Vietnam’s Trade Minister Tran Tuan Anh (L) and Britain’s International Trade Secretary Liz Truss finalised a free trade pact which will see 99 percent of tariffs eliminated once it is fully implemented AFP/Nhac NGUYEN

11 Dec 2020 10:30PM CNA

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HANOI: Britain and Vietnam on Friday (Dec 11) finalised a free trade agreement, the second deal London has reached in Southeast Asia in as many days while deadlock continues over post-Brexit European Union arrangements.

The deal with Vietnam comes into force Jan 1, 2021 and will be Britain’s third, following Thursday’s pact with Singapore and October’s first post-Brexit trade deal with Japan.

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