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).

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 - Bilateral trade between Vietnam and the UK reached US$657.35 million during January, representing an annual increase of 78.57%, according to the European-American Market Department.

VOV.VN - Amid complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic globally, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has set an export growth target of between 4% and 5% for this year, with a specific focus on taking full advantage of new-generation free trade agreements, said Tran Thanh Hai, deputy director of the Import and Export Department.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has granted approval to a project aimed at restructuring the Vietnamese rice sector by 2025 and 2030, with a primary focus on improving the sector’s added value.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Dang Hoang An recently had a working session with UK Ambassador to Vietnam Gareth Ward to discuss bilateral cooperation in trade and energy.

Under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), Vietnam has maintained its political stability and economic growth as well as extensive integration into the regional and global economy, according to the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) of Singapore.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese firms must improve product quality, strictly follow the rules of origin and ensure food safety to export goods to the UK under the recently signed UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement, speakers said at a seminar in Ho Chi Minh City on January 28.

VOV.VN - Pretoria News of South Africa published an article on January 29 titled “Historic milestone for Vietnam” by editor-in-chief Valerie Boje, highlighting the success of the nation’s comprehensive and modern diplomacy, with a specific focus on Party diplomacy, State diplomacy, and people-to-people diplomacy.