The domestic sugar industry should restructure all stages of its production process towards diversifying products to improve competitiveness, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Exporters should step up trade promotion to boost exports to Taiwan, which imports large volumes of farm produce and processed foods, according to Vietnamese trade officials.

Although Vietnam’s wood and wooden product exports to the United States in the first quarter of the year increased by over 34% year-on-year, insiders have expressed concern over tighter control measures potentially being applied to Vietnamese imports, triggered by the recent influx of Chinese wood processors into the country.

In the international integration process, revitalisation and innovation are the quickest way for countries and businesses to embrace digital transformation.

Amid enforcement of landmark free trade agreements, Vietnam’s Ministry of Health has made significant legislative changes.

It is now official: Africa’s free trade agreement has drawn enough signatures to go into operation.

The Vietnam Administration of Forestry (VNForest) launched an action plan on April 3 for communications to implement the Voluntary Partnership Agreement on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance, and Trade (VPA/FLEGT) between Vietnam and the European Union (EU).

U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Chinese Vice Premier Liu He at the White House on Thursday as speculation grows that negotiations over a trade deal between the world’s biggest economies is entering the final stages.

A free trade agreement between India and the US is a key to resolving their trade disputes as it will cover biggest irritants in ties including tariffs and mobility of Indian professionals, a top American business advocacy group has said.

If UK Prime Minister Theresa May were looking for signs of optimismover Brexit -- and she would be forgiven for such a desperate search -- then a few are starting to emerge.