Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien had a working session with Australian Minister for Trade and Tourism Don Farrell in Hanoi on April 17, discussing specific measures to enhance economic and commercial ties and effectively implement the Vietnam - Australia Enhanced Economic Engagement Strategy.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha received British Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Therese Coffey in Hanoi on April 12.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Vu Quang Minh held a working session on April 11 with a delegation of interns from the German Foreign Ministry to compare notes on the nation’s external policies.

The UK's accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) will complement the existing UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) and help upgrade the bilateral relations thanks to additional preferential tariffs, Kemi Badenoch, Secretary of State for the Department for Business and Trade of the UK, reportedly said.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese seafood currently has secured a firm foothold in the Australian market, accounting for 23% of Australia's total aquatic imports last year, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - Vietnamese and Australian businesses have been advised to maximise incentives of free trade agreements (FTAs) in a bid to increase investment and ramp up economic and trade co-operation moving forward, according to insiders.

VOV.VN - Vietnam requires a timely response to maintain its export market in the face of fluctuations occurring in the global economy, high inflation hitting many countries, and the increase in trade protectionism from importing countries leading to many difficulties for the nation's production and exports.

VOV.VN - The export turnover of Vietnamese durians this year is likely to hit around US$1, according to Dang Phuc Nguyen, general secretary of the Vietnam Fruit and Vegetables Association (Vinafruit).

VOV.VN - Representatives from member nations of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the UK adopted a joint statement at a ministerial level regarding the substantial conclusion of negotiations on the UK's accession to the CPTPP at their virtual meeting on March 31 (Vietnam time).

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s export of several key agro-forestry-aquatic products endured a sharp drop on the impact of rising inflation globally, causing its first-quarter export turnover to decline by 14.4% year on year to US$11.2 billion, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).