The footwear sector has optimised opportunities from free trade agreements (FTAs) that Vietnam has signed to increase exports, according to insiders.

Speaking after the signature over the weekend in Hanoi of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade and Investment Protection Agreements, EuroCommerce Director-General Christian Verschueren commented:

After Vietnam signed a bilateral free trade agreement with the European Union (EU), many Japanese enterprises expressed their optimism about business opportunities that the deal could bring to the Southeast Asian market.

The European Union has inked a wide-ranging free trade agreement (FTA) with Vietnam, its second with a member of the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) after it agreed a similar deal with Singapore earlier this year.

South Korea's trade ministry has started a review of the legal grounds for filing a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over Japan's decision to tighten the rules for exports of semiconductor and display materials to Seoul, a government official said Wednesday.

Vietnam’s economy is booming as the country plays off old enemies as new friends in technology and manufacturing.

History was made yesterday as Việt Nam and the European Union signed agreements on free trade and investment protection at a ceremony in Ha Noi.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed on Saturday to proceed with negotiations after a series of escalations to their nations’ trade war threatened to disrupt the global economy.

Japan and the United States have agreed to hold working-level meetings intensively from early this month to accelerate progress towards a two-way trade agreement.

The EU and Mercosur, the South American trading bloc, have brokered a landmark trade deal after 20 years of negotiations, agreeing to slash tariffs on everything from Argentine steaks to German car parts.