Mr. Tran Tuan Anh, Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), said that after the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) takes effect in early August, Vietnam's agro-forestry-aquatic products can access a potential market with more than 500 million people and gross domestic products of over US$18 trillion.

The media is playing a key role in aiding domestic enterprises to effectively enter foreign markets in general, and European ones in particular.

In Washington, Ottawa and Mexico City, there is a celebratory mood as the governments of the three North American partners prepare for the coming into force of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on July 1.

The heads of the WTO and six multilateral development banks on 1 July issued a joint statement promising to address shortages in trade finance, so that financial market stresses arising from the COVID-19 crisis do not prevent otherwise-viable trade transactions, including for essential goods such as food, drugs and medical equipment.

A new wave of foreign direct investment driven by global uncertainty such as the US-China trade war and the COVID-19 pandemic is imminent in Việt Nam, and it will have a much bigger impact on the economy than previous FDI inflows, according to investment fund VinaCapital.

The Philippines is at a critical juncture in its economic relations with the European Union over free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations. As the economic consequences of pandemic grip the world, the Philippines should seize this opportunity to revive negotiations and secure a Philippine–EU FTA to help drive a long-term and sustainable economic recovery.

Vietnam’s footwear and leather exports in 2020 can only hit US$15 billion at best, compared with the target of US$20 billion set earlier this year, according to an industry body.

Vietnam has been a major success story on the exports front over the last decade. Its exports between 2008 and 2018 have increased at a very fast pace from $69.7 billion to $259.5 billion. Can Vietnam become the next China over the coming decade? Mint takes a look.

Never-before-seen activities in Vietnam’s aviation sphere are expected to come to EU businesses soon on the back of the landmark EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement.

Resolution No.101/NQ-CP has been issued to approve the First Protocol to amend the ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (AJCEP) signed on April 14, 2008.