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An agreement on concluding negotiations of the Vietnam-UK Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) will be signed on December 11, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The optimisation of the quality and implementation of logistics services serving Vietnamese and European imports and exports is among the urgent solutions to promote two-way trade exchange between Vietnam and the EU.

The General Department of Taxation of Vietnam has asked Grab to explain their price hike and cut in drivers' commission.

Economic activity in developing Asia is forecast to contract by 0.4% this year, before picking up to 6.8% in 2021 as the region moves toward recovery from the effects of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, according to a report

HCM City will step up efforts to attract foreign direct investment by focusing on infrastructure and administrative procedures, with priority given to high-tech projects, a top city official has said.

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry organised a policy forum entitled “Supporting small and medium enterprises impacted by COVID-19: Narrowing the gap from policy to implementation” in Hanoi.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs came together with the APEC Secretariat organised a webinar entitled “Harnessing fintech skills of women-led micro small and medium sized enterprises in promoting inclusive growth against COVID-19”.

Facebook and Google could be required to pay news outlets for their content in "world first" legislation set to be introduced to Australia's parliament on Wednesday.

Some central provinces and cities are estimated to experience negative economic growth in 2020 due to Covid-19 and natural disasters.

Many Grab drivers have expressed opposition to the firms’ new commission policies.

The Mekong Delta has recently attracted many large projects worth trillions to tens of trillions of VND, which are promoting economic development there.

HCM City authorities have approved a nearly VND96trn (USD4.1bn) plan to develop the local logistics sector by 2030.

The Cat Linh-Ha Dong Line, known as Line 2A in Hanoi’s urban railway system, will undergo a full-scale trial run starting from December 12 in order to test its safety for final approval.

In the past 30 years since the establishment of the Vietnam Cashew Association (Vinacas), cashew exports have reached more than 31 billion USD, according to insiders.

Phu Yen People’s Committee has assigned the province’s economic zones management authority to adjust the master plan on construction of South Phu Yen Economic Zone by 2040.

Farmers in Phu Tho Province are struggling to protect their fish farms during the start of the dry season as the Da River water level has dropped to its lowest in the last four years.

After winning top prize for best rice in the world in 2019, ST25 fragrant rice was ranked second at the 2020 World's Best Rice Contest.

The Vietnam Embassy in Canada and the Canada-Vietnam Trade Council co-hosted a webinar on December 3 to discuss trade ties under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), with future relations in the post-novel coronavirus (COVID-19) period

The Ministry of Planning and Investment and the US Agency for International Development launched a programme to support enterprises’ digital transformation in the 2021-2025 period.