The European Union and Thailand signed the EU-Thailand Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) in Brussels.

As the US opened the golden age of Pax Americana in the previous century, the next era would come a period of Pax Asiana, of which Việt Nam and ROK would take the centre stage.

Many global companies have invested or announced plans to invest billions of dollars in Vietnam this year as they show continued interest in making the country a manufacturing hub.

Việt Nam has made multi-dimensional efforts to achieve its net zero greenhouse gas emission targets by 2050 as committed at COP26, an official from the Ministry of Construction told a training workshop in HCM City on December 16.

The US’ latest move in extending tariff exclusions on 352 Chinese import categories has sent positive signs as it is beneficial to normalizing bilateral trade and helping trade ties get back on a normal track.

There is still a lot of untapped potential for Vietnamese businesses in the CPTPP, three years after it went into effect, said policymakers and industry experts during an online conference in Hanoi on December 1.

Although the Vietnamese economy made a strong recovery right after the Covid-19 pandemic, this growth is now facing many challenges and the pace is not accelerating as expected.

In the past years, Vietnam's import and export of goods have seen exceptionally strong performance. Particularly, in 2007, after Vietnam became an official member of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the total import-export value of the country reached US$100 billion.

While most Vietnamese businesses are still afraid, some units have quickly taken advantage of the new generation FTAs to gain a strong foothold in major markets with their own brands.

Key member states back push for a green subsidies plan as the EU claims the Inflation Reduction Act is unfair