China to Vietnam, up from 13 per cent in the third quarter.

The Government signed and promulgated 16 Decrees specifying Vietnam’s special preferential import tariff schedule for the implementation of the Trade Agreements and Economic Partnership Agreements.

Residents of China are increasingly on the move after the country's sudden reversal last month of heavy COVID-19 curbs, despite a surge in infections, pointing to a gradual recovery in consumption and economic activity this year.

Free trade agreements (FTAs) help businesses export and trade more smoothly, but the economic difficulties of the world have forced businesses to diversify and find new markets.

Government-backed financial institutions from Japan, the US, and Australia have pledged to support Vietnam's efforts to cut carbon emissions, according to the chairman of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC).

Vietnam should maintain high quality of its farm produce, especially longan, to clinch its position in the Japanese market, according to Vietnamese Trade Councillor in Japan Ta Duc Minh.