The Việt Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) forecasts that Việt Nam's tra fish (pangasius) exports will continue to grow in the coming months thanks to the control of the COVID-19 pandemic in importing countries, said VASEP secretary Trương Đình Hòe.

The manufacturing sector has taken the lead in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) capital since early this year, accounting for over 43% of total new FDI capital in Vietnam.

Vietnam has sufficient conditions to achieve the twin targets of curbing the COVID-19 pandemic and securing economic growth in 2021, according to Country Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Andrew Jeffries.

Russia always attaches importance to its relations with Vietnam which is one of its traditional and priority partners in the Asia-Pacific region, Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Gennady Bezdetko affirmed in his article “Bright prospects for the Russia – Vietnam cooperative relationship” on the occasion of 31st Russia Day (June 12).

British manufacturers are likely to have less protection against cheap imports from the UK’s post-Brexit trade regulator than they had under the EU regime, those running the new body have said.

The Philippines is set to import a lot of rice from India at $100 cheaper per ton than Vietnamese rice as it diversifies its supply sources.

Global value chains have long formed the backbone of economic growth and trade, especially in East Asia.

Despite COVID-19 cutting into demand for textiles and garments, enterprises have poured investment into materials to improve production capacity, completing the supply chain and taking advantage of new generation free trade agreements (FTAs) that have come into effect.

Experts, too, suggest that both the sides need to work on less controversial issues first; the more difficult ones can be taken up later, as any deal there will take time to materialise.

Recently, as the COVID-19 pandemic has been brought under control in many countries around the world, importers of Vietnamese textile and garment products have been opening up great opportunities for enterprises to boost production and expand their export market.