Vietnam
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17-Aug-2019 ASEAN Today
EU-Vietnam trade deal shows EU will bend human rights standards if the price is right
The new EU-Vietnam free trade agreement (FTA) shows the EU will look past human rights violations to push a trade agenda. But as FTAs with ASEAN states don’t offer the EU the same economic benefits, it’s unlikely the bloc will pen more in the near future.
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6-Aug-2019 Prensa Latina
TLC con UE se ratificará en octubre, informa Vietnam a Mogherini
El parlamento vietnamita prevé ratificar en octubre el TLC con la Unión Europea.
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25-Jul-2019 Managing IP
Vietnam: New free trade agreement with EU strengthens IP protection
Vietnam’s full compliance with the EVFTA will require a comprehensive review and amendment of its intellectual property law.
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25-Jul-2019 Asia Times
Vietnam FTA: EU is more pragmatic than principled
The EU’s deal with Vietnam is considered hypocritical by many Asian nations.
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22-Jul-2019 Prensa Latina
Vietnamese parliament to ratify FTA with EU soon
The National Assembly of Vietnam will ratify the recently-signed EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).
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14-Jul-2019 ASEAN Today
EU-Vietnam trade deal prompts concern in Thailand
The new EU-Vietnam free trade deal could spark a manufacturing exodus from Thailand to Vietnam. Thailand will likely look to other markets to compensate.
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2-Jul-2019 Vietnam News
ILO, Bayer congratulate Việt Nam, EU on signing free trade deal
Private sector companies like Bayer are looking forward to further institutional and policy reforms after the EVFTA ratification which can consequently create favourable conditions to promote the business and investment environment.
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1-Jul-2019 Investing.com
La UE y Vietnam firman en Hanói un tratado de libre comercio
La Unión Europea (UE) y Vietnam rubricaron hoy en Hanói un TLC que eliminará progresivamente el 99 % de los aranceles y que incluye medidas para proteger los derechos laborales y el medio ambiente.
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1-Jul-2019 Le Figaro
L’UE et le Vietnam signent un accord commercial visant à supprimer 99% des droits de douane
Un accord commercial longuement attendu entre l’Union européenne et le Vietnam communiste, qui doit permettre à terme de supprimer 99% des droits de douane sur les biens entre les deux parties, a été signé à Hanoï.
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1-Jul-2019 France24
Vietnam and EU sign ’milestone’ free trade agreement
The European Union and Vietnam on Sunday signed a long-awaited free trade deal that will slash duties on almost all goods, an agreement that pushes back against a rising tide of global protectionism.
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27-Jun-2019 Challenges
Les ministres de l’UE entérinent un accord de libre-échange avec Hanoï
Les ministres de l’Union européenne ont entériné mardi un accord de libre-échange avec le Vietnam, qui prévoit de réduire les droits de douane sur 99% des produits, sur une période de dix ans.
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27-Jun-2019 Le Courrier du Vietnam
Vietnam et Afrique du Sud discutent d’un accord de libre-échange
Les deux parties ont échangé des solutions pour augmenter la valeur d’échanges commerciaux bilatéraux dans les temps à venir dont la diversification des produits à l’export, la possibilité pour élaborer un accord de libre-échange bilatéral.
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27-Jun-2019 Argus
Analysis: EU-Vietnam FTA opens up petchem trade options
A landmark free-trade agreement (FTA) between Vietnam and the EU will open up options for new petrochemical trade flows, but may not lead to a quick shift away from Hanoi’s main export markets in China and southeast Asia.
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25-Jun-2019 EU Observer
EU-Vietnam trade deal a bad day for workers’ rights
Behind the smiles and handshakes, the signature of the EU-Vietnam trade and investment deals - being agreed on Tuesday (25 June) and to be signed at the end of this week - have dire consequences for human well-being and our ability to prevent climate and ecological breakdown.
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12-May-2019 Nhan Dan
Vietnam, EU work to enhance comprehensive partnership and cooperation
EU and Vietnam formed a Joint Committee for the implementation of the EU-Vietnam Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation (PCA) and held its first meeting in Hanoi on May 10
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29-Apr-2019 Today Online
Vietnam expects to sign free trade pact with EU by end-June
Vietnam expects to sign a long-anticipated free trade agreement with the European Union before the end of June, the Southeast Asian country’s foreign ministry said.
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30-Jan-2019 Bike Europe
EU-Vietnam free trade agreement delayed to 2020
The European Parliament elections, which take place May 23-26, 2019, are causing further delays for the EU-Vietnam free trade agreement
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23-Jan-2019 VNA
Consideran expertos que el TLC abre nueva era en nexos comerciales Vietnam-UE
El Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC) entre Vietnam y la Unión Europea (UE) se prevé inicie un nuevo período en la promoción de la cooperación y el desarrollo económico de ambas partes a partir de mediados de 2019, según expertos italianos.
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10-Jan-2019 Human Rights Watch
EU: Postpone vote on Vietnam free trade agreement
The European Parliament and the European Council should postpone the ratification of the proposed EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement until the Vietnamese government takes concrete steps to improve its increasingly abusive human rights record.
