A conference was held in Toronto, Canada on March 11 to help Canadian small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) study the Vietnamese market with the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) effective.

In addition to benefiting from import tariff cuts, under the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement, European businesses will be able to have their products protected in Vietnam, to which they can boost exports on account of the nation’s commitments in protection of geographical indications.

The Republic of Korea (RoK) and Brunei have agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation as well as the former’s relations with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has recently issued the working regulations of the Steering Committee for Vietnam’s Industrialisation Strategy within the Vietnam – Japan cooperation framework until 2020 with a vision to 2030.

Theresa May struck a deal to revise the terms of the U.K.’s divorce from the European Union but it’s unclear whether she’s done enough to win Parliament’s support in a crucial vote on Tuesday.

Vietnam remains a magnet for international corporations but there are calls for the country to revitalise government policies in order to make efficient use of foreign direct investment inflows.

The coffee industry should focus on deep processing in the coming time to increase the quality and added value of its products, according to insiders.

MPs are set to hold key votes next week on the terms of Brexit, the outcome of which could determine whether the UK has greater flexibility to set its own trade tariffs.

In 2010 almost one in five Chinese people lived in poverty. By 2017 that figure had fallen to a little under one in 30, according to the World Bank. It’s an astonishing decline in poverty achieved with a mix of authoritarianism, competitive markets and a huge increase in corporate and state borrowing.

The World Trade Organization is expected to side with Japan in a complaint filed against Korea for banning seafood imports from Fukushima after the nuclear plant meltdown there.