U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer has assured lawmakers that companies will be able to request exclusions on tariffs on $200 billion worth of goods under discussion with Beijing if talks do not yield a deal by the March 2 deadline.

The first Mekong Delta Forum on developing the partnership between Vietnam and Australia in organic agriculture was held in An Giang province on January 14.

The second session of the Vietnam-UK Working Group on Trade and Investment Dialogue took place in London from January 14-15, focusing on orientations for cooperation after the UK’s exit from the European Union (Brexit).

Vietnam’s textile and garment sector is hoped to make breakthroughs in 2019 based on successes and momentum last year.

The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) takes effect in Việt Nam today. The impact of the CPTPP on the economy depends greatly on the country’s ability to obtain opportunities and overcome challenges.

The Philippines expects the completion of the e-commerce provisions of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) within the first half of the year.

At the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo last month, beef promoters flew in a chef from Canada to cook New York strip steaks for hungry Japanese importers and restaurant suppliers.

The People’s Committee of Hanoi has issued a plan to cut logistics costs and effectively connect the city’s transport system.

Theresa May is launching a last-ditch attempt to save her Brexit deal, warning euro-skeptics who are plotting to kill her plan that Britain is more likely to stay in the European Union than leave without an agreement.

The Turkish Parliament has ratified the new Free Trade Agreement with Serbia which creates prerequisites for more Serbian goods to be included in the duty-free regime in trade between the two countries – the Serbian Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications, Rasim Ljajic has confirmed for Tanjug.