VOV.VN - The utilisation rate of tax incentives set out in the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) in the first half this year soared by over 32%, representing a four-fold rise compared to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), according to insiders.

Vietnam and Israel have made progress during the eleventh round of negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries.

Vietnam enjoyed a trade surplus of 3.9 billion pounds (over US$4.7 billion) in the four quarters to the end of March 2022, up nearly 22% over the same period to 2021, reported the UK’s Department for International Trade.

The socio-economic impacts of the two-year-old EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) along with issues that the deal poses for Vietnam were under focus at a scientific seminar held in Hanoi on August 4.

While many products exported to the UK enjoyed strong increases thanks to the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA), Vietnam’s timber industry is facing difficulties in expanding in this market, requiring manufacturers and exporters to change their business strategies.

VOV.VN - A ceremony was held on July 28 in Hanoi to send off 150 Vietnamese nurses and caregivers as they go to work in Japan under the terms of the Vietnam-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (VJEPA).

The Australia – Vietnam Enhanced Economic Engagement Strategy is helping realise the economic potential exiting between the two nations, the spokesperson for the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) said on July 22.

VOV.VN - The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is opening up an array of opportunities for local enterprises to bolster the export of agricultural products to member countries, according to industry insiders.

VOV.VN - Danh Khoi Group and Tokyu Corporation of Japan signed a comprehensive co-operation agreement in Ho Chi Minh City on July 20 to develop the Meraki project, which has a total cost of over VND1,000 billion.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel organised an event on July 19 aimed at promoting Vietnamese culture, cuisine, and tourism to Israeli friends.