VOV.VN - Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and Valdis Dombrovskis, vice president of the European Commission and EU trade commissioner, have co-chaired the opening meeting of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA)'s Trade Committee.

Vietnam is emerging as a promising trade and investment destination for the business community in Italy’s Sicily region, as heard at a forum aimed at connecting Vietnam and Sicily held on July 14-16.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has become the fifth largest supplier of coffee to the Austrian market and the largest foreign provider of coffee outside of the EU, according to data compiled by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Nguyen Thi Bich Hue paid a business trip to the southern Italian region of Sicily from July 14 to June 16, with a view of stepping up co-operation in a multitude of fields.

VOV.VN - While receiving outgoing Finnish ambassador to Vietnam Kari Kahiluoto on July 15, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh suggested that Finland soon ratify the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) to benefit both sides.

VOV.VN - Given the impact of the ongoing pandemic and its outbreak in several major Vietnamese hubs, European business leaders are looking ahead to the next quarter, according to the quarterly Business Climate Index (BCI) survey unveiled by the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham).

VOV.VN - The Romanian Government has decided to gift 100,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Vietnam, and consider the reselling of another amount of the vaccine to the country in the time ahead.

Though exports remain strong, several sectors face difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic and require support from the Government if they are to sustain the growth, experts said.

VOV.VN - Vietnam greatly values and wishes to step up all-around cooperation with Hungary – its first comprehensive partner in Central and Eastern Europe, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue said during his online talks with Speaker of the Hungarian National Assembly László Kövér on July 12.

VOV.VN - Vietnam's timber and wooden products to the EU market during the first half of the year surged by 36.4% to US$314 million compared to the same period last year and is projected to experience an upward trajectory ahead in the second half of the year, according to industry insiders.