The volume of Vietnam’s pepper exports to important markets has decreased this year, but the country has retained its top spot in the global rankings, heard a conference held in Ho Chi Minh City on December 21.

VOV.VN - Issues relating to labour, tariffs, and green export development remain challenges that export businesses must face when implementing the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Jiri Kozak on December 12 affirmed that the Central European country supports efforts to boost ties between the Vietnamese side and the EU.

VOV.VN - The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) contributes to attracting European businesses and financiers to Vietnam, thereby expanding investment and business ties while creating a wealth of opportunities for local firms to step up co-operation and absorb technology transfer, according to economic experts.

As many as 218 companies have won the “Prestigious Export Business” title for 2021, according to the list unveiled by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) on December 5.

VOV.VN - A Hanoi delegation led by Nguyen Thi Tuyen, standing deputy secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, recently went on a working visit to Germany, with a view to promoting friendship and co-operation between Hanoi and Berlin.

There remains potential for Vietnam and the UK to tap the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) and expand bilateral trade ties, said Ngo Chung Khanh, Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s Multilateral Trade Policy Department.

Trade between Vietnam and Poland, especially consumer goods and beauty care products, have ample room to grow, heard a seminar held by the Ho Chi Minh City Investment and Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC) on November 23.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) recently sent a delegation of 20 Vietnamese businesses to South Africa to scope out the market.

The upcoming official visit to Thailand by President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his attendance at the 29th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Bangkok from November 16-19 is expected to create a driving force to deepen bilateral ties and raise two-way trade.