Approximately 220 tariff lines of aquatic products with basic tax rates of 0 - 22% are set to be slashed to 0% immediately after the European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) comes into effect, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
The relationship between Vietnam and the US has grown from former enemies to become trustworthy partners and extremely important for each respective nation, ASEAN, and regional peace and stability, said Ngo Quang Xuan, former Ambassador, Head of the Vietnamese Delegation to the UN and international organisations in Geneva in a recent interview granted to VOV.
Vietnam is among the “brightest” spots in Asia despite the challenge of trying to contain the coronavirus pandemic and its economy is poised to rebound, said Edward Teather, a senior ASEAN economist from the Union Bank of Swizerland (UBS).
Along with solutions aimed at improving the business investment environment, it is necessary to devise plans to attract further social investment, foreign direct investment, and private capital, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at a meeting of the National Financial and Monetary Policy Advisory Council in Hanoi on July 9.
With the EU-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) coming into effect in August and eliminating most tariffs, agriculture, forestry and aquaculture businesses need to be aware of the EU’s stringent regulations, experts have said.
Vietnam exported 409,000 tonnes of rice worth US$207 million in June, increasing the overall six-month export volume and value to nearly 3.5 million tonnes and US$1.71 billion, respectively, according to figures released by the Agro Processing and Market Development Authority (Agrotrade).
The European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam EuroCham proposed the Government to apply a 50 percent registration fee reduction to all automotive assembly firms importers and dealers of new vehicles.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Trade Remedies Authority of Việt Nam announced that 12 trade remedy cases were initiated by foreign countries and territories for Vietnamese goods in the first six months of this year.
Ambassador Lê Thị Tuyết Mai, Permanent Representative of Việt Nam to the UN, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and other international organisations in Geneva, led a Vietnamese delegation to attend the 43rd session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland on Monday.
In the framework of the EU – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), the European Union (EU) has committed to giving a tariff rate quota (TRQ) for 14 goods items from Vietnam.
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