Slowly but surely on the path towards a federal European Union

Slowly but surely on the path towards a federal European Union

Open forum by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Didier Reynders.
The EU's new budgetary 'golden rules'

The EU's new budgetary 'golden rules'

European leaders on Friday signed a new treaty to reinforce budgetary discipline in the wake of the debt crisis.
US, New Zealand leaders bond on trade, security

US, New Zealand leaders bond on trade, security

The United States and New Zealand hailed new cooperation in a once frosty relationship as President Barack Obama called for work on a trans-Pacific trade deal by November.
America is courting Vietnam for TPP deal

America is courting Vietnam for TPP deal

Is Vietnam making good on its World Trade Organization (WTO) commitments and why is the United States interested in bringing Vietnam into the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement?
Comfortable with leader’s baton

Comfortable with leader’s baton

With its ASEAN Chairmanship in 2010, Vietnam has championed the ASEAN Charter via three major pillars including political and security cooperation, economic cooperation and socio-cultural cooperation. Deputy minister of Foreign Affairs Doan Xuan Hung talked with VIR about this success.
US and China sign trade deals, Beijing seeks more

US and China sign trade deals, Beijing seeks more

The United States and China agreed Wednesday to pursue free trade in areas from agriculture to technology, but Beijing insisted that Washington needed to loosen its own export controls.