Vietnam, China’s Guangxi promote trade cooperation (13/04/2023)
There is ample room for Vietnam and China’s localities, particularly Guangxi province, to boost trade collaboration, said Deputy Director of the city’s Investment & Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC) Nguyen Tuan.

Vietnam needs radical solutions to revive growth (13/04/2023)
Vietnam needs extremely radical and long-term solutions to once again revive the entire process of growth within the economy.

Vietnam to boost export of food ingredients to Swedish market (13/04/2023)
The Open Trade Gate Sweden (OTGS) is scheduled to host a webinar on April 20 to provide Vietnamese businesses with relevant information about opportunities to boost the export of food ingredients to the Swedish market, according to the Vietnamese Trade Office in Sweden.

Exports overcome challenges to achieve 6% growth target for 2023 (12/04/2023)
Vietnam had a total import and export turnover of nearly 154.3 billion USD in the first quarter of this year. Although the export turnover dropped more than 13% against last year, Vietnam still maintained a trade balance and had a trade surplus of 4 billion USD, 1.9 billion USD higher than in 2022. This will help Vietnam reach its target of 6% export growth this year.

Lack of orders plague VN wood export businesses (12/04/2023)
Vietnam’s wood industry has unexpectedly fallen into an unprecedented slump amid a sharp decline in orders.

Tra fish by-products to become huge money earner: Experts (12/04/2023)
Stronger investment into processing by-products of tra fish will be a way for Vietnam to optimise their huge potential and values amid the expanding tra fish sector, according to experts.

Vietnam’s agricultural products face more difficulties in export to China (12/04/2023)
Vietnam’s agricultural product exports to China are facing increasing difficulties due to tightening export requirements, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Conference promotes Vietnam’s trade, investment cooperation with China’s locality (11/04/2023)
A conference on promoting trade, investment and economic cooperation between Vietnam and China’s Hainan province took place in the local Haikou city on April 10, attended by the sides’ officials and approximately 120 enterprises.

UK’s accession to CPTPP to bring more incentives for Vietnamese exports (11/04/2023)
The UK’s accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) will complement the existing UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) and help upgrade the bilateral relations thanks to additional preferential tariffs, Kemi Badenoch, Secretary of State for the Department for Business and Trade of the UK, reportedly said.

Vietnam sees farming revolution, exports high-quality rice (11/04/2023)
Anticipating that rice yield and output are nearly hitting the ceiling, Vietnam is preparing for a revolution in rice farming, striving for 1 million hectares of high-quality rice.

VN garment industry in difficulty as global market shrinks (11/04/2023)
Vietnamese garment and textile exports plunged by 18.63% to US$8,701 billion during the first three months of the year, according to figures released by the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (Vitas).

Rubber industry needs better grip on competitiveness in int’l market (10/04/2023)
As the COVID-19 pandemic recedes, Vietnam’s rubber industry faces challenges from both the world market and internal factors that hinder the industry’s competitiveness. Finicky global markets are extremely competitive and well down the road of development, meaning Vietnam needs to catch up to keep pace.

Vietnam exports 1.7 million tonnes of rice in Q1 (10/04/2023)
Vietnam exported 1.7 million tonnes of rice in Q1 worth over $900 million, a 19% increase in quantity and 30% rise in value over the same period last year, according to Vietnam Customs.

Vietnam eyes $30B in food, food stuff exports annually (10/04/2023)
Vietnam has issued a national action plan on building a sustainable food and food stuff system to 2030, with a goal of maintaining the export turnover of over $30 billion each year.

Durian fastest growing fruit export to China (07/04/2023)
Durian was the fastest-growing export to China among fruits in the first two months of this year, rising by 291% year-on-year to US$56.9 million.

Global economic slowdown key risk to Vietnam’s growth outlook: AMRO (07/04/2023)
This year, AMRO expected Vietnam’s GDP growth to hit 6% in 2023, and then rebound to 7,1% in 2024.

Vietnamese businesses updated on India’s new foreign trade policy (07/04/2023)
An online seminar on India’s foreign trade policy in 2023 was held by the Vietnam Trade Office in New Delhi on April 5, attracting the participation of representatives from Vietnamese agencies and businesses, and researchers.

Vietnam exports 1.7 million tonnes of rice in Q1 (07/04/2023)
Vietnam exported 1.7 million tonnes of rice in the first quarter of 2023 worth over 900 million USD, a 19% increase in quantity and 30% rise in value compared to the same period in 2022.

VN steel industry awaits indication of progress (06/04/2023)
The steel sector across Vietnam continues to face a variety of challenges to its growth prospects from multiple angles.

Workshop seeks to help firms optimise Thai consumer market (06/04/2023)
A workshop held in Ho Chi Minh City on April 5 provided Vietnamese businesses with updates about consumption trends and export standards in Thailand so as to help capitalise on the biggest trading partner of Vietnam in ASEAN.