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The impact of the EU–Vietnam Free Trade Agreement on Vietnamese laws related to climate change

By: Vo Trung Tin  
Open Access
|Jun 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjes-2025-0021 | Journal eISSN: 2674-4619 | Journal ISSN: 2674-4600
Language: English
Page range: 72 - 86
Published on: Jun 28, 2025
Published by: Tallinn University of Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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