EUVFTA shows European investors' confidence in Vietnam
A survey by EuroCham highlighted Vietnam’s attractiveness for European investors. The BCI survey said that the EUVFTA has undoubtedly opened doors for European businesses, but challenges remain. However, it also pointed out a number of obstacles that European businesses face in fully leveraging the EUVFTA, including ...
Vân Nguyễn
Exports could be affected by EU’s new environment policy
To reach environmental and climate goals, the EU has imposed the ESPR (Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation), commencing July 18, 2024, which is expected to have an impact on Vietnam’s key export products to the EU.According to the Vietnam Trade Office in Germany, the ESPR ...
Technical exchange on EUDR shapes Vietnam's agricultural future
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the EU Delegation to Vietnam have jointly organised a technical exchange focused on the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) and its implications for Vietnam’s supply chains. The event, titled “Technical Exchange on EUDR and Deforestation-free Supply ...
Geographical Indication certificates help increase value of Vietnamese farm produce
Geographical Indications (GIs) are considered an effective tool to promote the export of Vietnamese agricultural products. Therefore, building brands for Vietnamese agricultural products associated with geographical indication protection has become an important direction to enhance value and affirm brands for local specialty products in the ...
FTAs – driving force for agricultural growth
Vietnam is currently a signatory to 16 free trade agreements (FTAs), which are described as highways connecting Vietnam’s economy with major trading partners in the world. In the agricultural sector, FTAs have become a powerful driving force, marking significant achievements across the entire industry.Over the ...
Green economy: finish line cannot be reached overnight
Developing green economy and green agriculture is a ‘growing trend’ in Vietnam which will help it reach the ‘net zero’ goal by 2050 as committed at COP 26. However, many business owners think that it is far-fetched and unnecessary for now. They have to reform ...
Carbon tax poses new challenge for VN to boost exports to EU
The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) is an agreement inclined towards sustainable development. The EU’s CBAM (Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism) has posed a new challenge for Vietnam’s exports to enter the EU market.CBAM will be valid for the transitional period with an aim to control ...
Luong Bang
Vietnam strives to have 1 million hectares of large wood with certifications
According to forestry experts, sustainable forest certification for one million hectares of large-sized timber forests is a passport for Vietnam’s wood processing industry to increase export value and export into potential markets.According to statistics from the Department of Forestry under the Ministry of Agriculture and ...
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Measures to promote carbon trading platform in Vietnam
After the European Union (EU), the US will be the next to take its climate fight globally with the proposal of the Clean Competition Act, which, if passed, would impose border-adjusted carbon tariffs on its carbon-intensive imports.Nguyen Vo Truong An, Deputy director of the Carbon ...
EU's carbon tax regime enters transitional phase
The EU’s effort to cut carbon emissions globally is going into high gear as the bloc’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) entered its transitional phase on October 1.As of October 1, the EU’s trading partners will have to report greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions embedded in ...