Hanoi, Nov. 5 -- Since the EU - Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) came into force in August 2020, it has emerged as one of the most effectively implemented trade pacts, significantly expanding the scale of bilateral trade between the two sides. In 2024, total trade reached nearly 70 billion USD, bringing the five-year cumulative figure to around 300 billion USD. Despite global trade fluctuations, Vietnam - EU import and export activities remained robust in the first nine months of 2025, with total turnover approaching 55 billion USD, of which exports accounted for nearly 41 billion USD (up 9.3%) and imports 13 billion USD (up 4.3%). The share of goods granted preferential certificates of origin (C/O) under the EVFTA has risen sharply f...