One year after the US’s withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the remaining 11 Asia-Pacific countries, including Vietnam, have signed a new Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) to remove tariff barriers in the region.
Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh has called on economic sectors to make adequate preparations for best utilization of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), which will be signed in Santiago, Chile on March 8 by ministers from 11 member countries.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership nations have made progress toward a new free trade agreement slated for November following the US withdrawal from the pact, according to Japanese chief negotiator of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Kazuyoshi Umemoto.
Chief negotiators of the 11 remaining countries of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement began two-day talks in Tokyo, Japan on September 21 to discuss changes and freezes to parts of the deal following the withdrawal of the US earlier this year.
Vietnam should be ready to negotiate a free trade agreement with the US, according to some speakers at a recent seminar on the impacts of the Trump administration’s policies in Asia-Pacific.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, whose fate seems uncertain after the US’ withdrawal, will certainly continue in another form, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) has said.
Australia has declared the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) not dead ahead of key trade talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Sydney on Saturday, despite opposition to the trade pact from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.
Despite the uncertain future of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, US companies are planning to continue expanding their investments and business in Vietnam.
Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Phung Quoc Hien has expressed his hope that the US-ASEAN Business Council will continue helping connect Vietnamese and US businesses, thus contributing to boosting economic ties between the two countries.
Leaders of 12 member states of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) have agreed to step up efforts to implement the free trade agreement as US President-elect Donald Trump has opposed the deal.
Leaders of Pacific rim nations scrambled to find new free-trade options on November 18 as a looming Donald Trump presidency in the United States sounded a possible death knell for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has reiterated that Vietnam will continue to integrate into the global economy at a rapid pace regardless of whether the long-awaited TPP comes into effect or not.
The upcoming APEC summit in Peru will focus on how to help its member economies maintain their growth rate amidst signs of slowdown and declining global trade, according to Executive Director of APEC Secretariat Allan Bollard.
HANOI - Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has urged Indian businesses to invest more in Vietnam, which has joined 10 free trade agreements of key regions in the world.
Hanoi — Vietnam’s legal framework is compatible with most of the commitments on investment it has undertaken under the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP) but not compatible with commitments on transfer and investor-State dispute resettlement, Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) announced yesterday.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement and the East Sea issue were key topics discussed during a meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong in Tokyo on September 28.
The European Commission (EC) has decided to levy anti-dumping duty of 10% on Vietnam leather-capped shoes as from September 14, 2016, according to the Vietnam Competition Authority under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Clothing and textile exports out of Vietnam jumped 4.4% on-year to US$18.7 billion in the eight months leading up to September of 2016, according to statistics of the Vietnam Cotton and Spinning Association.
