An agreement on concluding negotiations of the Vietnam-UK Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) will be signed on December 11, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

VOV.VN - Vietnam exported 468,000 tonnes of cashew nuts worth US$2.94 billion during the opening 11 months of the year, representing an increase of 13.2% in volume and a decline of 1.8% in value in comparison with the same period from last year, according to the Agro Processing and Market Development Authority (Agrotrade).

VOV.VN - Vietnam exported a total of 5.74 million tonnes of rice worth US$2.85 billion during the opening 11 months of the year, with the price of 5% broken rice in November reaching approximately US$500 per tons, according to the Agro Processing and Market Development Authority (Agrotrade).

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese economy has remained extremely resilient throughout the year despite the adverse impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, with import-export activities witnessing a gradual bounce back, according to insiders.

The Vietnam Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) dipped fractionally below the 50.0 no-change mark to 49.9 last month, signalling broadly unchanged business conditions during the month.

VOV.VN - Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam has achieved a number of positive results in the merchandise trade, thereby being ranked among the leading five countries globally in terms of the international flow of trade.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has suggested Siam Cement Group (SCG) continue to expand its investment and business in Vietnam as a way of bringing major groups from Thailand as well as other nations to Vietnam in the time ahead.

Freight and logistics stocks have seen major gains since the beginning of 2020 even as the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the economy.

Representatives from the Vietnamese National Assembly and the European Parliament (EP) discussed the implementation of the European Union – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), during an online meeting on December 2.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed the nation’s readiness to boost closer coordination with other nations in containing the COVID-19 pandemic during his phone talks with his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte on November 30.