The Asian-African Market Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade has announced that the General Administration of Customs of China has agreed to allow three more types of Vietnamese seafood to be exported to the country.

The Vietnamese Farmers Association, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and 250 business, farmers attended the forum “Together with Vietnamnese farmers to go to the global market” this morning.

A partial United States (US)-China deal may only offer a temporary tariff reprieve because it lacks specifics and leaves the thorny issues for later, analysts said, allowing both economic powers to claim success.

The Philippines and seven other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) will exchange customs and trade-related documents over a platform that is intended to facilitate cargo clearance and economic integration of Asean countries by year-end.

No joint statement will be issued, as certain key issues are yet to be resolved, even after two days of intense negotiations on October 11 and 12, according to one of the sources.

Southeast Asia’s Internet economy is booming, driven by the ubiquity of mobile phones, rising Internet penetration and a growing middle class, according to a new report by Google, Temasek and Bain & Company.

Senior officials from Japan and South Korea will start talks in a bid to resolve their trade dispute under the framework of the World Trade Organization on Friday.

A dialogue between the Ho Chi Minh City Customs Department and the European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) in Vietnam took place in Ho Chi Minh City on October 9 to discuss the implementation of the European Union – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).

China’s yuan exchange rate rose sharply on Thursday as the possibility that a currency pact could be included in a small-scale trade deal between China and the United States helped fuel optimism ahead of talks resuming in Washington.

The U.S. and China could reach a “fragile agreement” when their officials meet to discuss trade in Washington this week, according to an analyst from political risk consultancy Eurasia Group.