Hanoi, March 16 -- Vietnam and Switzerland have reaffirmed their determination to speed up negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) between Vietnam and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), aiming to largely wrap up discussions during the 20th negotiation round in Hanoi, officials said on March 16. At their working session, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Sinh Nhat Tan and Director of Switzerland's State Secretariat for Economic Affairs Helene Budliger Artieda agreed that Vietnam and the EFTA will work toward announcing the conclusion of negotiations by late June 2026, on the sidelines of the EFTA ministerial meeting in Iceland, with the goal of signing the agreement as soon as possible thereafter. The Swiss side de...