The GDP target must be achieved to ensure other macroeconomic indicators such as budget, public debt, export and import, employment and income are maintained.
While foreign experts say that Vietnam gained more than it lost after joining the World Trade Organization (WTO), some Vietnamese experts say the opposite.
Up to 100,000 tonnes of Vietnamese rice will be shipped to the EU each year tax-free in 2018 following the Vietnam-EU Free Trade Agreement, helping local rice exporters.
They also agree to leave way open for US to return to the TPP as some members unwilling to move ahead without US participation.
Countries in the TPP agreed on Sunday to look at ways to move the trade deal forward without the US after President Donald Trump pulled out in favour of an "America First" policy.
Representatives from 21 member economies of APEC have shared their experiences in promoting trade and innovation, as well as exploring activities that APEC can undertake...
The European Union (EU) will send a delegation to Vietnam in June to inspect the country’s food safety control system for seafood products exported to the EU.
TPP signatory countries, with the exception of the US, met in Hanoi on May 21 to discuss the agreement on the sidelines of the 23rd Meeting of the APEC Ministers Responsible.
China intends to help Việt Nam reduce its trade deficit by importing more goods from Việt Namand creating favourable conditions for Vietnamese goods in the market.
Ministers responsible for trade of the APEC member economies made their call for free and fair trade after the conclusion of the 23rd APEC MRT Meeting in Hanoi on May 21.
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