The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement will offer direct opportunities to Vietnam to upgrade its textile and garment sector.

The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) is expected to create a breakthrough for timber and wooden products.

According to the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA), Vietnam will have to cut 669 tariff lines to zero percent in January 2018.

VOV.VN - Global trade growth is expected to exceed 3.5% this year. But there remain downside risks, in particular protectionism for local production that could threaten the world economy and block the recovery of global trade.

VOV.VN - The ASEAN Natural & Organic Show opened on December 15 in Kolkata City, drawing the participation of around 80 businesses from Vietnam, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Bangladesh, and Russia, and approximately 200 other firms from the host country India.

VOV.VN - The Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam (CLV) Development Triangle Area tourism and trade fair opened in southern Binh Phuoc province on December 16, under the framework of the 11th meeting of the CLV Development Triangle Area joint coordination committee.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam National Coal-Mineral Industries Holding Corporation Limited (Vinacomin) has signed a contract with the Emirates Global Aluminum (EGA) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to supply it with 300,000 tons of alumina (Aluminium Oxide) annually from 2018 to 2020.

Vietnam earned more than US$2 billion from exporting 1.2 million tonnes of rubber during January-November, up 39% in value and 8.4% in volume, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Many types of fruit suitable for year round cultivation in Vietnam, such as durians, mangosteens, oranges, mandarins, and apples are imported from abroad to meet domestic demand.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Quoc Khanh met Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie in Buenos Aires on December 13 to discuss trade and economic cooperation between Vietnam and Argentina.