Vietnam's participation in new-generation free trade agreements (FTAs) is anticipated to provide fresh impetus for greater co-operation in the fashion industry with the Netherlands, according to insiders.

Top European Union officials and Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded a business investment deal Wednesday that will open big opportunities to European companies, but has the potential to irk the new American administration.

The Import and Export Sub-Department, has received complaints from businesses and business groups about a shortage of containers that has led to an unprecedented increase in shipping tariffs, Trần Thanh Hải, its deputy director, said.

One of the main drivers behind Vietnam’s growth rate of 2.91% in 2020 is public investment, with a range of public-funded infrastructure projects playing a major role in boosting demand, supporting enterprise development, and creating jobs.

Although the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) inherits basic contents from the EU-Vietnam FTA (EVFTA), there remain differences between the two deals, said Vietnamese Trade Counsellor in the UK Nguyen Canh Cuong.

Cambodian importers and exporters can now apply for ASEAN Customs Declaration Documents (ACDD) electronically through the ASEAN Single Window (ASW), the General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia (GDCE) said on December 24.

On Christmas day, the EU and UK released the text of their new Trade and Cooperation Agreement. It still needs to be cleaned up by having the lawyers go over each word with a fine‐toothed comb, but with this agreement, the post‐Brexit trade relationship between the EU and UK is now mostly spelled out.

2020 marks the 30th anniversary of Vietnam-European Union (EU) diplomatic ties. Over the course of the three decades, despite fluctuations in the global situation, as well as in Asia and Europe, the relationship between Vietnam and the EU has been constantly growing with significant progress made, contributing to creating a new milestone in Vietnam’s international integration process.

Avoiding any trade disruption, Turkey and the United Kingdom signed a free trade deal that covers all industrial and agricultural goods.

The UK wants to strengthen its trade and investment ties with Malaysia as it emerges from the end of the Brexit transition period on December 31, 2020, said British High Commissioner to Malaysia Charles Hay.