The customs sector will continue to introduce measures to help Vietnamese enterprises fully tap the benefits brought about by FTAs Vietnam has signed with foreign partners, an official from the General Department of Vietnam Customs has said.

Canada’s westernmost province of British Columbia and the Asia-Pacific Foundation of Canada (APFC) held a webinar on May 27 to discuss opportunities for local firms in investing in Vietnam under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

The Supreme Eurasian Economic Council, the Heads of State decision making body for the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), has been making considerable progress with plans to accelerate the number of Free Trade Agreements it has with other nations, and to speed up alignment with China’s Belt and Road initiative.

The Polish market has ample room for Vietnamese farm produce and food, experts said at a recent online conference.

The harvest of Australian cotton production, which was once worth A$800 million ($614 million) a year, is now in peril due to the loss of the Chinese market amid frosty bilateral ties.

Belarus is ready to resume free trade with Ukraine if the latter reviews its measures on Belarusian goods, Belarusian First Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Guryanov said.

Vietnamese exports to the US are increasing sharply as that country seeks to diversify supply to meet consumer demand and revive its economy after the Covid-19 pandemic.

UNCTAD and Iraq signed an agreement on 27 May to help the country modernize and automate its customs procedures. Acting UNCTAD head Isabelle Durant and Iraq’s finance minister Ali Abdul Ameer Allawi inked the deal to implement a project that will promote trade and development in Iraq. “The agreement that we are signing today signals the beginning of one of the most ambitious projects in the region,” Ms. Durant said.

The US' order that requires Hong Kong products to be relabeled as "Made in China" is a "discriminatory and unjust" requirement motivated by political reasons, and violates WTO rules, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government said Friday.

Vietnam’s rice exports are anticipated to continue rising during the second half of the year due to high demand for the staple caused by the complicated nature of the COVID-19 pandemic globally, according to industry insiders.