### [2026-10-18](/feed/2026/10/18/index.md)

##### Free trade agreements of Vietnam
# Vietnam signs a free trade agreement with the European Free Trade Association (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland) that reduces or eliminates tariffs on industrial, agricultural, and fish products and covers services, intellectual property, and sustainable development. 

Vietnam and four European nations outside the EU signed a free trade agreement in Hanoi on Sunday, seeking to diversify their markets as...


### Sources:

1. [AFP](https://www.afp.com/en/vietnam-signs-free-trade-deal-four-european-nations)

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