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HANOI: Vietnam textile and garment industry has not been able to fully capitalise on the advantages and potential of FTAs, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

The two nations will begin a new round of discussions in the New Year after the 13th round was completed this month.

Pakistan’s economy is on an upward trajectory, capturing the attention of the global community. This positive...

ISLAMABAD: China is reportedly unwilling to talk to the caretaker government for long-term contracts in any sector...

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced that the fourteenth round of Free Trade Agreement negotiations between India and the UK will take place in January 2024. The negotiations, which focused on complex issues like goods, services, and investment, will continue.

Indias main exports to the UK are ready-made garments and textiles, gems and jewellery, engineering goods, petroleum and petrochemical products, while key imports include precious and semi-precious stones, ores and metal scraps, and engineering goods. Discussions are also going on between the countries on the bilateral investment treaty. Investment is being negotiated as a separate agreement and earlier, the plan was to conclude the two simultaneously.

Taylor Swifts popularity is so deep and widespread that Harvard English professor Stephanie Burt has announced a new course, Taylor Swift and Her World, for the spring semester. The course would cover the 34-year-old musical phenomenons journey from her precursors, such as Dolly Parton and the Border Ballads, to works about her, such as the 2020 Netflix documentary, Miss Americana, named after her 2019 song Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Prince.

This is the first state visit to India by the Omani ruler, who is accompanied by a delegation comprising senior ministers and officials | Latest News India

This will be the Omani ruler’s first state visit to India since he ascended to the throne in 2020. It will also be the first visit by an Omani ruler to India since 1997.

Update on the third round of negotiations for an enhanced UK-Switzerland Free Trade Agreement.