A “new dynamic” has emerged in the Doha Round negotiations, the head of the WTO told trade delegates on Tuesday, delivering a rare piece of good news for the beleaguered nine-year-old talks.

Competition Law is still a newly studied field in Viet Nam. Research results in this field are used mainly for developing Competition Law. Some universities include the Competition Law in the curriculum related to Business Law (Economic Law). However, there are still no official textbooks in this field.

To help Viet Nam enterprises understand more about REACH and legal issues related to business activities of enterprises, on 21st July 2010, in Ha Noi, Viet Nam Chemicals Agency cooperated with EU – Viet Nam MUTRAP III, Ministry of Industry and Trade to organize a workshop to disseminate the Regulation on Registrations, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) of the EU

In the framework of activity SERV-4&5 “Comparative studies on the regulations of distribution services in selected countries in view of supporting MOIT in drafting a Decree on distribution and recommendations for an efficient and WTO consistent discipline on distribution” of the EU - Viet Nam MUTRAP III, the Domestic Market Department (MOIT) cooperated with MUTRAP III to organize a Policy Networking Session (PNS) on “State management practices in distribution services – International experience and current situation in Viet Nam” in Ha Long city on 9th July 2010, and a workshop on “International experiences of distribution services development and lessons learned for improving the Vietnamese regulatory framework” in Ha Noi on 14th July 2010

In the framework of activity SERV-7 of EU - Viet Nam MUTRAP III on “Capacity building to improve the statistical system for trade in service benchmark census”, on 30th June 2010, in Ha Noi, General Statistics Office (GSO) cooperated with EU - Viet Nam MUTRAP III to organize a workshop on “International Trade in Service Statistics and Statistical Surveys Developing for Viet Nam”.

In order to meet the needs of business community in approaching the content and the commitments in the Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) that Viet Nam participated and making opportunities for enterprises from the implementation of commitments, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) cooperated with the EU – Viet Nam MUTRAP III Project to organize the Workshop on "Dissemination of the Free Trade Agreements that Viet Nam participated” in Nha Trang on 28th and Ho Chi Minh city on 30th June 2010

On 29th June 2010, the Economic Committee of the National Assembly, Viet Nam University of Commerce and EU - Viet Nam MUTRAP III cooperated to organize a workshop on “WTO commitments in distribution services - emerging issues for Viet Nam”

On June 25th, 2010, the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) cooperated with Miller & Chevalier Chartered to hold a seminar on “Vietnamese wood exports to European Union, the United State: Regulations and Implementation” in Ho Chi Minh city

In order to implement the activities of the sub-project “Capacity Building on Trade Policy for Vietnamese Business Associations” which funded by the European Union in the framework of the EU – Viet Nam MUTRAP III project, European Chamber of Commerce in Viet Nam (EuroCham) organized the Workshop on “Trade Obstacles for Vietnamese Business Associations and Vietnamese Enterprises” on 23 June 2010 in Ha Noi

WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy attempted to inject a positive tone into Friday’s meeting of the Trade Negotiations Committee, which saw delegations express their frustration at the Doha Round’s slow progress