Vietnam has always proactively applied and responded to trade defence measures (TMFs) in international trade to prevent negative impacts of massive imports, unfair competition and protect domestic manufacturing industries.

VOV.VN - The United States is viewed as both the market with the most trade defence investigations into Vietnamese exports and the country with the most trade defence investigations into members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) with many other markets.

Vietnam’s export products are facing 252 trade defence lawsuits from 24 markets as of June, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Experts gathered at a forum in Ho Chi Minh City on January 4 to seek ways for domestic firms to effectively exploit the US market as the two countries have upgraded their ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership.

A seminar on mitigating trade defence risks when increasing exports to CPTPP markets took place in Hanoi on November 27.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has revealed the list of products which are at risk of investigation for trade defence measures, origin fraud, and illegal transshipment.

The US’ increased trade defence measures on imports in general and Vietnamese goods in particular has made it increasingly hard to export to this market, according to Counsellor and head of the Vietnam Trade Office in the US Do Ngoc Hung.

The UK is set to recognise that Vietnam’s industries are operating in a market economy and will not impose unfavourable rules should they be investigated under trade defence measures, according to the Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam.

Timber enterprises were calling for support in terms of market information, requirements and consumer tastes to cope with declining exports which were pushing them into many difficulties from the beginning of this year.

The Republic of Korea (RoK) wishes to collaborate with Vietnam in high quality human resources training, technology transfer as well as in mineral exploitation and processing.