Global trade is slowing over faltering consumer demand amid the energy and inflation crisis. Delays have eased and container rates have tumbled, but supply frictions remain.

Vietnamese enterprises can expand export markets to South American countries through Chile, Vietnamese Ambassador to Chile Pham Truong Giang told the Vietnam News Agency.

China is greatly interested in strengthening strategic development ties with Vietnam, improve connectivity between the two countries and build a sustainable supply chain.

The European Union's (EU) economy has reached a turning point, with forces that were driving growth having "largely faded away," European Commission Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis said on Tuesday in Brussels.

A forum discussing ways to help small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to accelerate digital transformation took place in Hanoi on November 9.

Besides quality issues, factors related to price, and market understanding, partners also play an equally important role for enterprises to be effective when negotiating with international distributors.

The political popularity of the European Chips Act does not necessarily make centrally planned investment in chip manufacturing a great idea.

The US has warned European countries that a conflict over Taiwan would cause a massive global economic shock, in a bid to step up emergency planning amid mounting concerns over military action in the Indo-Pacific.

Economic cooperation is a driving force of the comprehensive partnership between Vietnam and Canada, Vietnamese Ambassador to Canada Pham Cao Phong has said.

The official visit to Vietnam from November 13-14 by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is expected to open a new chapter in sound cooperation and friendship between the two countries.