Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc joined leaders of other ASEAN countries and the bloc’s partners at the opening ceremony of the 35th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok on November 3 morning.

India on Monday decided against joining the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade deal, holding that it did not receive any “credible assurance on market access and non-tariff barriers".

Vietnam has enjoyed consistent growth in export turnover despite numerous difficulties, with a trade surplus of approximately US$5.9 billion, representing one of the positive aspects of the country’s economic picture in the first nine months of the year.

A royal antique car decorated with durian fruit and a banner that read “Vietnamese Durian” travelled around the centre of Sydney on October 29 as part of a campaign to promote the fruit in Australia.

Chile withdrew on Wednesday as the host of an APEC summit next month at which the United States and China had been expected to sign a deal to ease trade tensions hurting the global economy, as raging street protests gripped the South American country.

The United States Trade Representative (USTR) is considering extending the tariff exclusions granted to certain Chinese imports to another year, the agency said on Monday.

European Council President, Donald Tusk, confirmed on Tuesday the latest Brexit extension has been approved for up to January 31 — and warned, “it may be the last one”.

South Korea’s parliament yesterday ratified a trade deal between Seoul and London that will take effect automatically following Britain’s departure from the European Union.

Vietnam is estimated to reach an import-export revenue of US$427.05 billion in the first 10 months of 2019 and a trade surplus of US$7 billion during the period, the General Statistics Office (GSO) announced on October 29.

A group of Chinese academics have backed a “phased” approach to achieving a deal to de-escalate the 16-month trade war with the United States, in the latest indication that Beijing is veering away from an “all or nothing” stance on an agreement.