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.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, INTA Chair talk EVFTA signing

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and Chair of the European Parliament’s International Trade Committee (INTA) Bernd Lange discussed the signing of the EU-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) during their meeting in Hà Nội yesterday.