The European Parliament has ratified the Vietnam - EU Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the Vietnam - EU Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA). How will Vietnam’s import-export industry move, and what do enterprises need to do to get good results?

South Korea's trade with Vietnam rose 16.5 percent annually since the two countries implemented a free trade agreement (FTA) in 2015, customs office data showed Thursday.

In the aftermath of the infamous WTO Appellate Body's loss of quorum, the details of which can be found in our previous post here, the WTO Membership is faced with the challenge of negotiating solutions that balance the United States' concern over the WTO dispute settlement process against the preservation of the legitimacy and viability of this system as an impartial forum for resolution and enforcement of trade disputes between sovereign states.

On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the novel coronavirus (2019 n-CoV) is a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). Countries have, therefore, been asked to report outbreaks of the virus and to keep the WHO informed of any measures being taken.

The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) will create opportunities for Japanese companies to continue expanding operations in Vietnam and boost exports to the EU, according to chief representative of the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) in Hanoi Takeo Nakajima.

Vietnamese shrimp exporters hope that European sales will continue to grow once a trade deal between their country and the 27-member European Union takes effect, Vietnam Plus reported.

Vietnam will continue to monitor and assess the impact of the US’s removal of Vietnam from the list of developing countries under US countervailing duty laws, Vice Spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry Doan Khac Viet said on February 20.

Vietnam should improve structural reforms and businesses’ competitiveness to efficiently implement the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), heard a conference held by the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) in Hanoi on February 19.

The complicated and unpredictable developments of the respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus, known as Covid-19, are presenting numerous challenges to the realisation of Vietnam’s socio-economic targets in 2020, given its far-reaching impacts on all aspects.

The European Parliament’s approval of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) marks the start of a new era with significance meaning in the trade ties between Vietnam and EU members, according to an Italian expert on Vietnam.