Bilateral trade between the EU and Vietnam has been advancing in the right direction since the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement took effect. Bernd Lange, chairman of the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade, spoke with VIR’s Hara Nguyen about the progress so far and the further advantages ahead.

The first half of 2022 saw a positive economic rebound in Vietnam as the country’s GDP grew 7.72 percent with solid exports and consumer spending. Here, Vietnam Briefing provides a report on how the International Monetary Fund (IMF) analyzed certain trends in the economy with an optimistic outlook on the country’s growth.

Vietnam has earned its status as a global production factory, although there are fears that it will remain an assembly platform in the future, according to a piece published by Japanese news service Nikkei Asia.

Global investors are planning to restructure their investment flows, a move predicted to take place strongly from now to 2023 and create opportunities for Vietnam, heard a conference on September 21.

Developing a long-term strategy, focusing on products with high value, and complying with market regulations are among the solutions for Vietnamese agricultural products to conquer the Dutch market and other Nordic countries.

Trade ministers of G20 countries on Wednesday discussed ways to strengthen the WTO's dispute settlement mechanism to make it more accessible and efficient.

Thanks to a positive and proactive spirit, Vietnam is increasingly achieving important results in the process of international economic integration. 15 Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) in progress and two FTAs under negotiation have brought Vietnam into the center of global trade "flow", strongly supporting import-export activities, helping Vietnam step by step overcome difficulties of the Covid-19 pandemic, consolidating and affirming its position in the international arena.

The first batch of Vietnamese durian was cleared through the Huu Nghi border gate in Pingxiang, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, for consumption in the Chinese market.

Many multinational conglomerates such as Panasonic, Boeing, and Bosch have been committed to expanding their investment and maintaining long-term business in Vietnam, while also recommending solutions to better the investment environment in the country, a conference heard.

Many Vietnamese enterprises, including Truong Hai Auto Corporation (THACO) and Duy Khanh Engineering Co. Ltd., have sought ways to improve their manufacturing capacity so that they can fulfill orders ushered in by the global supply chain shifts, these firms’ leaders said at a seminar held in Binh Duong Province on Thursday last week.