Given the shared goal of achieving net zero emissions, the Việt Nam Trade Office in Thailand will actively seek opportunities to connect enterprises in climate change response sectors.

ISSUES on the rules of origin concerning the Philippine garments sector and carbon emission standards, among others, are expected to be covered by the talks for a free trade deal between the Philippines and the 27-member bloc European Union (EU), which is set to resume in October of this year, according to Trade Undersecretary Allan B. Gepty, the Philippines’s chief negotiator for the trade deal.

Direct power purchase through the national grid will also help prevent the complicatedness in management and will not require huge investment in the infrastructure system.

Implementing protectionist policies to restrict so-called overcapacity, which limits market competition and protects backward production capacity, will cause serious damage to global industrial development and the home country, Wenhui Daily reported on April 21, quoting experts.

Tomorrow, the European Parliament will put the final seal on the first EU law to ban products made with forced labour from reaching the EU market, regardless if they were made in the EU or any third country. Shirts, shoes or cars, made by enslaved Uyghurs, Turkmens, or forced workers anywhere, should not be sold in our shops or online anymore.

Việt Nam’s economy has a good start with a growth rate of 5.66 per cent in the first quarter of this year, the highest rate since 2020. However, whether the recovery is firm remains a question.

There is a lack of consistency among existing legal documents on seafood production, making it difficult for enterprises to comply.

On April 24, the 2024 International Sourcing Exhibition drew the participation of over 400 suppliers from Vietnam and across Asia.

Attacks by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea are jeopardising trade in a crucial maritime shipping route. This column discusses the consequences for oil prices, trade, and inflation, and looks at the effects of more protracted disruptions.

Better investment climate, with simplified administrative producers and special incentives, has helped improve investor confidence, thus catalysing investments from a wider pool of both domestic and international investors for socio-economic development.