VOV.VN - The Hanoi capital welcomed and creates favourable conditions for Finnish companies to do business and invest effectively in the locality, says Mayor Chu Ngoc Anh.

Vietnam will announce to the UK side its ratification of the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) this month, so the deal can officially come into force from May 1.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs To Anh Dung on March 26 chaired a ceremony to exchange official notes between Vietnam and the UK confirming the effective date of the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA).

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile and the Vietnamese Embassy in Chile jointly hosted a meeting in capital Santiago on March 25 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Chilean President Sebastian Pinera discussed a score of specific measures to promote the Vietnam-Chile comprehensive partnership during their phone talks on March 24 as both nations are celebrating the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties (1971-2021).

VOV.VN - Vietnamese agricultural and fishery exports to China have encountered numerous difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic due to the customs clearance capacity of goods at border gates yet to be operating at full capacity, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

The Vietnamese Government has issued a Resolution approving the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) and will complete procedures this month to officially bring it into force on May 1, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Dang Hoang An has said.

Two-way trade between Vietnam and the UK in the first two months of the year surged 29.2%year-on-year, hitting US$1.1 billion, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs To Anh Dung and Minister for Asia at the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) Nigel Adams showed their elation at the positive and comprehensive development of the Vietnam-UK relationship during their phone talks on March 4.

Vietnamese enterprises should dig into new technologies to improve product quality and brands so as to better engage in the global value chains, Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh has said.