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Vietnam-US trade outlook 2018: challenges and opportunities

VietNamNet Bridge - 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.

Cyber law balances security, information freedom

Dr Mai Liem Truc, former deputy minister of Post and Communications, talks to the newspaper Nong thon ngay nay (Countryside Today) about the need to finalise the draft Law on Cyber Security.

Trump and Xi: contradictory views on globalization

While US President Donald Trump has promoted bilateral trade, condemning inequalities in multilateral relations, Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that globalization is an irreversible trend.

Vietnam is gold mine for int’l express delivery firms

As Vietnamese favor foreign-made products and are willing to pay more for products they like, international express delivery firms see Vietnam as a fertile land for their business.

APEC officials highlight competition chapters in FTAs/EPAs

Officials from member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum have highlighted the benefits of establishing competition chapters in free trade agreements (FTAs) and Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs).

Vietnam prepares for opening of petroleum market

Vietnamese petroleum companies have enough time to build facilities and develop networks to prepare for competition with foreign distributors once Vietnam opens the petroleum market, experts say. 

Where is Vietnam in the globalization process?

Mr. Pascal Lamy, formerly the Director General of the WTO, tells VET that Vietnam is the greatest beneficiary of globalization and needs to take advantage of human resources in the years to come to stay abreast of the fourth industrial revolution.

What has Vietnam gained after 10 years of WTO membership?

VietNamNet Bridge - While foreign experts say that Vietnam gained more than it lost after joining the World Trade Organization (WTO), some Vietnamese experts say the opposite.

Chinese association poses high risk in anti-dumping investigation

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam will have to pay a heavy price if its products continue to be associated with Chinese, economists have warned.

Women's footwear and products: multi-billion dollar market

VietNamNet Bridge - Many Vietnamese businesses have spent big money to build up their brands to conquer the home market, despite the popularity of Chinese cheap products here.

If TPP is dead, the US, not Vietnam, will suffer: analysts

If the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement fails, Vietnam will miss an opportunity which can help it boost growth, but this would not have a negative impact on the national economy, analysts say.

Textile & garment industry cautious about future as Trump wins US election

VietNamNet Bridge - US President-elect Donald Trump is opposed to the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement. Will this affect Vietnam’s textile and garment exports to the US?

WTO cuts 2016 world trade growth forecast to 1.7 percent, cites wake-up call

 The World Trade Organization cut its forecast for global trade growth this year by more than a third on Tuesday, reflecting a slowdown in China and falling levels of imports into the United States.

Vietnam agriculture faces stiff competition from imports

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese agricultural enterprises are losing opportunities to export food, facing big challenges in the domestic market because of imports.

TPP will protect VN workers’ rights: experts

Vietnam’s engagement in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will better protect its workers by addressing issues relating to strikes, said an expert.

Gov’t to toughen IP rights enforcement

Improving enforcement of intellectual property (IP) rights is now high on the Government’s agenda as part of its efforts to uphold international IP commitments, especially those in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement. 

The seafood tycoons who have taken hard knocks

VietNamNet Bridge - Taking losses in business, wasting money and incurring trillions of dong debts, some ‘seafood kings’ in Mekong River Delta have fallen from their pinnacle of prosperity into insolvency.

Vietnam may sue the US at WTO

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has mentioned the possibility of suing the US at the World Trade Organization (WTO) at working sessions with the US side.

Unofficial fees drag down Vietnam’s logistics ranking

VietNamNet Bridge - Unofficial fees are one of the reasons behind businesses’ sky-high logistics costs, which account for 25 percent of GDP.

Businesses need to check WTO commitments before selling stakes to foreigners

Since the government Decree No 60 officially lifted limitations on foreign ownership ratios, Vietnamese businesses have been looking forward to the Ministry of Finance’s circular guiding its implementation.