Hanoi, Oct. 1 -- Vietnam and the European Union (EU) have agreed to establish a special task force to address barriers and foster more balanced and effective trade.

The decision was reached at the fourth meeting of the EVFTA Committee, recently held in Hanoi and co-chaired by Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and EU Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic.

At the session, the two sides reviewed the implementation of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and discussed measures to fully tap its potential. They underlined the need for timely and transparent efforts to remove remaining trade and investment barriers and to step up the implementation of the agreement's commitments.

The EU desc...