HANOI, June 8 — Vietnam ratified a free trade agreement with the European Union today that will cut or eliminate 99 per cent tariffs on goods traded between the South-east Asian country and the bloc, and provide Vietnam with a much-needed post pandemic boost. Deputies in the National Assembly,...
A labourer wears a protective mask as she works at a private Ngoc Nu factory which makes blankets, pillows and mattresses for the local market in Hanoi, Vietnam June 1, 2020. — Reuters pic
Deputies in the National Assembly, which nearly always ratifies government proposals, voted by over 94 per cent in favour of the European Union Vietnam Free Trade Agreement . Critics in Europe have taken issue with Vietnam's record on human and labour rights, although the deal does include commitments in those areas.
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