On February 21 the text of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP11) was released, introducing the world's latest free-trade bloc, characterised as a high-quality multilateral free trade agreement that takes in Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and the President of Israel, Reuven Rivlin, have agreed to pursue an early deal in their talks on a bilateral free trade agreement.

The moves by US companies add up to a reordering of global manufacturing supply chains as they prepare for an extended period of uneven trade relations.

Japan's export restrictions on advanced tech materials that could undermine South Korea's production of semiconductors will be formally discussed at the World Trade Organization, South Korea's commerce ministry said Sunday.

Textile, garment and footwear products made in Việt Nam will not enjoy immediate tariff cuts after the EU-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) comes into effect, according to a report from Bảo Việt Securities Joint Stock Company (BVSC).

Bangladesh’s leather exports to the US market already have gained from the trade war, registering a 34% growth in the just concluded fiscal year

Vietnam, as the first country to sign a free trade agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union, and Russia may discuss any cooperation projects, both bilaterally and multilaterally, said an official of the United Russia Party (ER). 

With the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific (CPTPP) officially coming into force, Vietnamese exporters should make the most use of the opportunities it brings in Japan, one of Vietnam’s leading trade partners.

Ukrainian parliament ratified the international agreement on a free trade zone (FTA) between Ukraine and Israel, information on the official parliament's website showed on Thursday.

Vietnam’s export turnover from leather products and footwear is estimated to hit 21.5 billion USD in 2019, a year-on-year rise of 10 percent, said the Vietnam Leather, Footwear and Handbag Association (LEFASO).