VOV.VN - Trade exchange and investment between Vietnam and the European Union (EU) has achieved positive outcomes since the enforcement of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) in August 2020, despite COVID-19 challenges, according to a Government to be submitted to the National Assembly.

Given the COVID-19 pandemic, the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), which entered into force in August 2020, has helped to boost two-way trade and buffer the impact of the economic downturn, according to an article posted on October 13 by The Business Times of Singapore.

VOV.VN - The nation always treasures and desires to bolster multifaceted cooperation with Poland, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son said, while receiving Polish Ambassador to Vietnam Wojciech Gerwel in Hanoi on October 13.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows into Vietnam are shifting to hi-tech sectors, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ha Van Hoi from the UEB-VNU has said.

In September, the export value of footwear reduced 44% on-year to $700 million, according to the Vietnam Leather, Footwear and Handbag Association (LEFASO).

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in Switzerland hosted Vietnam Day in Switzerland 2021 in an online format on October 9 to commemorate 50 years of diplomacy between the two countries.

VOV.VN - New investments into Vietnam by foreign-invested firms looking to expand their production capacity prove their confidence in the recovery of the country’s economy moving into the post-pandemic period.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan on October 1 suggested EU firms increase investments in Vietnam’s agriculture, in the direction of high-technology, green standards and environmental sustainability.

VOV.VN - There are bright prospects ahead for Vietnamese coffee exports to the Nordic market, particularly as tariffs on coffee beans have been slashed to 0% under the provisions of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), according to the Vietnamese Trade Office in Sweden.

The National Assembly (NA)’s Committee for Legal Affairs on September 29 reviewed the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Intellectual Property Law, under the chair of its Chairman Hoang Thanh Tung.