Malaysia on March 24 announced that the country may stop buying new fighter jets from European arms companies in retaliation against a plan of the European Union (EU) to curb palm oil use.

The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) will bring more opportunities than challenges to businesses, so they should swiftly make use of this deal to promote export, heard a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on March 26.

The White House and business groups are stepping up efforts to win congressional approval for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade accord . But prospects are uncertain given that Republicans are at odds with some aspects of the plan and Democrats are in no hurry to secure a political victory for the president.

Boasting 1.8 million hectares of fruit and vegetable plantation, with many various zones applied advanced technologies into production, Vietnam aims to gain 5 billion USD from farm produce exports by 2020.

Foreign and domestic investment has led to an annual growth rate of 10 percent for the food processing industry sector in recent years.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc encouraged the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Investment Corporation of Dubai to expand investment in Vietnam, while hosting the group’s Executive Director and CEO Mohammed Ibrahim Al Shaibani in Hanoi on March 25.

The launch of the fresh Decree No.15/2019/ND-CP outlining the implementation of the Law on Vocational Education is expected to ease procedural difficulties for foreign investors to open vocational training schools in the country, and to improve the quality of local labourers.

The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is expected to help Vietnam continue speeding up its reforms in order to tap opportunities and deal with challenges from the deal.

Vietnamese importers and exporters should stay alert and take a proactive approach to risks posed by the unpredictable development of the US-China trade tension, experts said at a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on March 22.

The next recession will expose the eurozone as a half-baked project in need of leadership