Việt Nam, China to work on farm produce exports, East Sea issues (06/02/2024)
Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn received Chinese Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Nong Rong, who is also Secretary General of the China-Việt Nam Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation, in Hà Nội on Monday.

Vietnam becomes biggest importer of Argentine farm produce (06/02/2024)
In 2023, for the second consecutive year, Vietnam surpassed China to become the largest importer of agricultural products from Argentina in terms of volume, according to Argentine media.

Vietnam maintains its position as South Korea’s 3rd-largest trading partner (06/02/2024)
Position held for the second year running in 2023 despite a decline in both exports and imports.

B2C E-commerce to be Vietnam’s fifth largest export industry in five years (05/02/2024)
The cross-border B2C E-commerce (consumer-facing segment of e-commerce) is set to grow strongly in 2027 and become the fifth largest export industry in Vietnam in the next five years, according to Amazon Global Selling.

Cross-border e-commerce Vietnam’s next big thing in exports: Amazon (05/02/2024)
Cross-border e-commerce is expected to be fifth highest in the list of Vietnam’s exports by 2027 with a value of US$12 billion, according to U.S. e-commerce giant Amazon.

Việt Nam, China see surge in border trade, with more to come (05/02/2024)
Trade activities between Việt Nam and China have been busy since the beginning of 2024, with a series of border gates reopened and upgraded.

Vietnam to cash in on FTAs, trade promotions to boost exports (05/02/2024)
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) will capitalise on signed free trade agreements (FTAs) to diversify markets, step up trade promotions and shift to exports through official channels with a view to gaining 377 billion USD in export revenue this year.

Garment, footwear companies give Tet bonuses despite business difficulties (02/02/2024)
As production and business results in 2023 were unsatisfactory for some businesses, low Tet bonuses were foreseeable. But workers see signs of recovery in the Year of the Dragon.

Surpassing US, China becomes largest consumer of Vietnam’s farm exports (02/02/2024)
China was the only market that witnessed positive growth in Vietnam’s farm exports in 2023, while negative growth rates were reported for all other key markets.

Vietnam wins bid to export 300,000 tons of rice to Indonesia (02/02/2024)
Seven Vietnamese firms have won a bid to export 300,000 tons of rice to Indonesia, or more than half the volume that country’s plans to import in January.

Agro-forestry-aquatic exports up 79% in January (01/02/2024)
Vietnam earned 5.14 billion USD from agro-forestry-aquatic exports in January, a year-on-year surge of 79.2%, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development reported.

Non-tariff barriers raise issues for improving competitiveness, compliance (01/02/2024)
The recent move by the European Union to increase official controls on several farm products from Việt Nam has notified producers and exporters of the importance of fully complying with the regulations of the import markets and improving competitiveness to make exports sustainable.

Vietnam is world’s second largest footwear exporter (01/02/2024)
Vietnam is the second largest exporter of footwear in the world, with its estimated export volume accounting for 10% of the world’s market share.

Việt Nam trade offices will take new opportunities to achieve sustainable export (01/02/2024)
Việt Nam trade offices abroad need to provide information about market trends in countries and export opportunities to Việt Nam’s localities, associations and businesses, so they can review production and business plans, and create appropriate trade promotion plans.

Philippines - a high potential market for Vietnamese exports: office (31/01/2024)
Given its large population, diverse demand for goods and services, not too strict import standards, and production complementarities, the Philippines is a high potential market for Vietnamese exports, said the Trade Office of Vietnam in the archipelago nation.

Halal certification must be from SFDA’s recognised bodies for goods to enter Saudi Arabia (31/01/2024)
Enterprises exporting to Saudi Arabia must be aware that the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) only accepts Halal certification from the list of their verified and recognised bodies, the Import-Export Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade has warned.

Vietnam fully taps CPTPP to push agro-forestry-fishery exports (31/01/2024)
Vietnam has recorded tangible changes in agro-forestry-fishery exports thanks to preferential tariffs in trade with member countries of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) after five years the trade pact took effect.

Việt Nam has potential to promote livestock product exports to China (31/01/2024)
Việt Nam expects its agricultural export value to China to increase sharply this year, as China agrees to review regulations permitting official exports of poultry meat from Việt Nam to this market.

Trade surplus at $380mln in first half of January (30/01/2024)
Vietnam recorded total trade revenue of $29.78 billion in the first half of January, a year-on-year increase of 5.4 per cent, figures from the General Statistics Office (GSO) reveal.

VN expected to earn $3.5 billion from durian exports (30/01/2024)
Besides the Chinese, consumers from other countries have begun buying more durian. It is estimated that durian exports could bring $3.5 billion to Vietnam in 2024.