The U.S. moved to set up a dispute-settlement panel to review Canada’s dairy quotas, which Washington alleges undermine the ability of American dairy exporters to sell a wide range of products to Canadian consumers.

The European Union’s top diplomat in Canberra has urged China to have a “proper discussion” with Australia over its multibillion-dollar trade disputes and left the door open to the EU joining a claim against Beijing at the World Trade Organisation.

As Viet Nam's exports account for only 2.7 per cent of total import demand in Japan, authorities from the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) see room for growth in the market.

A webinar on promoting the development of industrial-scale marine aquaculture in Vietnam took place on May 21.

Vietnam’s textile and garment exports grew 9 percent to over 9.5 billion USD in the first four months of 2021, with shipments of cord fabric and fibre and yarn increasing 35.7 percent and 43.4 percent, respectively, year-on-year.

The Republic of Korea (ROK)'s Incheon Port Corporation announced on May 24 that it is now operating a new container shipping route named NKT (New Korea Thailand) from the ROK to both Thailand and Vietnam.

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Xiong Bo agreed to facilitate bilateral export-import activities during their meeting in Hanoi on May 25.

Professor David Collins of The City Law School says that as long as a globally minded UK government is prepared to stand up to the farming lobby, it is quite likely the Australia-UK FTA can be finalised in the coming weeks.

With the increased digitalisation of the global economy, there is growing international focus on how to tax multinational corporations (MNCs) in the digital sector.

On May 19, at the webinar "Sustainability certification: win-win cooperation for effective application" organised by VASEP, the Association announced the decision to establish the "VASEP Sustainability Certification Advising Council on Certification" to support and promote businesses to apply sustainability certifications.