The minister without portfolio and Taiwan’s chief trade negotiator, John Deng (鄧振中), expressed on Monday (June 10) his optimism about the country conducting talks about a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States.

Iranian President Hassan Rohani and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a talks by phone on June 8, discussing issues of mutual concern and announced that they would expand neighbouring relations in various fields, Reuters reported.

Nigeria is set to enter Africa's free-trade agreement as early as July, Benedict Okey Oramah, president of Africa Export Import Bank, told The Annual Debate Africa Investment conference in London on June 5.

Vietnam plans to raise the cross-border trade transaction index by 3-5 places this year compared to 2018.

China is ready to negotiate a trade deal with the six-nation East Africa Community (EAC) to address Kenya’s complaints about a huge trade imbalance in favor of the Asian economic giant, China’s ambassador to Nairobi told Reuters.

Labor holds off supporting Indonesian free trade agreement

Trade negotiations with China could resume soon, in the flash of a tweet. But it will take a long time to reach a deal, and much longer to seal it.

Vietnam has become the second largest exporter of lychees in the world, accounting for 19 percent of the global market share, according to the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS).

Vietnam’s exports of garments and textiles, leather and footwear to Eastern Europe remain modest. Eastern European nations offer great potential to exporters given their relatively high GDP growth and less stringent quality requirements compared to Western European countries. However, to succeed in exporting to these countries, Vietnamese firms must have long-term strategies, improve product quality and study the market carefully to make suitable products.

South Korea will seek approval from its parliament and ratify the trade pact with Britain before Oct. 31, the ministry said.