$11 mln project to disrupt wildlife supply chain in Greater Mekong region

More than 99 percent of tariffs on Vietnamese exports to the EU will be removed after 7 years in force.

Vietnam's textile and garment exports to the EU could rise ten-fold to $40 billion after the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement takes effect. 

The EU will eliminate 99.7 percent of tariff lines for Vietnam's exports in seven years after the EVFTA comes into force.

The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement will be signed in Hanoi on June 30, PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc said Tuesday.

British health minister Matt Hancock said on Saturday he would enter the contest to be the next leader of the Conservative Party, the fifth candidate to say they would run to replace Theresa May as prime minister.

Her voice breaking, Prime Minister Theresa May announced her resignation on Friday after three years of Brexit turmoil, dramatically increasing the likelihood of Britain crashing out of the EU within months.

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday said she would quit, triggering a contest that will bring a new leader to power who is likely to push for a more decisive Brexit divorce deal.

Cases of European firms forced to transfer technology in China are increasing despite Beijing saying the problem does not exist.

If Britain leaves the EU without a deal, the bloc and Britain's smaller trading partners stand to lose big, but Beijing and Washington could reap huge benefits.

Vietnam has improved its nuclear safety management capabilities under a three-year cooperation project with the EU.

Vietnam’s seafood association has complained that a quality control circular is preventing 5,235 tons of fish from being cleared for export.

The European Chamber of Commerce is pushing for ratification of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement so that it could be signed soon.

Vietnam hopes to export $10 billion worth of seafood this year, meeting its 2020 goal a year early.