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Many efforts made to remove yellow card on IUU fishing

According to the Vietnam Directorate of Fisheries, with 82 percent of fishing vessels equipped with vessel monitoring systems, traceability and the application of culturing area codes have significantly improved. However, if there is still one fishing vessel that has not registered or illegally exploits, the European Commission (EC) will continue to keep a yellow card or even give a red card to Vietnam.

Colombia, Cuba, South Africa join Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia

Colombia, Cuba and South Africa have joined the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) during the 37th ASEAN Summit and related meetings in Hà Nội.

Signing of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership expected this week

As negotiations for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) have been completed, member countries of the agreement are finalising procedures to prepare for the expected signing on November 15 during the 37th ASEAN Summit this week, said Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyễn Quốc Dũng.

Local tyre producers suffer small impact from US tariff

Local companies do not have to worry about a preliminary anti-subsidy tariff imposed by the US Department of Commerce on car and truck tyres from Việt Nam, executives told local media.

EVFTA facilitates Vietnamese coffee exports to Scandinavian market

With the tariffs being slashed to 0% under the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), Vietnamese coffee exports to the Scandinavian market, including Sweden, Denmark, and Norway, are expected to enjoy a number of competitive advantages compared to those of rival exporters.

With positive recovery, exports reached over US$229 billion in 10 months

With a positive recovery from the beginning of the third quarter of 2020, Vietnam's import-export turnover after 10 months has increased by 2.62% over the same period in 2019, estimated at US$439.8 billion. Of which, export turnover reached US$229.27 billion, up 4.7% over the same period in 2019.