The European Parliament, which is in charge of approving all treaties or international trade agreements that the EU joins, has strict requirements on labour standards in free trade agreements to ensure that workers in the involved countries can fully benefit from the agreement when it is in place, when it comes to the issues related to wages and working conditions. We need to avoid cases of unequal competition when the agreement is put into effect, for example a party puts a social and environmental impact on the other party. … [Read more...] about Concerns over Việt Nam-EU FTA signing
Viet nam news
Việt Nam must be more active in exporting fruit
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development programme connecting 15,000 co-operatives is an example. It helped protect the outputs of the co-operatives and successfully apply technology in the production process. China and Thailand are among the countries that have applied this model effectively. … [Read more...] about Việt Nam must be more active in exporting fruit
EVFTA makes Viet Nam more attractive to EU investors: German media
Meanwhile, Erwin Schweisshelm, former head of the Friedrich-Ebert Foundation in Viet Nam said that the EVFTA is part of the EU’s wider economic strategy in Southeast Asia. The EVFTA would be the EU's second free trade agreement with a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a bloc with ten members and a population of 600 million people. In November 2019, the EU-Singapore free trade agreement entered into force. … [Read more...] about EVFTA makes Viet Nam more attractive to EU investors: German media
No cases of acute pneumonia caused by nCoV in Việt Nam
According to WHO, cases of acute pneumonia caused by nCoV were reported in Wuhan City of China’s Hubei Province. The first patient developed symptoms on December 12 last year. As many as 45 people in the city were reported to be suffering from the disease by Sunday. … [Read more...] about No cases of acute pneumonia caused by nCoV in Việt Nam
Việt Nam wins big at ASEAN Tourism Forum
With the theme Together Towards a Next Generation of Travel, the ATF which took place on January 12-16 gathered countries in the ASEAN bloc. Various activities like conferences, meetings and roadshows to promote tourism took place during the event. — VNS … [Read more...] about Việt Nam wins big at ASEAN Tourism Forum
