HANOI, Vietnam—Vietnam and the European Union signed a free trade agreement on Sunday, June 30, opening opportunities to further boost trade between the euro bloc and one of Southeast Asia’s biggest manufacturing nations.
The agreement, which was signed by European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmstrom and Vietnamese Trade Minister Tran Tuan Anh in Hanoi, Vietnam’s capital, will eliminate almost all tariffs for goods traded between Vietnam and the EU’s 28 member countries.
