With protectionism pursued by the Trump administration, Vietnam’s exports, especially seafood and steel, to the US will face challenges in the time to come.
Representatives of 50 countries met this week in New Delhi for an informal World Trade Organization ministerial amid what can only be described as trade chaos, with US President Donald Trump threatening a global trade war from Washington, DC and the WTO facing increasing irrelevancy.
India’s WTO agenda, of addressing the unresolved issues in agriculture and development multilaterally, risks being sidelined by the collaborative efforts of the US, EU, Japan, Canada, Norway and Singapore on intensifying plurilateral work on e-commerce trade rules.
Nearly 600 Vietnamese and foreign businesses operating in the processing, packaging, plastics and rubber industries are showcasing their latest products at two exhibitions that opened in Ho Chi Minh City on March 20.
The Ministry of Transport (MoT) and the World Bank will likely jointly organise a workshop on the public-private partnership (PPP) investment model in April.
Big Korean companies are expected to sign to cooperate with local firms at the Vietnam-Korea ICT 2018 on March 22 in Hanoi.
Việt Nam’s explosive growth is no secret, but investors may have to look a little closer to fully appreciate all the investment opportunities underlying the broader stories. Here, our expat financial expert Brian Spence dissects just a few.
Asia’s leading food and beverage trade show THAIFEX-World of Food Asia 2018 will return in its 15th edition as the largest satellite show of Anuga, the world’s foremost food and beverage (F&B) exhibition for the Asian market.
Vietnamese electronic companies are showcasing their products at the ELECRAMA 2018 - International Exhibition of Electrical and Industrial Electronic Industry which is taking place from March 10-14 in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Together with the Vietnam-European Union (EU) Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), the newly signed Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is expected to bring about huge economic benefits for Vietnam and generate millions of jobs, including jobs in small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
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