In order to negotiate for free trade agreements (FTAs) with partners, Vietnam needs to the labor standards. Until now, Vietnam has signed FTAs with 15 countries within the framework of the six FTAs within ASEAN: China, Republic of Korea, Japan, Australia-New Zealand and India. However, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT), Vietnam [...]
If Vietnamese enterprises have thorough preparations, they can take full advantage of the opportunities to be brought by free trade agreements (FTA) between Vietnam and other countries in the world. Vietnam is under the negotiations for a series of FTA with countries and blocs. According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT), to date, Vietnam [...]
A seminar entitled, “The labour issue in free trade agreements (FTAs) – international experience – opportunities and challenges for Vietnam” was held in Hanoi on April 29. Co-organised by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Office in Vietnam, this first-ever event of its kind took place [...]
Existing irrationalities in tax incentive policies are responsible for domestic businesses preferring to export their products instead of selling them locally, a HCM City trade department official says. This undermined efforts to reduce the trade gap and fight the use of dollars in the economy, said Vu Van Hoa, who heads the HCM City Industrial [...]
Two-way trade turnover between Vietnam and ASEAN increased from US$8.8 billion in 2003 to nearly US$24 billion in 2010. The figure was released at a seminar on free trade agreements and challenges for Vietnam in 2011-2020 held in Hanoi on March 16 by the Government Office. The seminar reviewed results achieved in 2010 when Vietnam [...]
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