VOV.VN - Vietnam racked up a trade surplus of US$20.19 billion during the opening eight months of the year, according to the latest statistics compiled by the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Vietnam’s exports have gained tens of billions of dollars each year from free trade agreements (FTAs) that Vietnam is a signatory, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) revealed.

VOV.VN - The UK expects Vietnam to swiftly ratify the UK’s accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) agreement.

As a member of 19 underway free trade agreements (FTA), Vietnam has enjoyed great opportunities to expand markets and strengthen the commercialisation of its products and services in the future, according to experts.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Israel will soon complete related procedures to kick-start the implementation of the recently signed free trade agreement (VIFTA) between the two countries.

Trade between Vietnam and Egypt sees a promising outlook as the market with a population of over 100 million people is paying more and more attention to Vietnamese agricultural products, said Head of the Trade Office at the Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt Nguyen Duy Hung.

VOV.VN - From the beginning of the year to mid-July, fruit and vegetable exports reached more than US$2.9 billion, ranking third in the group of agro-forestry-fishery products, according to the General Department of Customs.

Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam need to understand more about development trends and legal regulations related to e-commerce activities, and proactively tap cross-border e-commerce opportunities brought by new generation free trade agreements (FTAs), said insiders.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Argentina, concurrently Uruguay, Duong Quoc Thanh has highlighted the achievements in that nation’s ties with Uruguay over recent times, as well as prospects for future co-operation, in a recent media interview given on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of both nations’ diplomatic relations which began in 1993.

VOV.VN - General Secretary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Dr. Kao Kim Hourn has expressed great appreciation for Vietnam's positivity, initiative, and responsibility for the regional bloc, stating that the nation can share plenty of valuable experience with other countries throughout the region.