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Pham Tat Thang, deputy chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly’s Committee for Culture, Education, Youth and Children, led a delegation to visit Mexico from October 6 to 13 for bilateral experience exchange.

The Mexican Chamber of Deputies, 64th tenure, held a ceremony on October 8 to set up the Mexico-Vietnam friendship parliamentary group.

The escalating trade tension between the US and China will cause considerable impact on Vietnam’s export, according to Pham Tat Thang, head of the Institute for Trade Research.

Vietnam’s export turnover in July reached 22.60 billion USD, lifting the country’s export value in the first seven months of 2019 to 145.13 billion USD, up 7.5 percent year-on-year.

The European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), once taking effect, will help increase the competitiveness of Vietnam as well local enterprises and commodities, said Pham Tat Thang, a senior researcher at the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Trade Research Institute.

Vietnam should promote trade more overseas to bring in new customers and boost exports to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region.

The majority of National Assembly deputies agreed with the need to continue the pilot issuance of e-visas for foreigners entering Vietnam, on the sidelines of the ongoing sixth session of the 14th legislature in Hanoi on November 5.

Vietnam’s textile industry could not take full advantage from the new-generation free trade agreements like the Europe-Vietnam free trade agreement (EVFTA) and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) if it continues dependence on imported raw and accessories, according to watchers.

Experts have judged that the national export goal and trade deficit rate next year set by the Government was feasible.

The trade war between the US and China is causing widespread concern over possible risks posed to the global economy, including that in Vietnam.

The Communist Review, a magazine of the Communist Party of Vietnam, wants to exchange news and article with press outlets in the Netherlands.

Deputies at the 14th National Assembly have expressed confidence in Tran Dai Quang, who was re-elected as the State President in the July 25 election with 98.18 percent of votes.

The National Assembly's ongoing Q&A session has been appreciated by deputies and voters nationwide.

A group of young National Assembly deputies has been established under a resolution of the NA Standing Committee, bringing together deputies under 45 years old on a voluntary basis with the aim of creating a platform for them to exchange ideas and share experiences.