A conference was held in Ho Chi Minh City on November 7 to discuss the effective and sustainable development of Vietnam’s rubber industry towards 2030.

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), under the United States Department of Agriculture, has officially recognized Vietnam’s pangasius food safety control system after more than three years of negotiations, reports Vietnam News.

United States President Donald Trump will not impose tariffs on European Union automotive goods next week as threatened, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker told German newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung.

The idea of a Philippine-US FTA has been mooted since the termination of the Philippines’ preferential trade status in the US as part of the transitional arrangements from colonial rule to full independence.

Ukraine and Turkey will hold the next round of talks on signing the free trade agreement between the two countries in January 2020.

The new partial trade deal with Beijing fails to address Chinese subsidies, one of the top concerns of the Trump administration and the impetus for starting a trade war, and it will be difficult to ease U.S.–China tensions if the issue of state subsidies remains unresolved, according to experts.

South Korea and Japan will hold a second round of talks later this month at the World Trade Organization (WTO) regarding a dispute over Japanese export restrictions.

Vietnam wants to enhance co-operation with South Africa, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has said.

The ongoing trade war between the United States and China is harming both economies, the UN said on Tuesday (Nov 5), with a sharp drop in exports and higher prices for consumers.

Vietnam was expected to reap gains from the US-China trade spat, but the opposite is happening, says Vu Tien Loc, an MP and chairman of the VCCI.