After four years of implementation, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) has made an important contribution to boosting Viet Nam’s exports of agricultural, forestry, and fishery products amid strong fluctuations in global trade flows.

The Việt Nam Trade Office in Japan has announced that Việt Nam–Japan trade relations continued to record positive results last year.

Viet Nam’s tuna exports to Canada continued to grow in 2025 but showed month-to-month fluctuations, as market standards and sustainability requirements become increasingly demanding.

The potential of RCEP can only be unlocked when micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises, which constitute the backbone of the ASEAN economies, can navigate and utilise its provisions with ease.

As one of the world’s largest free trade agreements (FTAs), the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is increasingly asserting its role as a pillar of the global trading system, especially at a time when geopolitical instability and protectionist trends are on the rise.

RCEP is a free trade agreement between China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and the ASEAN member states. Based on World Bank data in 2020, the 15 participating ­countries account for about 29% of the ­global population or 2.3 billion people.

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien held a working session with newly appointed Ambassador of Australia to Vietnam Gillian Bird on July 2, during which the host called for stronger cooperation in trade, energy and industry.

Vietnam is asserting itself as one of the world’s most promising and reliable centres for trade and manufacturing.

Guangxi, a key gateway for China to advance high-level opening-up and promote cooperation with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, is poised to facilitate access to the vast markets of both ASEAN and Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership countries.

In 2024, two-way trade between Vietnam and Canada reached over 11 billion USD, with Vietnam enjoying a trade surplus of nearly 10 billion USD.