The Vietnam Women Entrepreneurs Council (VWEC) under the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) held a workshop on advancing partnership toward green growth and women's economic empowerment on December 11 in Hanoi.

Adherence to foreign markets’ sustainability standards and capitalisation of existing free trade agreement will help Vietnam boost overseas shipments to realise its set target of 6% growth in export revenue in 2024, according to the Ministry of Industry and trade (MoIT).

To gain a firm foothold in the European market, Vietnamese enterprises have been advised to soon adapt to the European Green Deal (EGD) to meet new requirements of this choosy market.

The Trade Office of Vietnam in Sweden and Northern Europe has compiled a book on the European Green Deal (EGD) and its impacts on exporters to the Nordic region.

The European Green Deal will likely affect several Vietnamese industries, depending on the nature of the industry and the specific measures introduced under the deal, a senior trade official has said.