Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh, who is also Chairman of the Vietnam - US Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council, has held phone talks with US Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer to discuss bilateral economic and trade issues.

Some businesses said Friday that costs and paperwork are hampering trade between Britain and the European Union as the reality of the U.K.’s post-Brexit trading relationship with the bloc takes hold.

South Korea said Monday it plans to "actively" consider joining a mega Asia-Pacific free trade agreement (FTA) initiated again by the United States in an effort to diversify the country's export portfolio amid growing trade protectionism.

France's government breathed a sigh of relief Friday after the U.S. indefinitely delayed tariffs on French wine, cosmetics and other goods designed as retaliation for a French tax on technology giants.

On the occasion of the New Year, Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son granted the media an interview on the results of Vietnam’s international economic integration in 2020 and orientations for the new period.

Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena has told the outgoing Thai Ambassador that Thailand has the potential to invest in Sri Lanka especially in the plantation and agricultural sectors.

The U.S. has made no decision on imposing tariffs on Vietnamese goods regarding the recent allegation of currency manipulation, a Vietnamese minister says.

Vietnam achieved a gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 2.91 percent in 2020, the lowest in a decade due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but it remained one of the fastest-growing economies in the world.

Dr Trần Thị Hồng Minh, Director of the Central Institute for Economic Management, talks to the Vietnam News Agency about Việt Nam’s potential for economic development in 2021

The number of foreign direct investment (FDI) enterprises continues to increase in Việt Nam, but more are reporting losses. The Ministry of Finance (MoF) said FDI firms' contributions were not yet commensurate with the preferential policies given to them.