Processed fruit, vegetable exports expected to rise by 20% (03/07/2023)
Processed fruit and vegetable exports are likely to be worth US$1.2 billion from exporting processed this year, up from $1 billion last year, according to the Vietnam Fruit Association.

Vietnam leads rice exports to Philippines (03/07/2023)
Vietnam continued to be the biggest rice provider to the Philippines in the first five months of this year with a turnover of $772.4 million, surging 31.1% year-on-year.

Vietnam’s decreased LPI may cause difficulties for exports (03/07/2023)
As Vietnam’s logistics performance index (LPI) in 2023 decreased, economists fretted that it would cause difficulties for the export activities of enterprises in the context of a strong green trend globally.

Shrimp exports anticipated to reach only about US$3 billion this year (30/06/2023)
Shrimp exports are forecast to hit roughly US$3 billion as the first five months of the year witnessed shrimp exports rake in US$1.2 billion, a drop of 34% compared to the same period from 2022, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

Vietnam to host Int’l Federation of Freight Forwarders Association in July (30/06/2023)
Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of about 12.25 billion USD in the first half of this year, according to data released by the General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO) on June 29.

Vinamilk outlines future of dairy industry (30/06/2023)
Vinamilk shared its development journey and visions for the Vietnam dairy industry at a global dairy congress in London.

Int’l food industry exhibition opens in HCM City (28/06/2023)
The Ho Chi Minh City International Exhibition of Food and Beverages II-2023 (HCMC FOODEX 2023) opened at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in the southern economic hub on June 28.

Vietnam, New Zealand increasing trade turnover to $2B (28/06/2023)
Vietnam and New Zealand aim for bilateral trade turnover to reach $2 billion by 2024, a 54% increase from 2022.

Viglacera’s autoclaved aerated concrete products exported to Australia (28/06/2023)
Viglacera Corporation JSC, a leading real estate and building materials group in Vietnam, announced that it has exported the first batch of Viglacera-branded Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC) and Autoclaved Lightweight Concrete (ALC) panels to Australia.

Export tariff on NPK fertilizer cut to 0% (27/06/2023)
The export tariff on DAP and NPK fertilizers will be cut to 0 per cent from July 15 to eliminate difficulties facing domestic production and business.

Greater efforts needed to open up new opportunities in Vietnam-China trade (27/06/2023)
There remained big challenges in Vietnam’s exports to China, as the market has been and will continue to impose higher requirements on both export and import standards, said Tran Quang Huy, Director of the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Asia-Africa Market Department.

High logistics costs stymie Vietnam farm exports (27/06/2023)
High logistics costs have made Viet Nam’s agricultural exports less competitive than other countries’, especially that of Thailand, despite having many advantages, according to businesses.

Vietnam to host Int’l Federation of Freight Forwarders Association in July (27/06/2023)
The Vietnam Logistics Business Association (VLA) will host the 2023 Asia-Pacific Regional Annual Meeting of the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) and the mid-year meeting of the ASEAN Freight Forwarders Association (AFFA) in the central city of Da Nang from July 13 to 15.

Vietnam’s huge trade deficit with S.Korea remains positive: official (27/06/2023)
Vietnam’s maintenance of a large trade deficit with South Korea bears a positive meaning as the Southeast Asian country has mainly imported machinery and materials for local production, said an official from the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Computers lead in export revenue in year to mid-June (26/06/2023)
Vietnam’s export revenue from computers, electronic products, and components had reached US$23 billion as of June 15, making it the highest-earning export category for the country.

Fertilizer exports decrease (26/06/2023)
Vietnam shipped abroad 692,259 tonnes of fertilizers in the first five months of this year for more than $289 million, down 8.9% in volume and 42.2% in value over the same period in 2022, reported the Vietnam Customs.

Standard Chartered forecasts VN’s 2030 export revenue to reach US$620 billion (26/06/2023)
Vietnam is poised to become a major driver of global trade growth, with its export revenue projected to reach US$618 billion by 2030, according to a report by Standard Chartered titled “Future of Trade: New opportunities in high-growth corridors.”

Vietnam’s coffee exports eyes over 4 billion USD in 2023 (26/06/2023)
Thanks to a trend of hiking in coffee prices, experts have predicted that this year’s coffee export revenue may exceed last year’s record of 4 billion USD.

China remains Vietnam’s top pepper export market (23/06/2023)
Vietnam has exported 2,657 tonnes of pepper to the Chinese market as of mid-June. Exports to US and EU markets have dropped.

Economic cooperation - bright spot in Việt Nam-RoK relations: Deputy PM (23/06/2023)
Deputy Prime Minister Lê Minh Khái on Thursday said that economic cooperation has continued to be a bright spot in relations between Việt Nam and the Republic of Korea (RoK), which is once again proved by a large number of Korean businesses that are visiting the country, attending a business forum and signing cooperation agreements during the State visit to Việt Nam by President Yoon Suk Yeol.