Increasing global demand, stable domestic production, and better rice quality count among the reasons Vietnam can be confident its rice exports will prosper again in 2021 and surpass the 3.1 billion USD in revenue posted in 2020, despite a significant decline in the first two months of this year.

The implementation of the new Plan of Action for the period 2021-2025, which is designed to further strengthen ASEAN-China cooperation in the next five years

This is one of the key directions of the Director General of Vietnam Customs Nguyen Van Can at a conference reviewing performance in February and deploying tasks for March, held by the General Department of Vietnam Customs (GDVC) on March 4, 2021.

The U.S. could help drive a powerful global economic recovery this year, as it plays a more central role in the comeback than after the financial crisis, reflecting the unusual nature of the Covid-19 shock and the flexibility of the American economy.

The textile and apparel industry, which managed to survive three waves of COVID-19 thanks to its decision to produce face masks and personal protective equipment, will focus on sportswear and yarn, according to the Việt Nam National Textile and Garment Group.

Owing to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 was an uneasy year for the world, especially for the global economy. Against a background of severe and complicated situation abroad, and arduous reform tasks at home, China's hard-won positive economic performance received considerable attention and appreciation worldwide.

In the first instance of US President Joe Biden’s administration expressing its views on India’s trade policy, Washington criticized New Delhi at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over its growing protectionist measures including tariff hikes, domestic testing requirements on imports, restrictive rules in e-commerce and cross-border data flows.

The United States on Thursday agreed to a four-month suspension of retaliatory tariffs imposed on British goods such as Scotch whisky over a long-running aircraft subsidy row, with both sides pledging to use the time to resolve the dispute.

The European parliament has postponed setting a date for ratifying the trade and security deal with Britain after Boris Johnson was accused of breaking international law for a second time over Northern Ireland.

Vietnam is currently home to 100 Swiss firms with a combined investment capital of nearly US$2 billion, including major names such as Nestle, Novatis, Roche, Holcim, and ABB.