Almost a year after the formal launch of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the plan is inching toward the 22-country threshold needed for implementation.

The trade deal between the United States, Canada and Mexico is crucial for future trade agreements and needs to be "put on the books," Rep. Tom Reed, R-N.Y., told CNBC on Thursday.

The European Union will not support a comprehensive trade deal with the U.S. that includes agriculture, the EU's top trade negotiator said on Thursday, so she is working toward a narrower deal focused on industrial goods and automobiles.

Up to 70 percent of Japanese businesses have announced that they want to expand operations in Vietnam, especially in manufacturing, trade and service, and retail sector, according to the Japanese External Trade Organisation (JETRO).

President Trump says he is optimistic that a landmark trade deal with China is close. Chinese officials are not so sure.

Domestic seafood enterprises, especially those from southern localities, will have excellent opportunities to boost official exports to China in 2019 thanks to the country’s reduction of tariff and aquaculture output due to environmental and production cost issues, heard a workshop in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on March 5.

In recent years, many foreign fruit exporters have entered Vietnam to take advantage of local people’s rising popularity of imported fruit in the country.

Only 50-60 percent of businesses in Vietnam are aware of the significant role of internal control and codes of conduct towards sustainable development.

The Vietnamese government’s revision of the Investment Law to further improve business and investment environment will make the country more attractive to foreign investors, experts said.

Buoyed by the positive impacts of landmark free trade agreements and new amendments to the rules, the Vietnamese aviation industry will offer expanded opportunities for foreign investors. Tom Treutler and John Frangos from Tilleke & Gibbins – Southeast Asia’s leading full-service regional law firm – provide a deep analysis into how regulatory improvements can change the investment picture in the sector.