Dhaka and New Delhi are preparing a joint study report to sign a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) to boost bilateral trade and investment once Bangladesh becomes a developing nation.

The positive achievements in socio-economic development in 2020 amid the prevalence of COVID-19 have offered Vietnam a further premise for the successful realisation of its socio-economic development targets this year.

Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh and German Federal Minister of Economics Peter Altmaier co-chaired the first meeting of the joint committee for economic cooperation between the two countries which took place virtually on January 12.

China's process to ratify the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), beginning in December 2020, has been smooth, and the government aims to complete it within six months, Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) spokesperson Gao Feng said in Beijing on Thursday.

Last year’s export growth of 6.5% can be viewed as a bright spot in the nation’s economic picture, with this growth being attributed to the signing of a number of free trade agreements (FTAs).

The Australian government has violated the principles of market economy and the spirit of the bilateral free trade agreement, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Tuesday.

When leaders commit to free trade, they create growth opportunities for their economies, for their businesses, for their people. They take decisions to help develop new economic prospects and level the playing field for billions of their citizens.

Vietnam Economic News’ My Phung spoke with Torben Minko, Co-Chairman of the German Business Association.

Vietnam is always a leading partner of the Netherlands in Asia, said the Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Sigrid Kaag, at an online meeting with Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh on January 14.

Vietnam began its Doi Moi reform and international integration as a backward and closed economy 35 years ago. Today it has become a middle-income country with a dynamic and highly open market economy recording relatively high and inclusive growth, ensuring that all benefit from the fruits of growth.