Vietnam to export 7 million tons of rice this year (24/02/2023)
Vietnam’s rice export activity has shown positive signs early this year, with 6.5-7 million tons of rice forecast to be exported in all of 2023.

China begins large purchase of Vietnamese tra fish (23/02/2023)
A Chinese trader has imported 500 containers of tra fish weighing 12,000 tonnes from Vietnam right after China’s lifting of its zero-Covid policy, showing a positive signal for the sector this year.

Nearly 300 trade promotion events planned for this year (23/02/2023)
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has passed the National Programme on Trade Promotion and the National Brand Programme in 2023 with nearly 300 trade promotion events to be held this year in Vietnam and abroad.

Shrimp exports fall by half in January (23/02/2023)
Shrimp exports plummeted by 55% year-on-year in January to US$141 million due to weaker global demand and stronger competition from other countries.

Vietnam, India boost trade in farm produce, processed food (23/02/2023)
The Vietnam Trade Office in India, in collaboration with the National Investment Promotion and Facilitation Agency of India (Invest India) and the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) held a teleconference on February 22 to step up business cooperation opportunities in farm produce and processed food.

Vietnam seeing promising future in rice export (23/02/2023)
Vietnam Food Association has just informed the price of Vietnamese 5-percent broken rice passes that of Thailand, becoming the leader in this segment, a milestone in the national target for rice export.

Vietnam’s dragon fruit, banana, durian exports target US$2 billion in 2023 (23/02/2023)
The export of dragon fruit, banana and durian is expected to contribute US$2 billion to the country’s export turnover in 2023.

Vietnam’s trade value reaches 72 bln USD by mid- February (23/02/2023)
According to the General Department of Vietnam Customs, from the beginning of this year to February 15, the country’s total trade valued topped 72 billion USD, with export turnover standing at 37 billion USD and a trade surplus of nearly 1.7 billion USD.

Regional automotive trade fair to open in HCM City in June (22/02/2023)
Automechanika 2023, a regional trade fair for the automotive service industry, will take place at Saigon Exhibition & Convention Centre (SECC) in Ho Chi Minh City from June 23 to 25.

Vietnamese agricultural products enjoy bustling export to China (22/02/2023)
Vietnamese agricultural products have enjoyed bustling export to China since the country reopened its border on January 8.

Vietnam’s rice sector expected to win big with exports in 2023 (22/02/2023)
Vietnam’s rice sector is expected to hit big from exports this year, heard a conference held by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) in Ho Chi Minh City on February 21.

Woodwork industry to gradually recover this year (22/02/2023)
The Vietnamese woodwork industry is receiving more and more export orders now mainly due to its penetration into new markets and an ongoing shift in orders from China.

Fiscal policy forecast to be key driver for Vietnam’s growth in 2023 (21/02/2023)
As global demand is slowing and adversely affecting export countries including Vietnam, fiscal policy will significantly help support Vietnam’s economic growth in 2023, experts said.

Vietnamese longan sold well in Japan despite high prices (21/02/2023)
Vietnamese longan is much welcomed in Japan although its retail prices are high, which brings a big opportunity for local farmers.

Vietnam to boost exports to Middle East (21/02/2023)
According to the Vietnam Trade Office in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), industrial and agricultural production in the country is quite limited so it must import food and consumer goods to meet local needs. This presents an excellent opportunity for Vietnam to increase its exports to the market.

Vietnam’s dragon fruit, banana, durian export targets 2 billion USD in 2023 (21/02/2023)
The export of dragon fruit, banana and durian is expected to contribute 2 billion USD to the country’s export turnover in 2023.

Ministry to help expand markets for Make-in-Vietnam games (20/02/2023)
The aim is to help Vietnam’s game industry rid itself of prejudice about its harm to people, and serve as a ‘touching point’ for game firms to reach out to the global market.

Huge upside for Vietnam’s organic products in Europe (20/02/2023)
With the strong development of organic farming, Vietnam has extensive opportunities to boost the export of organic agricultural products to Europe, where those products are in high demand and fetch top dollar.

Vietnam looks to boost cooperation with Mexican locality (20/02/2023)
Vietnamese Ambassador to Mexico Nguyen Hoanh Nam paid a working visit to Oaxaca state of Mexico from February 14 - 17 to seek cooperation opportunities between Vietnam and Mexico in general and the state in particular.

Vietnam-Yunnan province (China) trade ties below potential: Official (20/02/2023)
Despite the high cooperation potential, trade between Vietnam and Yunnan province of China has remained modest at only 3.2 billion USD in 2022, a very small amount of the 175.6 billion USD in trade between Vietnam and China in the year, according to Vu Ba Phu, Director of the Trade Promotion Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).