The ASEAN Committee in Brasilia (ACB) and the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil) recently held an online meeting aimed at discussing future trade and business co-operation opportunities and ways to develop further economic ties between Brazil and both ASEAN and the nation.

The Vietnamese economy has remained extremely resilient throughout the year despite the adverse impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, with import-export activities witnessing a gradual bounce back, according to insiders.

Vietnam’s exports this year could grow by 3-4 percent despite the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide’s upcoming visit to Vietnam is hoped to contribute to promoting cooperation towards post-pandemic economic recovery developing a forward-looking relationship between the two countries, and strengthening bilateral cooperation in addressing regional issues, said a Japanese official on October 16.

Using online platforms to boost exports is the fastest way to bring Vietnamese goods to the world, said business leaders and industry experts.

Both the world and Vietnamese economies have been heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic since the beginning of this year. The complicated developments of the pandemic have disrupted supply chains as well as commercial activities on a global scale.

There remains plenty of room to expand the export of Vietnamese goods to the European Union as the COVID-19 pandemic is brought under control between now and the end of the year, according to Nguyen Trung Tien, deputy general director of the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Mercosur, the South American trade bloc, is considered a potential market for Vietnamese products such as garments, footwear, handicrafts, and processed foods, despite the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic causing disruption to traditional supply chains.

Enterprises from a number of EU member countries have already made efforts to take full advantage of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and make moves into the Vietnamese market.