The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) has helped accelerate the recovery of Vietnam’s exports to the EU, especially in the first two years since it came into effect in 2020, yet the impact is somewhat less positive in the third year, according to a report released by the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) on October 27.

Vietnamese businesses engaging in the global supply chain should secure compliance with sustainable development standards, including those on international labour, so as to access markets with whom Vietnam has signed free trade agreements (FTAs), according to Dang Duc Anh, Deputy Director of the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM).

Vietnam and Algeria have potential for cooperation in trade, industry and energy, according to Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien.

President Vo Van Thuong had a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing, China, on October 17 on the sidelines of the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF).

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Russia signed two important agreements in the field of geological exploration and oil and gas exploitation on October 12.

VOV.VN - Vo Van Hoan, vice chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, and Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade of the province of Ontario in Canada Vic Fedeli discussed ways to propel bilateral ties forward in the near future during a reception held on October 11 in the southern metropolis.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese pangasius exports to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) market are anticipated to record positive growth this year, according to details provided by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry’s Department of Foreign Affairs for Provinces and the Vietnamese Embassy in the UK co-hosted a seminar titled "Connecting Vietnam-West Midlands", with the event focusing on the west-central region of the UK, in Birmingham on October 10 within the framework of a promotion programme for Vietnamese localities in the UK this year.

VOV.VN - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa is scheduled to arrive in Hanoi on October 20 for a two-day visit to Vietnam at the invitation of her Vietnamese counterpart Bui Thanh Son.

VOV.VN - Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s Minister of State for Foreign Trade Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi co-hosted the fifth meeting of the Vietnam-UAE Inter-Governmental Committee in Hanoi on October 8.