The latest Business Climate Index (BCI) unveiled by the European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) in Vietnam on February 3 indicates that EU companies in Vietnam ended 2020 with overall optimistic view about the country's’s business climate.

The amendments to the ASEAN-China FTA came into force in August 2019, simplifying the rules for trade of goods, services, and investments in the ASEAN-China economic zone that is home to over 1.8 billion people.

The World Trade Organization (WTO) has released a book that examines how WTO members can ensure that the changes brought by digital technologies benefit all and support inclusive growth. The publication combines academic perspectives on digital trade with policy recommendations.

“Wow, beautiful and thank you. Kindly share our national strategy, and contact people if available so that we see how the locals and the Diaspora can play part in this to build a trade intelligence network.” This is a response on social media to last week’s article published in The Herald “Key Sectors in the Success of the AfCFTA”.

Up to now, Vietnam has joined 13 free trade agreements (FTAs). The FTAs have become the playgrounds, facilitating Vietnamese products' export to many major import markets.

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) could provide the next impetus for growth in Asean, which attracted about one third less foreign direct investment (FDI) on the back of the Covid-19 pandemic, says a report by UOB.

Vietnam remains an attractive investment destination in Asia, wooing over 300 foreign enterprises to invest or expand their investments in the country during January, the Ministry of Planning and Investment reported.

While key economic indicators in January remains positive, the economy is set to go through a rough path amid a Covid-19 resurgence.

The YouGov/HSBC poll found that 42 per cent of exporters said the UK’s exit from the EU’s single market and customs union on 31 December had a “negative impact” on their business.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Dang Hoang An recently had a working session with UK Ambassador to Vietnam Gareth Ward to discuss bilateral cooperation in trade and energy.