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Officials of Vietnam and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) lauded the upbeat outcomes brought about by the EAEU – Vietnam free trade agreement (EAEU – Vietnam FTA) in more than one year and a half since it took effect.

Vietnam-Russia commercial trade remains relatively insignificant, said Hoang Quang Phong, vice chair of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry at a recent business forum in Hanoi.

Many Vietnamese leather and footwear firms have been implementing new production and business strategies to seize opportunities offered by free trade agreements (FTAs), especially a deal between the country and the Eurasia Economic Union (EAEU) which took effect last month.

Nearly 90% of tariff lines have been cut and reduced, with 59% abolished immediately as the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Vietnam and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) has taken effect since October 2016.