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Argentina urges Mercosur to sign FTA with Vietnam and Indonesia
9-Jul-2024 The Voice of Vietnam
Argentine Foreign Minister Diana Mondino has urged the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) to be more flexible in negotiations and seek free trade agreements with Vietnam and Indonesia.
NA ratifies the UK’s CPTPP accession protocol
25-Jun-2024 Viet Nam News
The National Assembly of Viet Nam ratified the UK’s protocol of accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
Uruguay supports Việt Nam’s negotiations of FTA with Mercosur: Official
23-May-2024 Việt Nam News
Uruguay’s foreign minister emphasised that the country will work closely with the Vietnamese Embassy to promote stronger and more comprehensive relations between the two countries in the coming time.
RCEP members encouraged to harmonize rules
20-May-2024 China Daily
Members of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership can further improve the alignment of operational guidelines across key sectors such as competition policy and trade in services to elevate mutual openness, said trade experts and foreign scholars on Sunday.
Parliament expected to ratify document on UK’s accession to CPTPP
16-May-2024 Vietnam Net
The Government of Vietnam proposes the NA ratify the UK’s accession protocol at the 7th session of the 15th NA so that Vietnam will be one of the first six CPTPP countries to ratify it.
Tehran, Hanoi mulling over preferential trade agreement
8-Mar-2024 Tehran Times
Head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization Mehdi Zeighami has said that the Islamic Republic of Iran and Vietnam have expressed hope to reach an agreement on preferential trade.
Vietnam, UAE speed up negotiation for comprehensive economic partnership agreement
26-Jan-2024 Vietnam Plus
Officials from Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and the UAE Ministry of Economy agreed to speed up the negotiation for a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) between the two countries.
Indonesia seeks EU trade deal to compete against Vietnamese footwear
25-Jan-2024 Jakarta Globe
Indonesia wants to secure a trade deal with the European Union (EU) in hopes that Jakarta can compete with fellow ASEAN member Vietnam, particularly on footwear exports, according to a senior minister.
Export opportunities to be optimised in 2024: Minister
9-Jan-2024 Vietnam Plus
Vietnam’s Minister of Industry and Trade, Nguyen Hong Dien, pledges to boost trade promotion and exports in 2024, focusing on optimizing free trade agreements, supporting domestic firms, and emphasizing market information and large-scale events.
Vietnam wants to sign foreign trade deal with Türkiye, says prime minister
1-Dec-2023 Anadolu
Vietnam’s prime minister said that they are willing to sign a foreign trade agreement with Türkiye as relations between the two countries are at their peak.
Ministry reports difficulties in next-generation FTA implementation
1-Dec-2023 Vietnam Net Global
Foreign invested enterprises make up the majority of Vietnam’s export turnover of high-revenue products. Meanwhile, Vietnamese enterprises still mostly do outsourcing, and export raw materials or half-finished products.
Vietnam promotes negotiations of FTA with MERCOSUR
2-Oct-2023 Vietnam Net
Vietnam is taking measures to promote the negotiations of a free trade agreement (FTA) with the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR), which is expected to be a driving force for Vietnam to tap the Latin American market.
Vietnam interested in trade deal with Mercosur, says Brazil’s Lula
26-Sep-2023 Reuters
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said that Vietnam has expressed interest in a trade deal with the Mercosur bloc, adding he will bring the topic up for discussion with those countries.
RCEP states already looking to expand trade participation
6-Sep-2023 Vietnam Net
At a summit on the deal (RCEP) in Indonesia, a review of its implementation is expected to be conducted, with member states agreeing on new measures to intensify intra-deal trade and investment flows.
Việt Nam, Israel sign free trade agreement
26-Jul-2023 Viet Nam News
Israel is the first country in West Asia with which Việt Nam has signed a free trade agreement (FTA) and Việt Nam is also the first country in Southeast Asia that Israel has signed an FTA with.
Cambodia, Vietnam sign trade agreement
5-Jun-2023 Phnom Penh Post
Cambodia and Vietnam have signed an agreement to promote bilateral trade for 2023-2024, noting that it is an important mechanism that will promote and enhance bilateral cooperation in all sectors.
Ample room remains for Vietnamese exports to Africa
19-May-2023 Vietnam Plus
There remains an ample room for Vietnamese exports to Africa, as the country accounts for only 0.6% of the continent’s total import of 600 billion USD per year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, given opportunities brought about by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement.
Indonesia, Vietnam aim for $15 billion trade by 2028
16-May-2023 Jakarta Globe
Indonesia and Vietnam are aiming for a $15 billion annual bilateral trade by 2028, and both nations are feeling confident about meeting this target as long as the trade barriers ease.
Bangladesh, Vietnam eye FTA to boost economic relations
15-May-2023 The Daily Star
Bangladesh and Vietnam have agreed to explore possibilities of concluding a bilateral free trade agreement in order to add further substance to the steadily increasing bilateral trade and economic relations between the two regional countries.
UAE and Vietnam begin talks for Cepa deal
7-Apr-2023 The National
The UAE and Vietnam have agreed to start Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement negotiations to strengthen bilateral trade ties as the Emirates pushes ahead with its plans to develop trade and investment relations with partners around the world.