Vietnams Integration with Regional Economies and Some Implications for RCEP

Abstract

This paper has reviewed the recent trends in the trading relations between Vietnam and RCEP countries after a decade of integrating with the regional economies and analyzed the impacts on Vietnams exports of tariff reductions in RCEP trading partners. Our analysis has showed that exports to regional markets have substantially increased, and the growth of exports has been accompanied with significant shifts in the composition of exports toward manufacturing products…