Viet Nam informed the WTO on 12 December 2006 that it has ratified its membership agreement. It will now become the WTO's 150th member on 11 January 2007.
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The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations.
At its heart are the WTO agreements, negotiated and signed by the bulk of the world's trading nations and ratified in their parliaments. The goal is to help producers of goods and services, exporters, and importers conduct their business.