Vietnam’s farm exports posted positive growth in the first two months of this year and are hoped to maintain an upward trend in the coming time.

The immediate impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) in China is limited, but the fallout from the conflict may hold various direct and unintended consequences for foreign businesses operating in China.

Diversifying markets will help Vietnam mitigate the potential negative impacts of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine on agri-forestry-fishery trade, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The Pakistan government has started drafting a renegotiation of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA)'s benefits with China as the trade results of 38 export items to China have not been encouraging.

Direct trade channels are small

If the Russia-Ukraine crisis causes disruptions in oil and gas supply and high oil prices, it will affect Vietnam's economic growth.

Fifty years after late US President Richard Nixon's historic visit to China in 1972, China-US trade has undergone tremendous change in volume, quality and structure.

Senior Minister and Minister for International Trade and Industry (MITI) Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali (pictured) said Malaysia aims to ratify the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) by the third quarter of 2022.

France is a promising market for Vietnam’s agricultural products and foodstuffs, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in France.

Australia and India are expected to reach an interim free trade agreement as early as this month as both countries seek to diversify trade to cut their economic dependence on China.