The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced to extend the time to consider requests for the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duty evasion investigation for stainless steel plates imported from Vietnam, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has reported.

The Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) bloc was a potential market for the export of tra fish, according to the Việt Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (Vasep).

Analyst’s Pick: The entry into force of the EU-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) in August 2020 ¬– the most ambitious and comprehensive agreement that the EU has ever concluded with a developing country – is a step further in the development of the bilateral relation after three decades, presents a win-win relationship for both Việt Nam and EU, and is deemed a “highway” connecting the bloc and the Southeast Asian country.

The "Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity" announced by US President Joe Biden on May 23 is progressing on its negotiations. After the meeting of senior officials from the IPEF member countries in Singapore in mid-July, and the first virtual ministerial meeting in end-July, US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and US Trade Representative Katherine Tai will host the first in-person ministerial meeting in California on Thursday and Friday.

Vietnamese businesses are advised to better exploit the UK-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) to build and develop their brands to expand presence in the UK market amid stiffer competition driven by the “Global Britain” policy.

Vietnamese automobile manufacturing, assembly, and trading enterprises are in trouble due to a dearth of part imports from China, posing a high risk of delaying automobile deliveries to customers and rising prices.

Activity in manufacturing and services fell last month as businesses struggle with soaring costs

The nation is becoming an important link in the Asian supply chain, a new destination for a number of businesses that need to diversify their supply chains, according to international media.

Many Japanese businesses believe that Vietnam needs to get rid of the image of an assembly and outsourcing country by creating new technology industries to help solve society's challenges.

Lao Minister of Planning and Investment Khamjane Vongphosy talked to the media on Laos-Vietnam economic and investment cooperation and measures to further promote bilateral ties in these aspects to match the close political relationship, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relationship and 45 years since the signing of the bilateral Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation.