Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu started his visit to Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia on Sunday, seeking more cooperation opportunities with these three ASEAN members while winning their support for Hong Kong's accession to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).

Vietnam’s merchandise exports are still struggling but have seen positive signs in the past two months, and both exporters and state management agencies are working hard to regain growth momentum.

Alternate chair of the ASEAN-Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC), Bernardino “Dino” Vega, has asserted that businesses from ASEAN member countries and Canada are continuously making strides to strengthen economic, trade and investment cooperation.

Vietnam’s agricultural, forestry and fishery exports to the European Union (EU) market reached 2.1 billion USD in the first six months of 2023, down 16.6% over the same period in 2022, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

There are many new and outstanding reform points in Circular 33/2023/TT-BTC (Circular 33) to facilitate enterprises when declaring and submitting certificates of origin of imported and exported goods.

Accordingly, the two associations will share experiences and support Vietnamese rubber companies that are operating in Laos to become qualified for sustainable development certifications.

The Ministry of Trade and Industry's Import-Export Department urged rice exporters to ensure price stabilisation and food security in the domestic market after India restricted rice exports which is forecast to have a significant impact on the global rice market.

Shrimp experts and businesses gathered at the Shrimp Summit 2023 in Ho Chi Minh City on July 25 to seek measures to tackle challenges facing the shrimp sector in Asia and the globe, ensuring the sustainability and climate change resilience of the sector.

The United Kingdom recently decided to recognise Vietnam's manufacturing industries operating under market economic conditions within the framework of the former joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

The Vietnam-US comprehensive partnership has recorded comprehensive and substantive development, positively contributing to security, peace, cooperation, and development in the region and in the world.