Vietnam-China relations in the past were based mostly on trade and construction bids. What will be important for the new period?

India has ticked off its part of the free trade agreement with Australia, setting up the agreement to come into force by the start of the new year.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh reaffirmed that the Vietnam’s economy would exceed expectations this year with an increase in GDP of 8 percent, in a speech at the National Assembly last month.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan has signed the Protocol on requirements for quarantine, inspection and veterinary hygiene for bird’s nests of Vietnam to be exported to China after the document was inked by the General Department of Customs of China.

Since Vietnam keeps moving forward with its high economic growth rate, market potential, and developments in business sectors including IT, Vietnam is still an attractive investment destination for foreign investors.

Japan has very strict import standards, but if Vietnamese goods manage to meet those rules, they will be able to enter not only this demanding market but also most of other markets in the world.

Organic production can help Vietnam deal with the skyrocketing prices of food, fuels and fertilisers caused by the recent turbulence in different parts of the world, according to Danish Ambassador to Vietnam Nicolai Prytz.

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol held a trade strategy meeting this week in which easing private firms’ reliance on China was top of the agenda.

Two European chip deals have run into trouble over their links with China, a sign of concern spreading in the West over potential Chinese control of critical infrastructure.

Insiders discussed ways to expand the export of locally-branded products to member markets of the European Union – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), at a seminar held by Cong Thuong (Industry and Trade) Magazine on November 25 in Hanoi.