The Philippines on Thursday approved the executive order operationalizing the Philippines' tariff commitments under the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement.

The European Parliament and EU member states reached an agreement on Tuesday on a plan to boost the supply of semiconductors in Europe, as the bloc races to reduce its dependence on Asian suppliers.

Vietnamese small business owners overwhelmingly expect to grow in 2023, with a new survey showing they are the most confident in their local economy across the surveyed markets in the Asia-Pacific.

A conference was held in Hong Kong (China) on April 19 to tighten relations between rice businesses from Vietnam and Hong Kong as well as promote Vietnamese high-quality rice in the market.

Because many key export products had a decrease in export value compared to the same period last year, the export turnover of agricultural, forestry and fishery products in the first quarter was only estimated at 11.19 billion USD, down 14.4% over the same period last year.

A workshop discussing measures to promote trade links between Vietnam and Japan and the Republic of Korea (RoK) was held by the Centre of International Integration Support and the Investment & Trade Promotion Center of Ho Chi Minh City (ITPC) on April 19 in the city.

The Vietnamese agriculture sector expects the United States to allow two more types of fruits to enter the market, increasing the total number of fruits exported to this country to nine.

Brazilian President Lula’s recent state visit to China moved the needle in China-Brazil relations, pushing two of the world’s biggest economies and major trade partners closer together.

Though the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement will remove import tariffs for many export items into the EU, costs for access to this market are set to increase in addition to strict rules of origin.

China is actively advancing its accession to the DEPA and the CPTPP, Vice Minister of Commerce Wang Shouwen said on Saturday at the second Pearl River International Trade Forum, during the 133rd China Import and Export Fair, commonly known as the Canton Fair.