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EVFTA to benefit Vietnam’s agricultural sector: EP official

10/06/2020

The EU – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) will bring great benefits to Vietnam's agricultural sector, according to an official from the European Parliament (EP).

The world needs an effective WTO more than ever

10/06/2020

The director-general of the World Trade Organization, Roberto Azevedo, recently said he was stepping down early. Exasperation over the WTO’s diminished standing appears to have been a factor. That’s understandable. Step by step, governments have pushed an institution with an essential role in promoting global growth toward complete irrelevance.

WTO backs Australia in appeal over its tobacco packaging law

10/06/2020

The World Trade Organization's appeals body ruled on Tuesday that Australia's tight laws on tobacco packaging were justified, rejecting complaints by Honduras and the Dominican Republic that they are unfair restrictions on trade.

Local enterprises must raise product quality to surmount EU barriers: experts

10/06/2020

Experts have suggested Vietnamese enterprises improve product quality standards to overcome barriers imposed by the fastidious yet promising EU market, thus optimising the advantages to be generated from the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).

Indonesia faces trade remedies from partners, risks $1.9b losses

10/06/2020

Indonesia has been hit by trade remedies involving nine trading partners that launched an investigation into alleged unfair practices by the country, resulting in potential foreign exchange losses of up to Rp 26.5 trillion (US$1.9 billion), according to the Trade Ministry.

Chinese found counterfeiting Vietnamese origin for woodwork exports

08/06/2020

Many Chinese wooden furniture manufacturers have been found setting up foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) in Vietnam to ‘fabricate’ Vietnamese origin for their exports to the US.

Origin of goods- important requirement to enjoy EVFTA tariff preferences

08/06/2020

In order for Vietnamese goods that are exported to the EU to enjoy preferential tariffs in the European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), businesses must obtain a thorough grasp of the provisions set out in the trade deal which stipulate very strict requirements regarding the origin of products, according to insiders.

USITC to Continue Investigations in PC Stands Imports from Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Taiwan, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine & UAE

08/06/2020

The United States International Trade Commission determined that there is a reasonable indication that a US industry is materially injured by reason of imports of prestressed concrete steel wire strand from Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, and United Arab Emirates