Britain's foreign minister on Thursday (Aug 8) pressed the European Union to amend the terms of Britain's EU withdrawal agreement, saying Brussels would have to take responsibility for a no-deal Brexit if it does not compromise.

Việt Nam will attract more foreign direct investment and boost its agricultural and fisheries exports through free trade agreements, experts have said.

THE Philippines and South Korea are poised to conclude a bilateral free-trade agreement (FTA) one month ahead of the November target, as both parties are making significant progress in market access negotiations.

Currently, the United States and Mexico are on the brink of yet another trade war. This time US farmers are pitted against Mexican tomato growers and importers.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has highlighted the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as a strong and cohesive community in an article written on the occasion of the bloc’s 52nd founding anniversary (August 8).

President Trump keeps making friends with the previously unseemly. Not so long ago, the idea of stronger trade ties with Brazil was nearly unfathomable.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade said that from August 7 to 10 this year, more than 550 food and beverage manufacturing enterprises and 400 medical and pharmaceutical ones from 35 countries will participate in exhibitions to explore investment opportunities in Vietnam.

The European Union (EU) considers Vietnam a leading partner in the region and is implementing many specific policies and measures to enhance its cooperative relations with the Southeast Asian country, a senior EU official said on August 5.

The US-China trade war has always been serious. Now it's starting to get scary.

Nearly 90% of the input materials for the industry is currently being imported from countries which are not members of the EU or those which the bloc has signed trade deals with.