Italy launches US$1.3 billion investment package for Vietnam (09/05/2024)
SACE, Italy’s state-owned insurance and financial group, has unveiled a US$1.3 billion aid package aimed at supporting Italian businesses in Vietnam.

US ends investigation into product scope of steel wheels from Vietnam (09/05/2024)
The United States Department of Commerce (DOC) has issued a notice terminating the investigation into the product scope of steel wheels imported from Vietnam, according to the Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam (TRAV).

Vietnam outstanding export products fair opens in HCM City (09/05/2024)
The Vietnam Outstanding Export Products Fair or HCM City Export 2024 opened in Ho Chi Minh City on May 8 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre.

Vietnam - Laos trade turnover up by 12% in Q1 (09/05/2024)
Vietnam’s trade turnover with Laos trade turnover during the first quarter of the year surged by 12% against the same period from last year to reach more than US$476 million, according to statistics released by Vietnam Trade Office in Laos.


Firms get updates on EU regulations on imported agricultural products, foods (08/05/2024)
The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG-SANTE), in collaboration with the Vietnam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authority and Enquiry Point (Vietnam SPS), held a conference disseminating regulations on imports of agricultural products and foods of plant and animal origin into the EU market on May 7.

Over 160 Vietnamese businesses to attend Thaifex food fair (08/05/2024)
More than 160 local firms are expected to introduce their food and beverage products at the Thaifex-Aguna Asia 2024 slated for May 28 to June 1 in Bangkok, Thailand.


Supply pressures ahead for Vietnam’s coffee exporters (07/05/2024)
Coffee export businesses are wary over an October start for the harvest season, meaning healthy export figures thus far in 2024 may be dampened by dwindling supply.


Coffee, rice, and durian growers delight as prices hike in global market (06/05/2024)
Coffee, rice, and durian growers in Vietnam delight as prices of agricultural products hike in the global market.

Vietnamese pomelo likely to be exported to Australia (06/05/2024)
The import of Vietnamese fresh pomelo into the Australian market may be allowed if the product meets the Oceanian country's biosecurity conditions, said the Vietnam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authority and Enquiry Point (SPS Vietnam).

Logistics cost increase: Enterprises shift exports to nearer countries (06/05/2024)
Recent geopolitical conflicts in the Middle East region resulted in a current logistics cost increase of about 130 percent compared to the end of 2023. This pushed export businesses to enhance exports to nearer countries.

450 exhibitors to promote products at Ho Chi Minh City export fair (04/05/2024)
The Ho Chi Minh City export forum and trade fair (HCM City Export 2024) will be held from May 8 to 11 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in District 7.

Four-month black pepper exports bring in US$353 million (04/05/2024)
Vietnam raked in US$353 million from exporting 83,783 tonnes of black pepper in the initial four months of the year, marking an 11.5% increase in value year on year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Ample room to increase Vietnamese coffee exports to Singaporean market (04/05/2024)
With Vietnamese coffee accounting for only 2.2% of the market share in Singapore, there are sanguine prospects ahead for the product to further make inroads into the demanding market moving forward, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Singapore.


Pangasius exports to US records upturn in March (03/05/2024)
Vietnamese pangasius exports to the United States brought back nearly US$31 million in value in March, representing an increase of 0.03% year on year and a two-fold rise compared to the previous month, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

Vietnam likely to export more than 8 million tonnes of rice this year (03/05/2024)
Vietnam is expected to produce 43 million tonnes of rice this year, of which more than 8 million tonnes will be for export, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.