A new tool has been launched to assess the business integrity of enterprises in Việt Nam, helping them grow and develop in a sustainable fashion.

The four-day 19th China-ASEAN Expo, which recently concluded in Nanning, in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, saw offline and on-cloud participation by more than 3,000 enterprises from 40 countries. It saw 267 cooperation projects being signed while attracting a record high investment of 413 billion yuan ($58.57 billion).

Việt Nam has drawn up policies to attract high-quality foreign investment. Việt Nam News talked to Oliver Todd, British Consul General in Việt Nam, about Việt Nam’s advantages in attracting global investors, including companies from the UK.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set a very ambitious desire to get the India-UK Free Trade Agreement signed by Diwali and his new British counterpart Liz Truss wants her administration to "match the pace and ambition" of the Indian leader, UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has said.

Britain wants to reach an agreement with the European Union to solve post-Brexit trade to Northern Ireland issues quickly, foreign minister James Cleverly said on Thursday, suggesting a softer approach to what has been an intractable dispute.

Removing the European Commission's 'yellow card' on fishing would benefit industry workers and prove the country is committed to responsible and sustainable fishing, Deputy Prime Minister (PM) Lê Văn Thành has said.

Vietnam's trade in goods with foreign markets increased 2.7 times from US$203.6 billion in 2011 to US$545.3 billion in 2020, reaching US$668.5 billion in 2021 and US$371.17 billion in the first half of 2022, up 16.4 percent from the same period last year.

The UK-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) has had a clear impact on trade exchanges between Việt Nam and the UK, particularly in the field of agriculture, since it officially took effect on May 1, 2021.

Global semiconductor makers are betting on Vietnam as their next production destination with the country being considered ready for a move up in the value chain.

High-tech foreign investments will continue to propel Việt Nam’s economic growth for years to come, Michael Kokalari, chief economist at investment fund VinaCapital, has said.