June 2026 marks the tenth anniversary of the UK’s referendum on leaving the European Union (EU), the starting point of the Brexit “divorce” whose consequences continue to be felt today.

Member countries of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), including Vietnam, have officially “opened the door” to welcome the UK after nearly two years of negotiations. This event marks the first expansion of the CPTPP and has both economic and political significance for the land of fog.

UK Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt has just said the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), confirmed that the UK economy is currently in a recession. British officials said the country's economy is paying the price for leaving "the common roof of Europe".