The plastics industry has enjoyed impressive growth this year, driven by steady demand from the construction, packaging and consumer industries, according to the Vietnam Plastics Association.

The General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia and Vietnamese Customs Administration Monday agreed to further strengthen the bilateral customs cooperation on managing and facilitating cross-border trade activities and transit goods.

Argentina wants to foster cooperation with Vietnam in biotechnology, hi-tech agriculture and energy, towards a common goal of developing a green economy, newly-appointed Argentinian Ambassador to Vietnam Marcos A. Bednarski has said.

It is critical to advance the partnership of women-led firms with providers of green technology and green finance programmes to enhance women’s economic empowerment, a conference held on Wednesday in Hà Nội.

The government is considering a proposal to impose safeguard duty on steel imports, Union Steel Minister HD Kumaraswamy said on Thursday.

Malaysia’s desire to join BRICS is not a recent development. BRICS — an intergovernmental economic organisation comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Iran, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Ethiopia — has as attempted to pose as a non-Western, Global South economic alternative to the Group of Seven. Malaysia is eager to join as it shifts its international economic approach from hedging to bandwagoning by aligning itself with the non-Western economic grouping

MALAYSIA will on Thursday (Dec 12) export its first 200 metric tons of sustainably certified rubber to the European Union, its commodities minister said, as it seeks to increase compliance ahead of the rollout of new anti-deforestation rules.

The recovery of major markets such as the US and EU will be an important driving force for exports, especially in electronics, consumer goods and textiles, the MoIT said.

Vietnam’s partnership with US tech giant NVIDIA has reflected the Southeast Asia country’s proactive technology development strategy as well as its significant economic potential, according to Vietnam-briefing.com, an investment site of legal tax and operational advisory provider Dezan Shira & Associate.

“The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is proud to participate in the exploratory discussions on a potential Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the Philippines and Canada,” said DTI Secretary Cristina A. Roque at the Team Canada Trade Mission Gala Reception on December 05.