VOV.VN - Vietnam is the number one partner of his country in ASEAN, Director –General of Protocol and State Ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru Jaime Cacho-Sousa Velázquez said at a recent meeting with Vietnamese Ambassador to Peru Bui Van Nghi who came to present a copy of his credentials.

Vietnam has recorded tangible changes in agro-forestry-fishery exports thanks to preferential tariffs in trade with member countries of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) after five years the trade pact took effect.

The number of new enterprises and those resuming their operation this month reached 27,335, up 5.5% year-on-year, and more than 1.3 times higher than the average figure in the 2018-2023 period, statistics show.

Along with the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the Vietnamese garment and textile sector also needs a Vietnam-Canada free trade agreement or another bilateral deal to penetrate more deeply into the North American market, according to experts.

Vietnam's exports to the EU and the US in 2023 were estimated to reach around US$166 billion, a 9.6% decrease while imports were estimated at nearly US$41 billion, a 9.1% drop in comparison to 2022.

VOV.VN - The benefits of free trade agreements (FTAs) have exerted a positive impact on the socio-economic development of localities across the country, especially in terms of accelerating trade growth and market expansion, according to insiders.

VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded an estimated export surplus of US$125 billion with Europe and the Americas despite a 9.5% fall in trade exchanges with the two markets this year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

VOV.VN - The Global Affairs Canada through the Expert Deployment Mechanism for Trade and Development (EDM) has offered a training course aimed at improving the intellectual property (IP) management capacity for a delegation of the Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) and Ministry of Finance.

A seminar on mitigating trade defence risks when increasing exports to CPTPP markets took place in Hanoi on November 27.

VOV.VN - Vietnam always views Canada as one of its most important partners, particularly as it is the second largest partner behind the United States in the Americas, while Canada regards Vietnam to be its largest trading partner in ASEAN, as well as a gateway to help Canadian firms make inroad into the region.