VOV.VN - The Vietnamese economy operates fully under market principles, with all business activities complying with international regulations, said the Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam.

The US Commerce Department has delayed a decision on whether to upgrade Vietnam to market economy status by about a week, due to the IT disruptions from the CrowdStrike software problems.

VOV.VN -International relations website geopoliticalmonitor.com of the United States posted an article on March 11 describing the historic signing of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Hanoi and Washington as an opportunity for the US side to upgrade Vietnam’s recognition as a market economy.

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.