Việt Nam saw strong import-export recovery in the first quarter, estimated at US$152.65 billion, up 24.1 per cent year-on-year, said an industry and trade official.

UK trade minister Liz Truss is upbeat about concluding a free trade agreement with Australia by June, saying “huge progress” has been made.

Việt Nam’s digital economy will likely reach US$52 billion in value by 2025, according to the e-Conomy SEA 2020 report by Google, Temasek and Bain & Company.

The U.S. trade deficit jumped to a record high in March amid roaring domestic demand, which is drawing in imports, and the gap could widen further as the nation's economic activity rebounds faster than its global rivals.

Vietnam witnessed the growth of exports and imports in the first four months of 2021 hitting 10-year record high, data of the General Statistics Office (GSO) shows.

Huge opportunities exist for Vietnam and the United States to enjoy a boost in trade co-operation and build closer linkages in the supply chains of goods in the post-COVID-19 pandemic period, said experts at a seminar on April 28 in Ho Chi Minh City.

The fate of the World Trade Organization (WTO) hangs in the balance after four years of assault by the Trump administration. But things are not as dismal as they appear. Turning the corner in 2021, the WTO has an opportunity to usher in a new era of trade cooperation.

China imposed an 80.5 per cent tariff on Australia’s barley exports in May last year following the conclusion of an 18-month investigation

Vietnam’s economic growth is expected to rebound to 6.7% this year despite the recent resurgence of COVID-19, and then rise to 7.0% in 2022, according to a new report from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Each year, this business exports about 50 million USD worth of fruit to the US, being among Vietnam’s leading fruit exporters. Fruit export turnover to the US rose more than 20 percent in the first quarter of this year, making a strong recovery post-pandemic.