VOV.VN - Plenty of local firms have weathered the COVID-19 crisis by selecting niche markets and diversify products to enhance their competitiveness and gain access to the EU market.

VOV.VN - The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) is a passport for Vietnamese businesses to enter to a new potential market.

Export turnover of leather and footwear is likely to rise again in the fourth quarter of this year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

Although the market has not fully recovered, footwear and handbags export turnover is expected to return to growth in the fourth quarter of this year during the year-end shopping rush in European and American countries.

VOV.VN - With the tariffs being slashed to 0% under the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), Vietnamese coffee exports to the Scandinavian market, including Sweden, Denmark, and Norway, are expected to enjoy a number of competitive advantages compared to those of rival exporters.

Vietnam’s underdeveloped fabric production is making it difficult for textile and garment businesses to take advantage of free trade agreements, including the Europe – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).

VOV.VN - Local industrial parks (IPs) and export processing zones (EPZs) in HCM City have attracted US$591 million in newly-registered and adjusted capital by early November, representing an increase of 7.16% from last year’s corresponding period, according Ho Chi Minh City Export Processing zone and Industrial Park Authority (HEPZA).

VOV.VN - There remains plenty of room for local businesses to boost fruit exports to the Russian market following the recent boost in the import of fresh pomelos from the Vietnamese market, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese economy looks set to benefit from joining new generation free trade agreements (FTAs) which will have a great impact on the expansion of the local import-export market and new online business models.

VOV.VN - With the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) an important factor in attracting EU investors, it is not the only reason why financiers are interested in the nation, according to Nicolas Audier, chairman of the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham), speaking during a recent media interview.