Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 23 proposed breakthrough orientations to make ASEAN a model in digital transformation globally, while co-chairing a business roundtable with his Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandone in Hanoi.

Following the Chinese Government’s official removal of the hefty tariffs imposed on Australian barley and wine, Shadow Minister for Trade and Tourism Kevin Hogan has called for the focus to shift to removing trade impediments imposed on rock lobster and beef.

Mexico's federal government, under pressure from the US, is keeping Chinese automakers at arm's length by refusing to offer such incentives as low cost public land or tax cuts for investment in EV production, three Mexican officials familiar with the matter were reported to have said.

Recently, the pepper prices have skyrocketed. Experts said this price increase is related to the strong increase in coffee prices in the past months.

Vietnam has strong infrastructure and research and development incentives as well as a skilled workforce, making it an attractive for “eagles” worldwide in the electronics and semiconductor industry, according to Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Tran Duy Dong.

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) has just sent a proposal to the Government, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, requesting the abolition of the quota on Vietnamese shrimp export to the Republic of Korea (RoK).

Vietnam has for the first time surpassed India and Thailand to become the largest rice exporter to Singapore by shipping 36.15 million SGD (26.55 million USD) worth of rice in the first three months of this year, an increase of 80.46% over the same period in 2023, winning 32.03% of the market share, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Singapore.

Dr. Phan Huu Thang, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Industrial Park Finance Association, former Director of the Foreign Investment Department (Ministry of Planning and Investment), said that basically, developing an industrial park successfully or not mainly depends on businesses, entrepreneurs - industrial park investors.

In the first months of 2024, export turnover of goods grew strongly, continuing the recovery momentum from the end of 2023. Along with that, the risk of trade defense investigations also escalated

The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia organised a seminar on April 19 on prospects for Vietnam-Russia digital economic cooperation, attracting over 100 delegates representing ministries, sectors, research institutes, and business associations of the two countries.