China's exports likely returned to growth in November after an unexpected dip in October, as manufacturers rushed to move inventory to take advantage of a fresh tariff truce with the U.S.

The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) has created a particularly attractive tariff incentive mechanism, paving the way for Vietnamese goods to penetrate deeper into the markets of American countries such as Canada, Mexico, and Peru.

This decision was made after South Korea submitted a bill to the National Assembly to realize its strategic investment commitments to the US.

China's policy of exempting import duties on goods from African countries is opening up great opportunities for Ugandan coffee, helping to expand export markets and improve incomes for millions of local farming households.

Manufacturing was weak in the U.S., Europe and Asia's biggest economies in November, business surveys showed on Monday, as subdued domestic demand and tariff uncertainties weighed.

The value of global goods imports affected by new tariffs and other import measures increased more than fourfold from mid-October 2024 to mid-October 2025 compared to the prior 12-month period, marking the highest coverage in over 15 years of WTO trade monitoring, according to the WTO Director-General’s latest annual overview of developments in the international trading environment.

Vietnamese seafood exports to Japan reached US$1.445 billion over the past ten months of the year, standing out despite a contracting Japanese market caused by inflation, a weakened yen, and subdued consumer spending.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment said that the export turnover of agricultural, forestry and fishery products in November is estimated at 5.8 billion USD, down 3.7% compared to the previous month but up 8.4% compared to the same period last year.

Although the textile and garment export turnover in 2025 has not reached the expected level, this is still considered a year of successful "overcoming difficulties" of the industry, especially in the context of an increasingly unpredictable market.

It is forecasted that fruit and vegetable exports will be quite positive in the coming months. Especially when fresh jackfruit has been officially licensed by China for official export to this market.