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Forecast of FDI from European enterprises into Vietnam by the end of 2022

Forecast of FDI from European enterprises into Vietnam by the end of 2022

19/06/2022
42% of European businesses predict that FDI inflows into Vietnam will increase by the end of 2022
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Research institutes under MoIT anticipate 4.0 technology trends

Research institutes under MoIT anticipate 4.0 technology trends

19/06/2022
Research institutes under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) have been researching and commercializing cutting-edge technologies ranging from the internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and cloud computing, to big data, blockchain, 3D printing and robotics.
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Updated policy and business rights in the state of Israel

Updated policy and business rights in the state of Israel

18/06/2022
Israeli recently has issued a number of notable policies, including: signed the Treaty on Avoiding Double Taxation and the Framework Agreement on Economic and Trade Cooperation with the UAE; amends the Law on Dairy Management; agree with dairy industry representatives to raise milk prices and expand duty-free cheese imports; signs agreement to...
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Outcomes of the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC12)

Outcomes of the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC12)

17/06/2022
On June 17, 2022, the 12th World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference (MC12) ended (lasted 1 day longer than originally planned), successfully exceeding expectations. At the end of the session, the WTO Ministers adopted a number of important Declarations and Decisions.
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Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien attended some bilateral meetings on sidelines of 12th WTO Ministerial Conference in Geneva, Switzerland

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien attended some bilateral meetings on sidelines of 12th WTO Ministerial Conference in Geneva, Switzerland

14/06/2022
On the sidelines of the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC12) organised between 12-15 June 2022 in Geneva, Switzerland, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien had bilateral meetings with a number of partners including Israel, Costa Rica, Australia, Singapore and the European Parliament's Committee on International Trade (INTA).
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Invitation to Agricultural Products, Fisheries and Food Exhibition in Indonesia

Invitation to Agricultural Products, Fisheries and Food Exhibition in Indonesia

11/06/2022
The 20th Indonesian Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Expo - Indonesia Agro Food Expo 2022 will take place from July 1st to 03rd, 2022 at the Jakarta Convention Center (Jakarta capital).
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Kazakh non-tariff measures and other trade regulations

Kazakh non-tariff measures and other trade regulations

10/06/2022
According to Kazakh law, most products imported into the country must be labeled in both Kazakh and Russian languages. Product labels must include name of the product, manufacturer, country of origin, and date of manufacture, storage conditions, nutrition information, and usage.
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Trade policy updates in Kazakhstan

Trade policy updates in Kazakhstan

08/06/2022
Regarding import taxes, as part of its accession to the WTO in 2015, Kazakhstan has agreed to gradually reduce 3,512 tariff lines, to an average of 6.1% by 2020. Tariff on agricultural products experienced the largest decrease, from 16.7% to an average of 7.6%. In January 2016, Kazakhstan started to impose lower tariff rates on certain food...
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Boosting exports through the overseas Vietnamese business community

Boosting exports through the overseas Vietnamese business community

07/06/2022
The overseas Vietnamese business community is a key resource to help develop the distribution network, thereby increasing the export turnover of Vietnamese goods to the world.
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ILO establishes online database on labor provisions in trade agreements

ILO establishes online database on labor provisions in trade agreements

06/06/2022
Recently, the International Labor Organization (ILO) launched an online facility on labor provisions in trade agreements (LP Hub) at: https://www.ilo.org/ LPhub/. The LP Hub provides a systemic, comprehensive of labor-related provisions in more than 100 regional trade agreements in approximately 140 economies around the world.
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