Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai, Head of Vietnam’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations (UN), World Trade Organisation (WTO) and other international organisations in Geneva, led a delegation to join WTO negotiations on fisheries subsidies, which was held virtually in February.

Liberalising global maritime transport has far-reaching benefits, according to the International Chamber of Shipping – and it’s not just the maritime industry that would gain. A study from the ICS has recommended that national economies work together to enjoy the benefits of liberalising maritime transport services through the World Trade Organization (WTO), which would then open the door to more efficient and cost-effective maritime transport services.

Regarding agricultural, forestry and fishery exports in 2021, Mr. Nguyen Quoc Toan, Director of Department of Agricultural Product Processing and Market Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, said one of the key solutions to reach US$44 billion in exports is that it is necessary to promote the exploitation of the market group in the signed Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) along with traditional markets.

First Deputy Prime Minister of the Udmurt Republic of the Russian Federation Konstantin Suntsov has expressed his belief that its bilateral relations and trade with Vietnam will be enhanced in the coming time.

The cumulative rules of origin under the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) framework will substantially boost China’s foreign trade and outbound direct investment activities in partner countries in the next stage, according to Customs officials.

Iran has stated talks on free trade with an economic bloc of Eurasian countries known as the EAEU more than a year after Tehran clinched a preferential trade agreement with the grouping.

Trade turnover between Vietnam and the U.K. in January increased by 78.6 percent from the same period in 2020, right after the UKVFTA came into effect.

Revenues posted by e-commerce platforms for January were up 30% year-on-year despite there being fewer promotions than in previous years, figures from the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the platforms reveal.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) and the US state of West Virginia signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on advancing bilateral energy, economic and commercial cooperation in Hanoi on February 25.

China and the European Union should work together to develop the multilateral trading system, and strengthen unity and trust among the members of the World Trade Organization, the Ministry of Commerce said on Friday.