Footwear sector to improve supply chain to take advantage of EVFTA

Việt Nam’s leather and footwear industry should improve its supply chain performance to take advantage of the milestone trade deal that Việt Nam has signed with the EU and to recover from the effects of the COVID-19 crisis, speakers said on Tuesday at an international footwear conference.

New Joint Commission on Việt Nam-Italy Economic Co-operation formed

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation have signed an agreement to establish a new Joint Commission on Economic Cooperation.

EVFTA a big opportunity for firms after COVID-19 shock: ministry The European Union Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) will create significant opportunities for Vietnamese firms to recover and develop after the COVID-19 pandemic, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Trần Quốc Khánh said at a conference on Monday in Hà Nội.

Foreign capital inflows in Việt Nam down in H1

Foreign investment commitments to Việt Nam in the first half of this year decreased 15.1 per cent year-on-year to US$15.67 billion, a report from the Ministry of Planning and Investment's Foreign Investment Agency has shown.

Fashioning shoes one step at a time

A young woman from Huế has taken her shoes to the wider world, using traditional crafts, motifs, and tapestry.

Ninety-one strikes reported in Việt Nam in the first five months of 2020 Ninety–one strikes occurred in Việt Nam in the first five months of this year, mostly due to stagnant production – a major negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on enterprises and workers.

Database of Vietnamese manufacturing and support industries launched The Ministry of Industry and Trade in partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) – a member of the World Bank Group – Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) on Friday in Hà Nội officially launched the database of Vietnamese manufacturing and support industries.

VN, New Zealand upbeat about $1.7b bilateral trade target in 2020 Việt Nam and New Zealand expect to meet a NZD2.5 billion (US$1.7 billion) bilateral trade and service turnover target this year as the two countries have opportunities to boost economic co-operation.

Finding opportunities to export to EU despite adversity of COVID-19

Economist Võ Trí Thành said that to adapt to the trend of restructuring the global supply chain caused by the pandemic, Vietnamese businesses must focus on innovation and utilise digital transformation to bring products to market.

Deals highlight VN-EU bilateral ties, global integration efforts The National Assembly recently approved the Europe-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the Europe-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA). Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn answered the press on the agreements' impact on Việt Nam-EU relations.