fresh tariff cuts set to encourage more trade

Fresh tariff cuts set to encourage more trade

Vietnam will soon be implementing the country’s commitments to reduce and remove export and import tariffs under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, allowing itself to attract more investment from and open up to other nations in the trading bloc.
new circular on certificates of origin issued

New circular on certificates of origin issued

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has issued Circular No 03/2019/TT-BCT stipulating the certificates of origin (C/O) rules in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
cptpp workshop clarifies rules of origin

CPTPP workshop clarifies rules of origin

The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) will remove 95 per cent of current tariff lines among the partners, but goods must satisfy the rules of origin (ROO).
cptpp commission holds first meeting in tokyo

CPTPP Commission holds first meeting in Tokyo

The first meeting of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) Commission ended in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday with a joint statement adopted by ministers in charge of economy and trade from 11 member nations.
milestone changes to iprs protection regime

Milestone changes to IPRs protection regime

On November 12, 2018, the Vietnamese National Assembly ratified the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), which came into effect on December 30, 2018 for the first six ratifying members, and on January 14, 2019 for Vietnam.
cptpp goes live in vietnam

CPTPP goes live in Vietnam

Today the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, CPTPP, enters into force in Vietnam after going live on December 30, 2018 for six Pacific Basin countries, including Australia, Canada, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand and Singapore.  
vietnams wood exports set to boom

Vietnam’s wood exports set to boom

With the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership officially coming into effect for Vietnam on January 14, 2019, and amid the US-China trade friction, Vietnam’s wood industry is expected to swell its exports. However it still faces many challenges. Phuong Hao reports.
deeper down the fta path

Deeper down the FTA path

With Vietnam committing to the implementation of free trade agreements it has inked with foreign partners, including the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son writes about what the country will do during the new year to accelerate economic development, after taking big strides towards international economic integration in 2018.
cptpp deal will prompt interest in real estate

CPTPP deal will prompt interest in real estate

Savills believes the real estate market will continue to remain robust, despite the demise of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). In its place, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) will become an important driver for continued investment in all sectors of the economy, especially in real estate.
vietnam poised to profit from free trade agreements

Vietnam poised to profit from free trade agreements

Vietnam has been attracting a great deal of foreign direct investment (FDI), with a further surge on the horizon thanks to new free trade agreements. Lindsey Ice, senior economist from Spanish-based FocusEconomics, which provides in-depth global economic analysis, writes about the impact of the deals, especially the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership and the EU-Vietnam FTA, on the country’s FDI attraction and trade expansion.
ftas to open up markets for vietnam

FTAs to open up markets for Vietnam

Vietnam is making great strides to increase international integration for trade expansion and investment attraction. Nguyen Minh Cuong, principal economist at the Asian Development Bank in Vietnam, provides in-depth insight on the prospects of the country’s economy in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and new-generation free trade agreements such as the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
cptpp trade deal officially takes effect

CPTPP trade deal officially takes effect

The 11-member Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) officially came into force on December 30, creating a free trade area covering more than a tenth of the global economy.
fdi firms expand in local textile garment sector

FDI firms expand in local textile-garment sector

Vietnam had become increasingly appealing to large foreign investor groups in the textile and garment industry who wanted to seize opportunities when the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) takes effect in January next year, according to analysts.
vietnam entices canadian interest

Vietnam entices Canadian interest

With the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership to ­officially take effect soon, ­Vietnam is expected to ­welcome more Canadian investors who are seeing the country as a profitable market.
farm exports face cptpp challenges

Farm exports face CPTPP challenges

Though the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) will reduce many tariffs to zero in member countries, Vietnamse farm exports could face non-tariff barriers, according to local experts.