Authorised by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Multilateral Trade Policy Department led the Vietnamese delegation to the 49th Meeting of the High-Level Task Force on ASEAN Economic Integration (HLTF-EI 49), held in Iloilo, the Philippines, from February 25 to 27.

The European Union (EU) has recently issued a Joint Communication on its strategic approach to enhancing the economic security of its 27 member states.