Vietnam’s Year of Free Trade
... terms of scope, the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement is similar to the one with the EEU. The TPP Agreement is also widely known for its provisions that go far beyond the sphere of trade. In the same year, Vietnam established a FTA with South Korea; this FTA appears to be more “traditional,” but is no less important, due to the top position of Korean business in the Vietnamese foreign investment market. The fact that the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) was officially launched on November 22, 2015 should not be neglected either. REUTERS/Host Photo Agency/ Vladimir Mazyrin: EEU-Vietnam Free Trade: the Devil Is in the Details All of these initiatives testify to the Vietnamese ...