Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has affirmed that Viet Nam always treasures the development of friendship and comprehensive cooperation with Denmark, its important partner in Northern Europe and the European Union.

Most Vietnamese enterprises lack awareness about free trade agreements (FTAs) the country plans to sign with other countries, especially the EU-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), according to a survey.

The European Commission submitted for approval on Wednesday a free trade agreement with Vietnam, its first comprehensive open markets deals with a developing Asian country.

Vietnam will open its public procurement market after the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) comes into effect.

Britain remains in the trade deal that the European Union is set to sign with Singapore this week but once its so-called post-Brexit transition period ends, it will have to leave the pact and start its own negotiations, said European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom on Thursday (Oct 18).

The joint commission on the implementation of the free trade agreement between Ukraine and Canada will hold its first meeting on Friday, October 19.

China and Norway are making strong progress toward a free trade agreement expected to be sealed next year, Norwegian Trade and Industry Minister Torbjorn Roe Isaksen said Thursday.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Thursday vowed utmost efforts to conclude their domestic procedures by the end of the year to put a bilateral free trade agreement into force at an early date.

Prime Minister Theresa May confirmed Thursday that Britain would consider extending the transition period after Brexit for a few months if needed to agree a new trade deal with the EU.

The Vietnamese Government is making concerted efforts to improve business climate for both domestic and foreign enterprises, including those from the Europe, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on October 17.