Vietnam and Singapore should further optimise free trade agreements (FTAs) in which both sides are members such as the CPTPP and RCEP to strengthen partnership among businesses of both countries, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien has proposed.

Given the COVID-19 epidemic, the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), which entered into force in August 2020, has helped to boost two-way trade and buffer the impact of the economic downturn, according to an article posted on October 13 by The Business Times of Singapore.

The World Bank (WB) in Vietnam has announced its latest update on Vietnam's economic performance which indicates the impacts of the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on Vietnam.

Although heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the export turnover of agro-forestry-fishery products in the past nine months was estimated at US$35.5 billion, up 17.7% over the same period in 2020.

Việt Nam's agricultural products are being exported to more than 180 countries and territories, particularly products moving from the mid-range market to the higher-end segment.

Vietnam is expected to achieve its export target of 6.3 million tonnes of rice worth US$3.2 billion this year due to high global demand and an increase in export prices.

Minister of Public Security Gen. To Lam held an online meeting with a high-ranking delegation of the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC).

Vietnam's cashew nuts have accounted for approximately 90 percent of the US cashew imports in spite of fierce competition from other suppliers.

Brunei Darussalam has ratified the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement on Oct. 11.

A Taiwan official has asked Australia to support its bid to join the CPTPP pan-Pacific trade pact.