Nearly 20 Vietnamese enterprises visited Colombia and Chile from September 26 to October 3 with a view to further tapping into the Pacific Alliance markets, comprising Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, and others in Latin America.

During the nine months, the total import-export turnover of goods hit $4497.66 billion with export turnover hitting $259.67 billion, a year-on-year fall of 8.2 per cent.

Nearly five years after the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) came into effect, the quantity and value of exports have increased, but Vietnamese-branded goods exported to this market remain quite modest. Many Vietnamese exported products to the CPTPP market still bear foreign brands.

Japan is a market with a large demand for imported agricultural, forestry and fishery products. This is also a potential market for Vietnamese agricultural products to expand in the coming time.

The Vietnam Trade Office in Canada is focusing on helping Vietnamese businesses make the most of CPTPP's principles of origin in the garment and textile sector through connection activities and provision of information about the Canadian market, according to Trade Counsellor Tran Thu Quynh at the Vietnamese Embassy in Canada.

Solutions to promote the development of Vietnamese brands in member countries of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) agreement were discussed at a seminar hosted by the Cong Thuong (Industry and Trade) magazine in Hanoi on September 27.

Vietnam’s tuna exports to the UK in the remaining months of this year will be positive and Vietnamese tuna still has good competitiveness thanks to the advantages that the Vietnam-UK free trade agreement brings about, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

With a high demand for rice, Canada is considered a potential market for exporters of Vietnam, according to insiders.

The agriculture sector and localities need to find prompt solutions for sustainable development in durian cultivation and consumption, according to Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan.

At the beginning of the year, leather and footwear, one of the four commodity groups that account for the largest proportion of Vietnam's export turnover to Canada, has maintained a double-digit growth rate - up 46.6%. However, with great competition from other countries, here, the leather and footwear industry must have a new strategy instead of relying on outsourcing orders.