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Policies take effect in October 2022

Policies take effect in October 2022

29/09/2022
A string of new policies on vehicle registration fee, termination of compulsory unemployment insurance premium, electronic identification and authentication and cybersecurity are scheduled to come into effect in October 2022.
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Vietnam – Germany Economic Cooperation Seminar

Vietnam – Germany Economic Cooperation Seminar

27/09/2022
Within the framework of the national program on trade promotion 2022, the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency, the Ministry of Industry and Trade in coordination with the Vietnam Trade Office - Vietnamese Embassy in Germany, Consulate General of Vietnam in Frankfurt, the German Federal Association for Economic Development and Foreign Trade (BWA) has...
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Assessing potential of rice exports to Malaysia

Assessing potential of rice exports to Malaysia

16/09/2022
Malaysia is a country that does not have good soil conditions for growing rice, focusing on oil palm and rubber. The cultivated area of this country is relatively low, with only 700,000 hectares of rice growing which is also the smallest rice growing area in the Southeast Asia. Their rice self-sufficiency can only meet about 65-70% of the domestic...
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Impact of the EU's new energy plan on Southeast Asia

Impact of the EU's new energy plan on Southeast Asia

16/09/2022
In the context of the energy crisis affecting all aspects of the economy, Europe is turning to coal and liquefied natural gas (LNG) producers in Southeast Asia to make up shortfalls after Russia cut gas supplies related to the conflict in Ukraine.
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The export statistic of Viet Nam's footwear to EVFTA partners

The export statistic of Viet Nam's footwear to EVFTA partners

16/09/2022
According to preliminary statistics of the General Department of Customs, our country's footwear export turnover to EVFTA partners in August 2022 reached US$515.2 million, down 4.2% compared to July/July. 2022 but increased by 275.8% over the same period last year. Generally, in the first eight months of 2022, footwear exports to EVFTA partners...
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Policies take effect from September

Policies take effect from September

14/09/2022
Regulations on recording audio and video at court sessions, extracting information on the national population database shall come into effect from September.
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Assess the impact of the CPTPP commitments on livestock products

Assess the impact of the CPTPP commitments on livestock products

10/09/2022
Livestock products, including meat, eggs, milk, honey, etc., are one of the main agricultural export groups of Viet Nam. Commitments on preferential import tariff that CPTPP member countries grant to Vietnam's export livestock products are shown in the following table:
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Vietnamese ST25 rice used in Japanese Cabinet Office lunch

Vietnamese ST25 rice used in Japanese Cabinet Office lunch

10/09/2022
For the first time, Vietnam's ST25 rice has been used to process dishes on the menu of the Japanese Cabinet Office, Minister of Agricultural and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan has said at the recent government meeting.
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UK’s specific policies on imports

UK’s specific policies on imports

09/09/2022
UK customs and tariff regulations are established by the UK Revenue and Customs Authority (HMRC). In May 2020, the UK announced the UK Global Tariff (MFN) to replace the European Union's Common Tariff System after the Brexit. This UK tax system came into effect from January 1, 2021. Accordingly, the average UK MFN tax will be only 5.7%, lower than...
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Trade promotion brings Vietnamese goods to the Swedish and Norwegian markets

Trade promotion brings Vietnamese goods to the Swedish and Norwegian markets

09/09/2022
To implement the National Program on Trade Promotion in 2022, the Trade Promotion Agency (Ministry of Industry and Trade) in collaboration with the Vietnam Trade Office in Sweden (concurrently Norway, Denmark, Iceland, and Latvia) organized a trade transaction delegation in Sweden and Norway from August 6-16, 2022. These are two potential markets...
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