Recommendations for EVFTA, EVIPA given the go-ahead The EVFTA includes 17 chapters, two protocols and a number of accompanying memorandums of understandings on trade in goods and services, investment, trade remedies, competition, state-owned enterprises, government procurement and intellectual property.

EVFTA makes Viet Nam more attractive to EU investors: German media Foreign investors, especially those from the European Union (EU), will find it more appealing to invest in Việt Nam when the EU- Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) comes into effect, according to German broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW).

Deputy foreign minister pushes ratification of Việt Nam-EU deals

Permanent Deputy Foreign Minister Bùi Thanh Sơn paid a visit to the European Parliament (EP) from January 13 to 16 to discuss the ratification of the EU-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA).

EVFTA must bring benefits to people: INTA chief

The European Parliament is expected to vote for the agreement on January 31, 2020 and the agreement could be ratified in February 2020.

Experts urge Vietnamese enterprises to protect their IP Vietnamese designs and trademarks are being violated abroad as firms don't pay enough attention to registering their intellectual property (IP), a top official has said.

VN firms should focus on brand building

Vietnamese enterprises, especially small- and medium-sized ones, need greater awareness of the importance of brands and developing them to competitiveness, a seminar heard in HCM City yesterday.

Concerns over Việt Nam-EU FTA signing

The upcoming valid EU-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) will create a strong driving force for fostering Việt Nam – EU comprehensive economic partnership via the abolition of 99 per cent of import tariffs in the next 7-10 years. Chairman of the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade (INTA) Bernd Lange spoke to Việt Nam News.

VN wants to boost cooperation with EU: PM

Việt Nam wishes to further promote the friendship and cooperation with the European Union (EU), Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has told Chairman of the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade (INTA) Bernd Lange. 

WIPO, Việt Nam firms talk IP rights

Experts from the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) counselled Vietnamese enterprises on how to protect their intellectual property rights overseas at a seminar in HCM City yesterday (March 5).

EP, VN strive for EVFTA ratification in next nine months

The European Parliament (EP)’s Committee on International Trade (INTA) and the Vietnamese Government have agreed that they have to make concerted efforts for the ratification of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) in the next eight or nine months.