VietNamNet Bridge - Large retailers in Vietnam are either distributing more Thai goods or raising the proportion of Thai goods in their chains.

Merger and acquisition activities are now blossoming in Vietnam thanks to the clearer economic recovery, thriving GDP growth, newly signed free trade agreements and the formation of the ASEAN Economic Community at the end of this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – New free trade agreements will help Vietnamese companies improve access to markets and diminish costs, but they will also require strategies and policies to minimise the probability of trade lawsuits,

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s foray into free trade agreements will open up opportunities for local enterprises to tap new markets but these pacts might also expose exporters to more trade defense cases in member countries,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign textile and garment firms are reeling out new investments in anticipation of upcoming free trade agreements.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – Increased competitiveness is key for the Vietnamese economy, former director of the Department Strategy Institute, Luu Bich Ho, told Hai quan (Customs) newspaper.

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VietNamNet Bridge – Potentially one of the most monumental and important free trade agreements that Vietnam has ever entered into is poised to be signed.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has completed free trade agreement (FTA) talks with the European Union, the Republic of Korea and the Customs Union of Russia-Belarus- Kazakhstan this year,

VietNamNet Bridge – Many investors in the textile and garment sector would like to take full advantage of the benefits they would receive under the proposed TPP and FTAs with the EU and South Korea.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Between now and mid-2015, Vietnam is scheduled to sign a number of free trade agreement (FTA) with its major economic partners.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – Ngo Duc Manh, vice chairperson of the NA Committee on External Relations, spoke to the Viet Nam Economic Times about the important role of the NA in Free Trade Agreements.

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As predicted, the foreign direct investment (FDI) flow has been heading for the dyeing and textile sector, because investors can take full advantage of the tariff preferences Vietnam can enjoy.