Trade between Vietnam and the EU rose 14.8% in 2021 to US$63.6 billion despite the impact of the prolonged COVID-19 outbreak.

Vietnamese firms are advised to change themselves towards increased application of high technology and stronger digital transformation to improve their products’ quality and optimise the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement, thus better conquering this promising market.

Vietnam's goods exports to the European Union (EU) market are expected to get brighter than in 2021 as Vietnamese businesses are better taking advantage of incentives of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), according to trade experts.

VOV.VN - The 50th anniversary of Vietnam – Chile diplomatic ties was celebrated by the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) and the Foreign Ministry in Hanoi on December 20.

VOV.VN - Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam’s total import-export value is expected to reach a record high at US$660 billion this year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Experts from the UK and the Secretariat of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) shared their experience in accelerating the reform of business regulations and designing digital services for people and enterprises during a workshop on December 16.

A virtual workshop which revealed findings of a report on digital transformation in Vietnam’s trade sector for effective implementation of new generation free trade agreements (FTAs) was held on December 13.

VOV.VN - A number of Vietnamese localities have signed and handed over numerous investment licenses of projects worth billions of US dollars in capital to businesses of the Republic of Korea (RoK) at a joint business forum in Seoul.

VOV.VN - State president Nguyen Xuan Phuc on November 29 left Bern for Moscow, concluding his official visit to Switzerland and beginning a four-day official visit to Russia at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin.

VOV.VN - State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc paid an official visit to Switzerland from Nov. 25 to 29 to mark the 50th founding anniversary for diplomatic ties between the two countries (1971 – 2021).