Nikkei Asia recently analysed foreign investment policies of Japanese retail groups, including retail giant AEON, noting that numerous groups plan to expand operations in the Vietnamese market.

Vietnam’s forestry export value this year is estimated at 15.87 billion USD, a year-on-year rise of 20 percent, an official has said.

Foreign investors poured 9 billion USD into Vietnamese retail and wholesale markets between January and November, accounting for 2.2 percent of the country’s total capital, the Ministry of Planning and Investment said.

Vietnamese businesses had 320 codes of agricultural and food products licensed to be exported to China as of 11am on December 24.

The European Commission has just issued a decision to increase the frequency of inspection for Vietnamese dragon fruit export shipments from 10% to 20%.

Vietnam's goods exports to the European Union (EU) market are expected to get brighter than in 2021.

The ‘phase one’ trade deal between the United States and China entered into force on 14 February 2020. As part of this agreement, China agreed to make structural reforms, open up its financial services and strengthen intellectual property. China also pledged to buy at least US$200 billion in additional US goods and services over 2020 and 2021.

On January 1, 2022, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) will take effect and is envisioned to serve as a key engine of trade and investment and, and promote a more inclusive economic recovery for the entire region.

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien has asked the Directorate of Fisheries to pool all possible resources and take synchronous measures to soon remove “yellow card” warning on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

Shipments of fishery products are estimated to rake in 8.89 billion USD in 2021, posting a year-on-year rise of 5.7 percent, said Nguyen Quang Hung, deputy head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Directorate of Fisheries.