Vietnam will remain one of the best investment destinations for industrial real estate in Southeast Asia for the next 10 years and beyond, experts said at a recent conference in Ho Chi Minh City.
Trade ministers of Singapore and Japan on January 12 pledged to maintain the high standards of market access and rules of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
Vietnam’s export-import could reach 640-645 billion USD, with a slight trade surplus this year, according to deputy head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Export and Import Department Tran Thanh Hai.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has forecast that total import-export revenue this year may reach a new record, at between 640 - 645 billion USD, with a slight trade deficit.
Despite continuous trade surplus with Mexico, Vietnam’s market share in this market is only 1.3 percent. Therefore, businesses should take advantage of incentives from the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) to expand the presence of Vietnamese goods in Mexico, experts said.
Expert groups of 11 members states of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) convened their first meeting via videoconference on September 28 to discuss the UK’s entry to the pact.
The Vietnam-Mexico Joint Committee for economic, trade and investment cooperation convened its third meeting on September 24 via videoconference under the co-chair of Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai and Undersecretary for Foreign Trade in Mexico's Secretariat of Economy Luz María de la Mora.
Vietnam stands ready to share information and experience with China in joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang has said.
Nishimura Yasutoshi, Japanese minister in charge of Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) negotiations has welcomed the United Kingdom (UK)'s commitment toward membership during an online meeting with UK Secretary of State for International Trade Liz Truss.
Member nations of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) have approved a decision to start the accession process for the UK to join the trade deal during the fourth CPTPP commission meeting held via video conference on June 2 morning.
Canada’s westernmost province of British Columbia and the Asia-Pacific Foundation of Canada (APFC) held a webinar on May 27 to discuss opportunities for local firms in investing in Vietnam under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
Vietnam’s exports and imports rose over 24 percent year-on-year in the first quarter, driven by the country’s free trade agreements (FTAs), an expert has said.
After two years of implementing the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the use of the deal to generate benefits for the economy and businesses has remained modest, according to insiders.
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.
The UK made a formal request on February 1 to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the first accession application by a member outside the 11 participating Pacific countries since the trade deal came into force in 2018.
Vietnam’s current leaders, including those to be elected by the 13th National Party Congress, want the country to play a greater role internationally and to step up proactive international integration, said Carlyle A. Thayer, an Emeritus Professor of Politics at the University of New South Wales in Australia.
The UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) is an important factor ensuring the continuity of the dynamic and expanding bilateral trade relations between the two countries, affirmed UK Secretary of State for International Trade Elizabeth Truss.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has introduced a range of measures to boost the growth of support industries in a bid to promote the engagement of local companies in production chains.
Any resumption in negotiations over the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement will be on condition that it paves the way for “fair trade” and a level playing field, International Trade and Industry Minister Mohamed Azmin Ali told the Malaysian News Agency (Bernama) on November 10.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) held a forum in Hanoi on October 29 to look at ways to improve the competitiveness of Vietnamese goods and take advantage of new generation trade agreements.
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