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Vietnam frees dissidents as it eyes US & regional trade deals
16-Apr-2014
Vietnam has released two more high-profile dissidents, making a total of four political prisoners freed over the past three weeks.
EU accelerates FTA negotiations with Vietnam
27-Mar-2014 VOV
The European Union is speeding up negotiations of a free trade agreement with Vietnam due to be signed in late 2014.
EU Trade Commissioner travels to SE Asia to boost trade ties with Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar
14-Mar-2014 Europa
De Gucht’s arrival in Hanoi will coincide with the start of the 7th round of talks for an EU-Vietnam free trade agreement, while in Burma the Commissioner is expected to launch negotiations for an EU-Burma investment protection agreement.
EU-Vietnam Free Trade agreement must protect human rights and be preceded by a human rights impact assessment
10-Mar-2014 FIDH
The European Parliament will vote a resolution on “the state of play in the EU-Vietnam Free Trade agreement”. While not having a legislative aim at this stage, it represents an important opportunity for the EP to formulate the human rights safeguards that will ensure its latter consent, say FIDH in this open letter to MEPs.
Vietnam, EU aim to complete FTA in 2014
20-Jan-2014 Sai Gon Giai Phong
Chief negotiators from Vietnam and the EU have pledged to complete discussions about a free trade agreement (FTA) by the end of this year.
VN seeks Walmart support in TPP talks
8-Jan-2014 Vienam Net
Viet Nam hopes to have the support of major US retail corporation Walmart in the ongoing Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations as well as free trade pacts with other countries, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh said yesterday, Jan 7.
TPP: Getting US snout in Vietnam trough
21-Dec-2013 Thanh Nien News
American swine could make their way to the Vietnamese dining table via Chinese slaughterhouses, thanks to the TPP
Korea, Vietnam agree to work more closely on FTA
26-Nov-2013
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced on November 24 that it held the fourth bilateral joint committee meeting with the Vietnamese government in Can Tho City. The conclusion of the free trade agreement between Korea and Vietnam is expected to speed up.
Israel’s argiculture seeds taking root in Vietnam
26-Nov-2013 Israel21C
An Israeli-Vietnamese agriculture research and development fund — and a free-trade agreement between the two countries — may be established soon, following a series of high-level visits.
EU, Vietnam expect to sign FTA pact in 2014
14-Nov-2013 Xinhua
The European Union and Vietnam are working to conclude negotiations on a free trade agreement by late 2014
Putin expects Vietnam and CU to conclude agreement on FTA
11-Nov-2013
Russian President Vladimir Putin set a task of doubling goods turnover in trade with Vietnam within six years. This was stated by the Russian Head of State in an article published by Vietnamese media on Monday ahead of Putin’s visit to Hanoi on November 12.
Vietnam, Israel Looking towards Bilateral Free Trade Agreement
3-Nov-2013
Vietnam and Israel would soon discuss a possible bilateral free trade agreement to accelerate two-way trade in the future.
Chinese investors flock to Vietnam to wait for TPP
19-Sep-2013 VNN
Three years ago, Chinese businessmen, when asked if they would make investment in Vietnam, all said “no.” However, they have changed their mind.
S. Korea, Vietnam agree to conclude free trade deal next year
9-Sep-2013 Yonhap
South Korea and Vietnam agreed Monday to conclude a bilateral free trade agreement next year and cooperate closely for nuclear power development in the Southeast Asian nation.
US’s controversial TPP proposal is smoking gun for corporate agenda
3-Sep-2013 Tanh Nien News
Vietnam and other countries involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations face aggressive interference from Big Tobacco in the passage and implementation of public health policies, critics warn
Would TPP be good or bad to Vietnam’s agriculture?
27-May-2013 VietNamNet
Analysts have warned that Vietnam’s agriculture, which has been protected with the high import tariffs, would suffer from TPP once the import tariffs are removed
Vietnam and FTA negotiations: NGOs urge the EU to carry out a human rights impact assessment
2-May-2013 FIDH
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its member organisation, the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR), would like to ask the European Union to conduct an impact assessment that adequately encompasses the human rights situation before continuing the negotiations of the Free Trade Agreement launched in March 2013 with Vietnam.
FTA with EU will pave way for more exports
5-Apr-2013 FIS
The free trade agreement between Vietnam and the European Union is expected to open many doors for Vietnamese seafood to enter the EU, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers
Vietnam, Customs Union kick off FTA talks
29-Mar-2013
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and Chairman of the Eurasian Economic Commission’s Board Viktor Borisovich Khristenko, on March 28, officially launched negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) between Vietnam and the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.
EU-Vietnam weigh FTA
21-Mar-2013 Asia Times Online
While both sides agree an FTA would on the whole be mutually beneficial, negotiations will likely be complicated by the potential socio-economic impacts a pact would have on Vietnam’s fragile transitional economy.