In the early hours of Tuesday morning the EU became the first big economy to legislate for a “green tariff” on imports, to be levied on goods that are produced with high carbon dioxide emissions.

Vietnamese enterprises need to make efforts to concentrate resources to increase market share in FTA markets before competitors enter these "playgrounds".

Leaders from Europe and Southeast Asia are hopeful a summit this week will usher in an era of better economic ties and help European producers in Asia diversify away from China.

China has revised its regulations on agricultural imports, making it harder to sell the products to its market, the Plant Protection Department said.

The effective adjustment of specialized inspection as well as the application of electronic customs procedures has made import-export activities smoother in Vietnam, greatly contributing to forming a more attractive trading environment for both domestic and foreign companies so that they can take better advantage of free trade agreements.

At the end of last year, many businesses were worried that they did not have enough time and human resources to meet all signed orders, and then at this time, orders fell seriously.

On December 8, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce (“USDOC”) published its preliminary determination that certain manufacturers of solar energy products in Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, and Cambodia that rely on Chinese-origin inputs are circumventing U.S. antidumping and countervailing duties relating to crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells and modules of Chinese origin.

Vietnamese coffee industry has made steady headway in the international competitiveness rankings with a processing capacity of 2.36 million tonnes per year.

Vietnamese handicraft producers were among more than 2,300 companies from nearly 100 countries participating in the 26th International Crafts Selling Exhibition "Artigiano in Fiera" in Milan, Italy from December 3 to 11.

75 cases of violations of fishing involving 104 vessels and 919 people have been recorded in Vietnam.