HCM CITY — A conference titled "Facilitating Trade Through a Strong Domestic Compliance System" was held by independent US-based product testing and certification agency Underwriters Laboratories (UL) in HCM City on Tuesday. SEE MORE HA NOI — The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) will take bolder measures to keep the country's trade deficit in the second quarter equivalent to roughly 20 per cent of export earnings in the period, down roughly 3.1 per cent over the rate in the first quarter, according to the MoIT's Planning Department. SEE MORE Vietnam and four members of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) launched a feasibility study on a free trade agreement in Geneva on May 19, coinciding with the official visit to Switzerland by President Nguyen Minh Triet.
SEE MORE Saigon Economics Times, citing the figures released by USDA, has reported that Vietnam’s trade deficit in farm produce has reached $78 million in the first three months of year. Since 2005, Vietnam has exported more than imported. SEE MORE HA NOI — An economist with Barclays Capital disagrees with Fitch's recent decision to give Viet Nam a BB- rating and place the country's economy on a negative watch. SEE MORE