Thailand and the European Union (EU) will aim to complete a much-anticipated free trade agreement (FTA) by 2025, with the fourth round of talks set to be held on November 4, 2024.

Besides taking defensive action against Chinese imports, Europe needs to better harness its own potential.

Vietnam's hot-rolled steel bars are under investigation in Australia, and the US has just received a request for an anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation into fiber-cast products imported from Vietnam.

The Interdepartmental Commission on International Trade (ICIT) has imposed provisional anti-dumping duties on imports of radiators originating in Turkey and China in the amount of 41.86% and 42% respectively.

The EU offers diverse online platforms benefitting Vietnamese businesses, especially SMEs. Major EU e-commerce markets like Germany, France and Italy are witnessing a surge in cross-border online trade.

As of mid-October, Vietnam’s totalimport-export turnover surpassed the US$600 billion mark, reaching US$610.56 billion, with a trade surplus of US$21.24 billion.

Chinese e-commerce platforms are facilitating an influx of low-cost products into Vietnam, tormenting Vietnamese enterprises.

The Vietnamese Goods Week opened at Carrefour Collégie mega mart in Paris on October 18, drawing a large number of shoppers.

A one-year postponement of new rules barring access to the EU market for goods linked to forest clearance moved a step closer today with EU diplomats endorsing the proposal tabled by the European Commission this month in a dramatic U-turn.

The pepper market is facing a volatile picture, where fierce competition between producing countries is strongly affecting prices. Vietnam, the country once known as the “king of pepper” world, is facing a major challenge from Indonesia, a competitor that is increasingly asserting its position in the international market.