Việt Nam had become increasingly appealing to large foreign investor groups in the textile and garment industry who wanted to seize opportunities when the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) takes effect in January next year, according to analysts.

Experts gathered at a seminar in Ho Chi Minh City on December 21 to seek measures to help Vietnam’s agricultural products to penetrate deeper into the Chinese market.

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on December 20th said that most of fibre, woven fabrics and knitted fabric imported from India will be exempt from taxes.

More than twenty years ago, Ross Perot warned that removing trade barriers with Mexico would create a “giant sucking sound,” as jobs left the United States for its southern neighbor. Today, the sound you hear in Mexico is a giant exhale.

A Vietnam-China trade promotion forum was held in Hanoi on December 20 to seek ways to further boost economic cooperation, trade and investment between the two countries in the future.

The price of US soyabeans has fallen back to its level before the trade truce between US president Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, as traders expressed disappointment with the volume of purchases from China.

A delegation from the Confederation of Indian Industry in Tiruppur (CII Tiruppur) visited Ho Chi Minh City on December 19 and 20, looking for investment opportunities and meeting Vietnamese enterprises.

Malaysia will likely face devastating socio-economic consequences if it chooses to ratify the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

The U.S. industry says the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership could spell disaster.

A free trade agreement between Japan and the European Union will take effect on Feb 1 as both sides completed their ratification by Thursday.