Vietnamese enterprises, especially small- and medium-sized ones, need greater awareness of the importance of brand building, a seminar heard in Ho Chi Minh City on February 26.

The EU has a trade defense regime and a large number of trade remedies (anti-dumping, anti-subsidy, and safeguard measures). UK industries at present are protected by these measures.

President U Win Myint on Tuesday urged parliament to ratify the ASEAN-Hong Kong Investment Agreement and ASEAN-Hong Kong Free Trade Agreement, because it could help attract more investment from China’s autonomous regions.

After nearly 10 years of negotiations, in mid-February 2019, Vietnamese mango was officially licensed to enter the US market. This is the sixth fruit of Vietnam available in the US market. Previously, in 2008, dragon fruit was the first fruit from Vietnam to be exported to the US market, followed by lychees, longan, rambutan, and star apple.

A stunning debate unfolded in the Oval Office between President Trump and his top trade negotiator last Friday in front of the cameras and a visiting Chinese trade delegation. The president argued that memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with China are essentially meaningless, while U.S. Trade Representative Robert E. Lighthizer vowed to change the name of the document under negotiation to a “trade agreement” and promised it was enforceable.

Enterprises in the garment and fishery sectors have set development plans to take full advantage of free trade agreements such as the CPTPP and EVFTA.

President Donald Trump said on Sunday he would delay an increase in U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods thanks to “productive” trade talks and that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping would meet to seal a deal if progress continued.

Our priority is to avoid disruption to our global trading relationships as we leave the European Union.

Although export revenue of agricultural products has grown in recent years to more than 40 billion USD, experts have said the figure may rise higher if Vietnamese farm produce can meet the technical standards of import markets, especially developed ones.

U.S.-based bicycle manufacturer Kent International has found a way around President Donald Trump’s tariffs - by shifting production out of China.