The leaders of 21 APEC member economies will meet today to discuss ways to expedite efforts to achieve the Bogor Goals, connect supply chains, strengthen the multilateral trading system, promote regional trade agreements and move towards the realisation of a Free Trade Area of the Asia – Pacific (FTAAP).

Minister of Industry and Trade Trần Tuấn Anh said yesterday that an agreement in principle on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP-11) could not be reached as planned because several outstanding issues could not be resolved.

Twenty-six Indonesian companies are showcasing their products at a trade fair which opened its doors in the central city of Đà Nẵng on Thursday.

Việt Nam will need international support and co-operation to develop a green capital market, one that channels funding towards environmentally sustainable and climate change relevant ventures and projects, experts said on Friday.

A memorandum of understanding was signed on Thursday between Business Association of High Quality Vietnamese Products and Netherlands-based GMP+ International and Business Support and Application Services Limited Company (BSAS).

The European Chamber of Commerce in Việt Nam (EuroCham) officially launched its first publication of the EuroCham Greenbook in Việt Nam on Thursday in HCM City. 

 Recently-elected Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern called climate change the greatest challenge facing this generation and the Asia Pacific region, as she opened the final day of APEC CEO Summit 2017 on Friday in Đà Nẵng.

Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ has asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) to quickly complete its plan for electricity tariff adjustment. However, the increase should be at the lowest level, he said.

Preliminary agreement has been reached among ministers from 11 countries participating in the negotiation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) during their meeting on the sidelines of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week.