Vietnamese Ambassador to Brazil Pham Thi Kim Hoa paid a working visit to Amazonas state on April 25-28, in the framework of the working programme of the ASEAN Committee in Brazil (ACB).

The Vietnam-Brazil culinary festival opened at Mezanino restaurant in Brasilia on April 20, marking the opening of activities to introduce Vietnamese cuisine at 14 well-known restaurants in the Brazilian capital city until May 8.

A virtual meeting involving ASEAN ambassadors and trade office representatives and 40 export-import firms in Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul took place on June 25.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil Carlos Alberto Franco França recently hosted a reception for Ambassadors of members of the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Brasilia.

Brazil spoke highly of the central role of ASEAN countries in the region during a meeting between the ASEAN Committee in the country and representatives from Brazil’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Brazil Pham Thi Kim Hoa has attended a virtual meeting between the ASEAN Committee in Brasilia (ACB) and the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil) which discussed opportunities for trade and investment and ways to develop economic relations between ASEAN member states and the Latin American country.

The Department of Commercial Defence (Decom) under Brazil’s Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade, and Services has initiated a sunset review of the anti-dumping duty order on new rubber tyres for bicycles classified under NCM 4011.50.00 from Vietnam, India, and China.

Malaysia will open up its market to Brazilian exports of live cattle for slaughter, following the approval of sanitary requirements of Malaysian competent agencies.

Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and outgoing Brazilian President Michel Temer on December 1 pledged to continue strengthening cooperation and expanding bilateral trade ties.

Brazil and Singapore have signed a double taxation avoidance agreement and are considering the possibility of signing a free trade agreement (FTA) between Singapore and Mercosur.

The ASEAN Committee in Brasilia (ACB) held a banquet for about 200 guests on August 30 in celebration of the bloc’s 50th founding anniversary.

Thailand is likely to face a challenge at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) from Brazil over subsidies for sugar producers, according to local media.

Vietnam is hoping to bag a few medals for the first time at the 43rd World Skills Competition (WSC 2015) from August 5-17 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, an official has said.